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Startup and Settings
What's new in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
What's new in Microsoft Office 2003
About product activation in Microsoft Office System products
Disclaimer: Use of Fictitious Names
Terms of Use
Getting Help
About getting help while you work
Icons in the Search Results task pane
Show or hide the Type a question for help box
Change the appearance of a Help topic
Print a Help topic
Troubleshoot Help
The Office Assistant
About tips and messages from the Office Assistant
Select a different Office Assistant
Display tips and messages through the Office Assistant
Hide or show the Office Assistant
Turn the Office Assistant sound on or off
Show or hide the Office Assistant in wizards
Other Resources
About the Office Resource Kit
Open the Office Readme file
Get Help for Visual Basic for Applications
About connections
Get help from Microsoft Product Support services
Tips for better search results
Show the Tip of the Day when an Office program starts
Automatically update this list from the Web
Microsoft Office Online
About Office Communities
Search for help, templates, and additional online content on Microsoft Office Online
Complete an Office Web-based training course
Give feedback for Microsoft Office Online or an Office program
Turn Microsoft Office Online featured links on or off
Accessibility
About accessibility for people with disabilities
About creating accessible Office documents
Accessibility features in Office Help
Accessibility features in PowerPoint
Using screen readers with Help
View slides in high contrast
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
Slide show keyboard shortcuts
Show or hide shortcut keys in ScreenTips
Installing and Customizing
What's installed with PowerPoint 2003
Install or remove individual components in Office
Navigation and display of task panes
Get information about your program and computer
Change Office's appearance
Open an Office Binder file
Toolbars and Commands
About menus and toolbars
Create a custom toolbar
Add a button, menu, or command
Assign a hyperlink to a toolbar button or menu command
Delete a button or menu command
Move or copy a button, menu, or menu command
Assign or change a keyboard accelerator
Group related buttons and menus on a toolbar
Move a submenu anywhere on the screen
Remove commands and controls for languages you don't use
Customize a shortcut menu
Rename a button, menu command, or menu
Delete a toolbar or menu
Show or hide a toolbar
Move a toolbar
Show all buttons or commands
Resize a toolbar
Add, change, or delete sounds used with buttons and menu commands
Change a picture on a button
Change the size of a toolbar button or drop-down list box
Display an icon, text or both on a menu command or button
Rename a custom toolbar
Restore original settings for buttons, commands, or toolbars
Show or hide toolbar ScreenTips
Troubleshoot toolbars and menus
Troubleshooting Installing Office
About Office Safe Mode
Enable items that were disabled by Office Safe Mode
Recover a program that is not responding
Automatically repair Office programs
Troubleshoot installing an Office program
Using Microsoft Office
About the default working folder
About Microsoft Office Document Imaging
Repeat my last action
Undo or redo an action
Automatically start an Office program when you turn on your computer
Change the program that starts when you open a file
Copy the window or screen contents
Show or hide multiple program buttons on the Windows Taskbar
What happened to the Office Shortcut Bar?
Change the screen resolution
View all hidden file types and file name extensions
Minimize a window
Minimize all program windows on the Windows desktop
Restore a minimized window
Show all windows on the Windows desktop
Format a disk
Prompt to open a file as read-only
Office Clipboard
Move or copy information between programs
About collecting and pasting multiple items
Collect and paste among programs
Display the contents of the Office Clipboard
Clear items from the Office Clipboard
Turn off the Office Clipboard
Turn Office Clipboard command options on or off
Managing Files
About places to save files
Save a file
Troubleshoot opening files
Open a file
Rename a file
Save an Office document as a TIFF file
Troubleshoot saving files
Moving, Copying, and Deleting Files
Move a file
Copy a file
Delete a file
Add or delete a shortcut from the My Places bar
Connect to a network drive
Go back to the previous drive, folder, or Internet location
File Properties
About file properties
View file properties
Change file properties
Create custom file properties
Create custom file properties for the active document
File Recovery
About document recovery
Change the save interval for automatic file recovery
Recover files
Troubleshoot file recovery
Finding Files
About finding files
Find a file
Troubleshoot finding files
Handwriting and Speech
Tablet PC Ink
About ink features in Office
About using ink in PowerPoint
About using ink in PowerPoint views
Use ink during presentations
Use ink to edit slides
Select ink
Copy and paste ink
Print ink annotations
Change the color of ink
Delete ink
Change color of ink
Change the default to print ink annotations
Switch pens
Change thickness of ink
Resize ink
Troubleshoot ink in PowerPoint
Handwriting Recognition
About handwriting recognition
Install handwriting recognition
Use handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition toolbars
Change handwriting recognition options
Correct handwriting
Troubleshoot handwriting recognition
East Asian Languages
About handwriting recognition in East Asian languages
Use handwriting recognition in East Asian languages
Change handwriting recognition options in East Asian languages
Change the handwriting recognition language
Handwriting recognition toolbars in East Asian languages
Troubleshoot handwriting recognition in East Asian languages
Speech Recognition
About speech recognition
Getting started with speech recognition
Install and train speech recognition
Things you can do and say with speech recognition
Use speech recognition
How to speak to a computer
Position the speech recognition microphone
Format text using speech recognition
Turn on or off the speech recognition microphone
Create and use speech recognition user profiles
Switch between using Dictation and Voice Command modes
Add to or delete from the speech recognition dictionary
Change speech recognition engines
Correct speech recognition errors
Language bar speech recognition messages
Troubleshoot speech recognition
Creating Presentations
About creating presentations
Create a presentation using blank slides
Create a new presentation from an existing one
Select multiple files
Create a presentation using suggested content
Working with Text
Adding, Finding, and Replacing Text
About adding text to a slide
About inserting text into your presentation
Add text to a slide
Insert text from another file
Insert a symbol or special character
Turn text AutoFit on or off
Expand or collapse text
Temporarily turn off text AutoFit
Find text
Replace text
Type ¢, £, ¥, & ®, and other characters not on the keyboard
Troubleshoot adding text
Editing, Formatting, and Moving Text
About automatic text formatting
Select text
Automatically select whole words
Use drag-and-drop editing
Show or hide text formatting
Turn AutoFormat options on or off
Change capitalization
Change text color
Change text size
Make text bold, italic, or underlined
Format fractions as fraction characters
Format hyphens as dashes
Format ordinal numbers as superscript
Format smiley faces and arrows as symbols
Format straight quotes as curly quotes
Format text as superscript or subscript
Troubleshoot automatic text corrections
Troubleshoot moving, editing, and formatting text
Copying and Pasting
About retaining slide formatting when copying
Copy the look and style of text
Copy and paste slides
Copy and paste text
Copy and paste tables and shapes
Automatically adjust word spacing when pasting text
Copy slides with the slide finder
Troubleshoot copying and pasting
Fonts
About choosing fonts for presentations
About automatic font switching
About embedding fonts
Change the font
Embed fonts in your presentation
Show or hide actual fonts in the font list
Troubleshoot fonts
Formatting Paragraphs
About indent and tab settings
Set paragraph indentations
Align, center, or justify a paragraph
Change the line spacing of a paragraph
Start a new line in the same paragraph
Change or clear tab stops
Display tab and indent settings
AutoCorrect
About automatic text corrections
Show or hide the AutoCorrect Options button
Add an AutoCorrect entry
Change an AutoCorrect entry
Delete an AutoCorrect entry
Make exceptions to AutoCorrect entries
Turn AutoCorrect options on or off
Checking Spelling and Styles
About spelling dictionaries
About checking style in a presentation
Look up words in the dictionary
Turn automatic spelling checks on or off
Check spelling
Check the spelling of text in another language
Change options for style checks
Add words to the custom dictionary
Make a style change throughout a presentation
Show or hide spelling errors
Skip text during a spelling check
Turn style checks on or off
Troubleshoot spelling checks
Working with Slides
Insert a new slide
Change slide order
Split body text onto two slides
Duplicate slides within a presentation
Delete a slide
Hide a slide
Show a hidden slide
Create a slide containing titles of other slides
Create a table of contents slide that links to custom shows
Zoom in or out on a slide
Use portrait and landscape orientation in the same presentation
Send slides to Microsoft Word
Opening, Saving, and Converting
About working with different versions of PowerPoint
About converting other presentations to PowerPoint format
About file conversion in PowerPoint
Save a presentation in an earlier PowerPoint format
Save an earlier PowerPoint version to PowerPoint 2003
Features affected by working with a PowerPoint presentation in an earlier version
Save a presentation in Rich Text Format
File formats for saving presentations
Show, hide, or change the list of recently used presentations
Set up a program to open during a presentation
Set up an OLE object to open during a presentation
Troubleshoot opening or saving a presentation
Formatting Slides and Presentations
Working with Layouts
About layouts
Apply a slide layout
Undo automatic layout
Turn automatic layout on or off
Reapply the layout and fonts to a slide
Using Templates
About design templates
Apply a design template
Create a presentation using a design template
Add a template to the AutoContent Wizard
Change the default design for new presentations
Save a presentation as a template
Renaming the blank.pot template
Restoring the blank.pot template after you change the install language
Troubleshoot templates
Color Schemes and Backgrounds
About color schemes
About changing the background
Apply a different color scheme to slides
Use the color scheme of another slide or presentation
Modify a color scheme
Delete a color scheme
Prevent chart colors from changing when you change the color scheme
Change the slide background
Change how the outline and notes panes look in a Web presentation
Hide the background graphics
Save a slide, background, or object as a picture
Using the Slide Master and the Title Master
About the slide master
About the title master
Insert a slide master or title master
Replace or add slide masters
Rename a slide master
Applying a design template with multiple masters
Duplicate a slide master
Delete a slide master or title master
Prevent a slide master from being deleted
Allow or prevent multiple masters in a presentation
Reaching the limit of masters in a presentation
Troubleshoot slide masters
Bullets and Numbering
Add bullets or numbering to text
Remove bullets or numbering from text
Turn off automatic bulleted and numbered lists
Change the default bullet or numbering style
Change the bullet style in a list
Change the numbering style in a list
Change the starting number in a numbered list
Adjust the indent in a bulleted or numbered list
Use a picture file as a bullet
Troubleshoot bulleted and numbered lists
Tables
About tables
Create a table
Create an embedded Word table
Add rows or columns to a table
Select items in a table
Add, change, or remove a fill from a table cell
Office programs you can use to create a table
Change a table border
Change the column width or row height in a table
Change the direction of text or a table
Merge or split cells in a table
Delete a table and its contents
Delete table rows or columns
Delete the contents in a table cell
Position or align text in a table
Rotate text in tables
Troubleshoot tables
Headers and Footers
About headers and footers
Add headers and footers
Format, position, and resize headers and footers
Reapply placeholders for headers and footers
Remove headers and footers
Add date and time or slide number anywhere on a slide
Change the starting slide number
Troubleshoot headers and footers
Adjusting Placeholders
Adjust text position in a placeholder
Adjust space around text in a placeholder
Format, position, and resize placeholders
Restore placeholders on the master
Troubleshoot text and formatting in placeholders
Hyperlinks and Action Buttons
About hyperlinks and action buttons
Create a hyperlink
Create a hyperlink to a custom show or location in the current presentation
Change a hyperlink
Insert an action button
Set a hyperlink base
Remove a hyperlink
Emphasize a hyperlink with highlighting or a sound
Format Internet and network paths as hyperlinks
Troubleshoot hyperlinks
Smart Tags
About smart tags
Use smart tags
Change smart tag options
Check for new smart tag recognizers
Remove smart tags
Turn smart tags on or off
Troubleshoot smart tags
Adding Multimedia
Music and Sound
About music and sounds
Add music or sound effects to a slide
Add a sound to an animation
Change the default setting for linking sound files
Play a CD during a presentation
Movies and Animated GIFs
About movies and animated GIFs
Add a movie or animated GIF to a slide
Preview a movie or animated GIF in a presentation
Rewind a movie after it plays
Delete a movie or animated GIF from a slide
Resize a movie
Loop a sound or movie
Start a movie or sound automatically or on mouse-click
Troubleshoot movies
Voice Narration
About recording a voice narration for a presentation
Record a voice narration
Record a sound or voice comment on a single slide
Preview narration, music, or sound in a presentation
Re-record a voice narration
Delete narration, music, or sound from a slide
Turn narration on or off in a presentation
Troubleshoot narration, music, and sounds
Views
About PowerPoint views
About working in an outline format
Select a default view
Change the size of slide thumbnails
Show or hide the Outline and Slides tabs
Hide the notes pane or outline pane for a Web presentation
Move the Outline and Slides tabs
Move text in an outline
Decrease or increase text indents in an outline
Send notes, handouts, or an outline to Word
Troubleshoot working on the Outline tab
Troubleshoot PowerPoint views
Animation
About animating text and objects
Animate text and objects
Animate a diagram or organization chart
Animate text by letter, word, or paragraph
Change a text or object animation
Create a smooth start or finish for animated text and objects
Apply or draw a motion path
Change a motion path
Change the sequence of animations
Add an enhancement to an animated object
Dim text after an animation
Change the color of text after an animation
Remove an animated effect
Animate menus
Loop an animation
Automatically rewind an animation after it plays
Custom Animation task pane
Preview animations
Troubleshoot animations
Timings and Transitions
About timing animations
Add transitions between slides
Set timings for a slide show
Turn slide timings on or off in a presentation
Change timings for animations
Creating Custom Shows
About custom shows
Create a custom show
Add or remove slides in a custom show
Present a custom show
Remove a custom show
Creating Note Pages and Handouts
About handouts
About notes
Create notes while working on a presentation
Make changes to notes pages
Change the layout for notes and handouts
Reapply the layout to a notes page
Change the notes background
Change the handout background
Apply a color scheme to notes or handouts
Change the handout master
Troubleshoot notes and handouts
Photo Albums
About photo albums
Create a photo album
Set layout and design options in a photo album
Add a picture or text box to a photo album
Move pictures and text boxes in a photo album
Delete a picture or text box from a photo album
Add captions to a photo album
Rotate a picture in a photo album
Adjust the contrast or brightness of a picture in a photo album
Troubleshoot photo albums
Running Presentations
About delivering presentations
About running a presentation on two monitors
Start a slide show presentation
Run a presentation on two monitors
Navigate between slides during a presentation
Always show the pointer during a slide show
Hide the pointer during a slide show
Temporarily black out the screen during a presentation
Setting Up a Presentation
About video ports on laptop computers
Set up a presentation to run on a second monitor
Turn on dual monitor support
Set up a presentation to run in a continuous loop
Set up a laptop computer to run a slide show on a projector
Improve slide show performance
Troubleshoot running a presentation on more than one monitor
Troubleshoot running a slide show on a laptop and a projector
Packaging a Presentation to Run on Another Computer
About packaging and copying a presentation to CD
Package a presentation for CD
Troubleshoot packaging a presentation and using the PowerPoint Viewer
PowerPoint Viewer
About the PowerPoint Viewer
Install and run the PowerPoint Viewer
Run a presentation with the PowerPoint Viewer
Broadcasting a Presentation
Find the presentation broadcast feature
Tips for broadcasting
Broadcast settings
Working with Graphics and Charts
Graphics file types and filters
Troubleshoot scanners and digital cameras
Clip Art
About finding clips
Find a clip
Find similar clips
Preview a clip
Insert a clip
View clip properties
Tips for finding clips
Modify clip art
Troubleshoot clips
Clip Organizer
About the Clip Organizer
Add a clip to the Clip Organizer
Open Clip Organizer from an Office program
Recolor a picture from the Clip Organizer
Shapes, Pictures, and Drawing Objects
Select objects
Troubleshoot pictures
Troubleshoot drawing objects
Adding Lines, Curves, Freeforms, and Connectors
About connector lines
Draw a curve
Draw a freeform shape
Draw a line or connector
Add or remove arrowheads
Move or reroute a connector
Format a line or connector
Adding and Editing Shapes and Pictures
About shapes
About pictures
Add a shape
Change the text in WordArt
Change a shape to another shape
Add WordArt
Determine if a picture is a bitmap or a drawn picture
Reshape a shape
Add a picture
Add a picture throughout a presentation
Change the shape of a freeform or curve
Create transparent areas in a picture
Undo all changes to a picture
Change the contrast or brightness of a picture
About transparent areas
Keys for working with shapes, text boxes, and WordArt
Add a picture or object to notes
Display pictures in black and white in a photo album
Save the original version of an edited picture
Resize a shape or text box to fit its text
Save a picture, shape, or WordArt
Set an alternative text description for a picture or shape on a Web page
Text and Shapes
About positioning text in shapes
Set the starting point for text in a shape or text box
Wrap text in a shape or text box
Change the margins around text in a shape or text box
Troubleshoot text in shapes and text boxes
Cropping and Sizing Pictures
About resizing or cropping a picture
Reduce the file size of your pictures
Resize a picture or shape
Restore a picture to its original size
Crop a picture
About reducing a picture's file size
Adding Fills, Shadows, and Other Effects
Add or remove a shadow
Add or remove an embossed or engraved effect from a shape
Remove an object border
Add, change, or remove the 3-D effect from a shape
Add, change, or remove a fill
About text shadows and 3-D effects
Add or remove a text shadow
Change colors, patterns, lines, fills, and borders in charts
Add or remove an embossed effect from text
Change the color of a shadow
Change the color of a 3-D effect
Change the position of a shadow
Troubleshoot adding borders, fills, shadows, and 3-D effects
Copying Objects
Copy an object
Copy all formatting from one object to another
Create a mirror image of an object
Apply the same height and width to different objects
Aligning and Arranging Objects
About aligning and arranging objects
About guides and the grid
Align objects
Add or delete a guide
Align objects with a guide or on a grid
Move an object
Arrange objects equal distances from each other
Measure the precise distance between objects
Set spacing between grid lines
Show or hide guides
Show or hide the grid
Show or hide the drawing ruler
Troubleshoot aligning and arranging objects
Rotating and Flipping Objects
Flip an object
Rotate an object
Grouping and Stacking Objects
About grouping and ungrouping objects
About stacking objects
Group, ungroup, or regroup objects
Move an object forward or backward
Working with Charts and Worksheets
Charts
About working on a chart
Add a chart
Draw a flowchart
Add a title to a chart or axis
Change a flowchart
Add data to a chart
Add an organization chart
Animate a chart
Change an organization chart
Change to a different chart type
Delete data from a chart
Delete an organization chart or diagram
Resize a diagram or organization chart
Edit data in a chart
Troubleshoot diagrams and organization charts
File formats PowerPoint can import as charts
Microsoft Excel Worksheets
Turn off gridlines in an Excel worksheet
Copy Excel data into a presentation
Link or embed an Excel chart
Change the area of an Excel worksheet that is displayed
Link Excel worksheet cells to a presentation
Diagrams and Organization Charts
About diagrams
About organization charts
Add a diagram
Change a diagram
Printing
About printing
About printing in black and white
Adjust presentation colors to print in black and white
Preview a page before printing
Turn background printing on or off
Print slides
Print an outline
Print handouts
Print notes pages
Print reviewer comments
Printer can't be found
Print ink annotations
Troubleshoot printing hidden slides
Troubleshoot printing
Printer Options
Select a paper source
Set up the slide size for printing
Check the progress of your print job
Set Up Printer
Find a printer
Set up a new printer
Set the default printer
Security and Privacy
Security
Password
About using passwords
Remove or change a password
Require a password to open or change a presentation
Troubleshoot passwords
Troubleshoot security and password protection
Digital Signatures
About digital signatures
Create your own digital certificate
Add a digital signature to a file or macro project
Remove a digital signature
Review digital certificates for a file or macro project
Macros
Macro security levels
Change the security level for macro virus protection
Warn about installed templates and add-ins
About helping protect files from macro viruses
Modify the list of trusted publishers for macros
Macro language support is disabled
Troubleshoot modifying the list of trusted publishers for macros
Privacy
About removing personal information from presentations
Remove personal information from a presentation
Microsoft Office Activation/Registration Privacy Statement
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 Privacy Statement
PowerPoint and the Web
About single file Web pages (MHTML)
Optimize a Web presentation for a specific browser
Preview a presentation as a Web page
Resize Web presentation graphics to fit a browser window
Save a presentation as a single file Web page
Save a presentation as a Web page
Set or change the page title bar of a Web page
Show slide animations during a Web presentation
Web presentations for different browsers
Troubleshoot Web presentations
Research Services
About research services
Add or change research services
Look up words in the thesaurus
Research search tips
Reference Encarta Encyclopedia
Translation Services
About translation services
Translate text
Publishing to the Web
About publishing a presentation to the Web
Publish a photo album to the Web
Publish a presentation to the Web
Update a Web presentation after you publish it
Optimize Web pages for a specific browser
Web Folders and Web Sites
Speed up downloading Web pages by using Vector Markup Language
Set the language encoding for a Web page
Language-specific names for Web page supporting folders
Web Scripting
About Java applet support
About Web scripts
Copy or move a Java applet
Create a Web script on a Web page
Remove a Java applet from a Web page
View or edit a Web script
Copy or move a Web script
Change the default script language
Remove Web scripts from a Web page
Show or hide script anchors on a Web page
Web Toolbar
Add or remove an FTP site from the list of Internet sites
View your Web start page
Change the logon name or password for an FTP site
Change your Web start page
Change your Web search page
Add an open file to the Favorites folder
Cancel the display of a Web page or hyperlink
Refresh the display of the active file or Web page
Show only Web toolbar buttons
Sharing Information
With Other People
Information Rights Management
About Information Rights Management
Create content with restricted permission
View content with restricted permission
Remove restricted permission from content
Troubleshoot content with restricted permission
Document Workspaces
About Document Workspaces
Create a Document Workspace
Delete a Document Workspace
Keep a Document Workspace document up to date
Stop being prompted to get updates for a document
Troubleshoot shared workspaces
Sending for Review
About sending a presentation for review
Send a presentation for review
Post a file to an Exchange folder
Send a presentation as an attachment
Review a presentation
Changes tracked in PowerPoint
Insert a comment
Change a comment
Move a comment
About shared workspaces
Show next or previous comment or change
Review a file by using Reconversion
Show or hide comments and changes
Delete a comment or change marker
Show changes by reviewer
Remove a reviewer from the review
Apply reviewer changes
Unapply all reviewer changes
Troubleshoot sending presentations for review
Combining Reviewed Presentation
About combining reviewed presentations
Combine reviewed presentations
End a review
End a review cycle
Troubleshoot combining presentations
Fax Services
About fax services
Send a fax
During Online Meetings
About online meetings
Start an unscheduled online meeting
Accept a request for an online meeting
Schedule an online meeting
View a list of participants in an online meeting
Add a participant to an online meeting
Remove a participant from an online meeting
Open Chat in an online meeting
Change a file in an online meeting
End an online meeting
Send a file to participants in an online meeting
Troubleshoot online meetings
Open the Whiteboard in an online meeting
Web Discussions
About Web Discussions
About system requirements for discussions and subscriptions
Select a discussion server
Print discussions
Read a discussion
Reply to, edit, or delete a discussion comment
Close a discussion
Discuss a Web page or document
Permissions for discussions and subscriptions
Filter discussions
Show or hide discussions
Troubleshoot discussions and subscriptions
Subscriptions
About receiving notification of changes to a file or discussion
Subscribe to be notified of changes to a file or discussion
Cancel subscription to a file or discussion
With Other Programs
Working with Lotus Notes
About using PowerPoint with Lotus Notes
Convert a Lotus Freelance presentation to PowerPoint
Import the text of a presentation into Lotus Notes
Embed a presentation in Lotus Notes
Create a custom field from an embedded presentation
Update a field from an embedded presentation
PowerPoint properties and Lotus Notes fields
Linking and Embedding Objects
About linked objects and embedded objects
Link or embed files
Edit a linked object or embedded object
Edit an embedded object without its source program
Change the way a linked object or embedded object appears
Add, change, or remove a fill from an embedded object
Control how linked objects are updated
Troubleshoot linked and embedded objects
Using Forms
Office programs you can use to create an online or printed form
Automating Tasks and Programmability
Macros, Add-Ins, and ActiveX Controls
About add-ins
Load an add-in
Unload an add-in
Troubleshoot add-ins
Equations
Edit an equation
Insert an equation
Troubleshoot Equation Editor
Macros
About macros
Create a macro
Create a macro for an ActiveX control
Run a macro
Stop a macro
Change a macro
Delete a macro
Macros
Copy a macro module to another presentation
Set up a macro to run during a presentation
Troubleshoot macros
ActiveX Controls
About ActiveX controls
Add an ActiveX control
Types of ActiveX controls
Change the properties of an ActiveX control
Move or resize an ActiveX control
Register an ActiveX control
Language-Specific Features
Language Setup
Show or hide the Language bar
About Microsoft Proofing Tools
About the global interface and Microsoft Office Multilingual User Interface Pack
About calendar, date, and time formats for specific languages
About multilingual features in Office
Add the date and time for a specific language
Install system support for multiple languages
Requirements for specific languages
Select diacritics or ligated characters
Enable editing of multiple languages in Office programs
Locale identification numbers for language-specific files
Change the default country/region
Change the default language setting
Change the font for a specific language
Use a keyboard layout for a specific language
Delete diacritics, ligatures, and special marks in South Asian text
Troubleshoot working in a different language
Change the language of the user interface or Help in Office programs
Troubleshoot language-specific features
Unicode Support
Install the universal font for Unicode
East Asian
Change font alignment for East Asian text
Change horizontal text to vertical text
Change paragraph alignment for East Asian text
Combine numbers within vertical text
Find and replace East Asian text
Set line breaks for East Asian text
Reconvert Japanese, Traditional Chinese, or Simplified Chinese text
Input Method Editors (IMEs)
About Input Method Editors (IMEs)
Install an Input Method Editor (IME)
Add a word to an Input Method Editor (IME) dictionary
Set the default Input Method Editor (IME)
Chinese
Convert Chinese or Korean text in PowerPoint 4.0 files
Japanese
About Japanese grammar checking
Check Japanese grammar
Turn on or off Japanese grammar checking
Show or hide Japanese grammar errors
Change the color of Japanese text during conversion
Korean
About the correct keyboard setting
Turn on or off the correct keyboard setting
Convert Hangul to Hanja
Convert Hanja to Hangul
Add or delete Hanja in a custom dictionary
Indic
About Indic language features in Office
About finding and replacing characters in Indic, South Asian, or right-to-left languages
About automatically checking the correct sequence of characters in Indic languages
South Asian
About finding and replacing characters in Indic, South Asian, or right-to-left languages
About South Asian features in Office
About automatically checking the correct sequence of South Asian characters
Thai
Change paragraph alignment for Thai text
Right-to-Left
About right-to-left features in Office
About finding and replacing characters in Indic, South Asian, or right-to-left languages
About right-to-left presentations
Find and replace right-to-left text
Change paragraph alignment for Arabic text
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