Powerpoint 2007

[PT]

I currently use OneNote 2007, and own an unopened copy of Office 2007
professional which I received as a gift from MS employee who's also my son.

I use Office 2003 for Word and Excel, and don't wish to upgrade to the
Office 2007 versions.

But, I want to do some PowerPoint work, for the first time. My son tells me
that PowerPoint 2007 has training and setup features which are far superior
to my current 2003 version.

So my question is, using my Office 2007 disks can I install just PowerPoint
2007, without disturbing Excel and Word 2003?

 

[Echo S]

Yes. Use the custom install option when prompted.

Also, be aware that PPT 2007 uses Excel 2007 for charting, so Insert | Chart
might not work well since you don't have Excel 2007 installed. If you need a
chart, use Insert | Object | MS Graph Chart instead.

If you do a lot of charting, you can make Insert | Chart use the old MS
Graph charts by default by editing the registry. Holler if you need
information on that.

 

[PT]

Thanks for the quick, clear info.

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PT

Yes. Use the custom install option when prompted.

Also, be aware that PPT 2007 uses Excel 2007 for charting, so Insert |
Chart might not work well since you don't have Excel 2007 installed. If
you need a chart, use Insert | Object | MS Graph Chart instead.

If you do a lot of charting, you can make Insert | Chart use the old MS
Graph charts by default by editing the registry. Holler if you need
information on that.

 

[PT]

I started the install. The first screen provides two options: Upgrade or
Customize. I select Customize. I then see several tabs. On the "Upgrade"
tab, I select "Remove only Powerpoint". There's another tab: "Installation
Options. I'm not sure what if anything Ineed to do there.

But there's nothing to tell me whether if I then click "Upgrade" MS Office
will then go ahead and install the entire 2007 suite. How do I tell the
setup to install only Powerpoint 2007, and none of the other modules?
--

PT

Yes. Use the custom install option when prompted.

Also, be aware that PPT 2007 uses Excel 2007 for charting, so Insert |
Chart might not work well since you don't have Excel 2007 installed. If
you need a chart, use Insert | Object | MS Graph Chart instead.

If you do a lot of charting, you can make Insert | Chart use the old MS
Graph charts by default by editing the registry. Holler if you need
information on that.

 

[Echo S]

http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/teams/cbe/office2007install.htm has a good
step-by-step tutorial with screenshots.

On the Upgrade tab, choose to remove only PPT, as you've done.

You don't need to do anything in Installation Options. You can opt to "run
all from my computer" if you wish. You can look around in there and see if
there's anything else you want to install. In previous versions of PPT,
you'd want to install additional design templates and stuff, but I don't
even think those exist in 2007. At any rate, choosing everything under PPT
and then "run all from my computer" won't add *that* much to your drive,
since you're only installing PPT 2007 -- so go for it. That way you won't be
prompted to put in your installation CDs at inopportune times.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I started the install. The first screen provides two options: Upgrade or
Customize. I select Customize. I then see several tabs. On the "Upgrade"
tab, I select "Remove only Powerpoint". There's another tab: "Installation
Options. I'm not sure what if anything Ineed to do there.

But there's nothing to tell me whether if I then click "Upgrade" MS Office
will then go ahead and install the entire 2007 suite. How do I tell the
setup to install only Powerpoint 2007, and none of the other modules?
--

PT

Yes. Use the custom install option when prompted.

Also, be aware that PPT 2007 uses Excel 2007 for charting, so Insert |
Chart might not work well since you don't have Excel 2007 installed. If
you need a chart, use Insert | Object | MS Graph Chart instead.

If you do a lot of charting, you can make Insert | Chart use the old MS
Graph charts by default by editing the registry. Holler if you need
information on that.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I currently use OneNote 2007, and own an unopened copy of Office 2007
professional which I received as a gift from MS employee who's also my
son.

I use Office 2003 for Word and Excel, and don't wish to upgrade to the
Office 2007 versions.

But, I want to do some PowerPoint work, for the first time. My son
tells me that PowerPoint 2007 has training and setup features which are
far superior to my current 2003 version.

So my question is, using my Office 2007 disks can I install just
PowerPoint 2007, without disturbing Excel and Word 2003?

 

[PT]

Thanks for the clarification. But first I have to fix a problem I created
for myself.
I've described it in a separate post coming up right now - "Need to repair
an Office 2003 installation"

--

PT

http://www.lehigh.edu/lts/teams/cbe/office2007install.htm has a good
step-by-step tutorial with screenshots.

On the Upgrade tab, choose to remove only PPT, as you've done.

You don't need to do anything in Installation Options. You can opt to "run
all from my computer" if you wish. You can look around in there and see if
there's anything else you want to install. In previous versions of PPT,
you'd want to install additional design templates and stuff, but I don't
even think those exist in 2007. At any rate, choosing everything under PPT
and then "run all from my computer" won't add *that* much to your drive,
since you're only installing PPT 2007 -- so go for it. That way you won't
be prompted to put in your installation CDs at inopportune times.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I started the install. The first screen provides two options: Upgrade or
Customize. I select Customize. I then see several tabs. On the
"Upgrade" tab, I select "Remove only Powerpoint". There's another tab:
"Installation Options. I'm not sure what if anything Ineed to do there.

But there's nothing to tell me whether if I then click "Upgrade" MS
Office will then go ahead and install the entire 2007 suite. How do I
tell the setup to install only Powerpoint 2007, and none of the other
modules?
--

PT

Yes. Use the custom install option when prompted.

Also, be aware that PPT 2007 uses Excel 2007 for charting, so Insert |
Chart might not work well since you don't have Excel 2007 installed. If
you need a chart, use Insert | Object | MS Graph Chart instead.

If you do a lot of charting, you can make Insert | Chart use the old MS
Graph charts by default by editing the registry. Holler if you need
information on that.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I currently use OneNote 2007, and own an unopened copy of Office 2007
professional which I received as a gift from MS employee who's also my
son.

I use Office 2003 for Word and Excel, and don't wish to upgrade to the
Office 2007 versions.

But, I want to do some PowerPoint work, for the first time. My son
tells me that PowerPoint 2007 has training and setup features which are
far superior to my current 2003 version.

So my question is, using my Office 2007 disks can I install just
PowerPoint 2007, without disturbing Excel and Word 2003?