Set dialog File-Open to Details view

[F.H. van Zelm]

I posted this one before ... Hope it's not to stupid what I asked, because
there was no reaction at all.
And if this is the third edition of the mail: accept my apologies. To me, it
looks that #1 and #2 were considered o be replies to my own question.

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Hi there,

PowerPoint (2003) File-Open defaults to Preview view.

I prever File-Open in Details view or even better, in my latest used view.

I am very sure that there is a registry setting to do the trick ... because
I used it on PPt XP on my previous laptop.
Only, stupid me (shame, shame, triple shame), I have forgotten what, where,
....

Mvg, Frans

 

[Michael Koerner]

Your original question was answered. You need to give some time between
requests and responses. People who visit here do so on a voluntary basis.

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|I posted this one before ... Hope it's not to stupid what I asked, because
| there was no reaction at all.
| And if this is the third edition of the mail: accept my apologies. To me,
it
| looks that #1 and #2 were considered o be replies to my own question.
|
| ====================================================
|
| Hi there,
|
| PowerPoint (2003) File-Open defaults to Preview view.
|
| I prever File-Open in Details view or even better, in my latest used view.
|
| I am very sure that there is a registry setting to do the trick ...
because
| I used it on PPt XP on my previous laptop.
| Only, stupid me (shame, shame, triple shame), I have forgotten what,
where,
| ...
|
| Mvg, Frans
|
|
|
|

 

[Bill Dilworth]

I don't know of a registry way to change the default open view in PowerPoint
from thumbnails to details.

It might be able to be done by using a macro like this:
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Sub OpenMyWay()
Dim dlgOpen As FileDialog
Set dlgOpen = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)
With dlgOpen
.InitialView = msoFileDialogViewDetails
.Title = "Open Presentation -- MyWay"
.Filters.Clear
.Filters.Add "Presentations", "*.ppt; *.pps"
.Show
End With
If dlgOpen.SelectedItems.Count > 0 Then dlgOpen.Execute

End Sub
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[F.H. van Zelm]

Hi Micheal,

You are right and so am I because my first post was on 01-21-2006. Then,
there were no reactions. My second
attempt indeed became a mess.

 

[F.H. van Zelm]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for your code. But ... I remember that someone, somewhere on Internet
published an instant solution. He commented on this stupid change in the
File-Open
dialog after an upgrade to PPt 97 or 2K from an older version (with proper
functionality).

His trick works on my old laptop in PPt XP. My I send a part of my registry
for
analysis. Perhaps you can find the needed setting. I am sure many PPt-users
would love to know.

Regards, Frans