how to close up presentation?

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How do you get a PPT2K presentation to close all
open files when the presentation is over? Seem
like you have to hit esc for as many files as it
opened. Also, is there a way to hyperlink back
to the desktop display?

Thanks in advance.
Lisa
 
How do you get a PPT2K presentation to close all
open files when the presentation is over? Seem
like you have to hit esc for as many files as it
opened.
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True, but you can usually structure your presentations so that you don't
have more than, say, two files open at a time, one the main "menu" and the
other the one you're looking at currently. If each presentation has a link
back to the menu that's actually an End Presentatoin link, you're never left
with loads of open presentations.
Also, is there a way to hyperlink back
to the desktop display?
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Do you mean, for example, to minimize the running PPT show and bring up the
Windows desktop?
 
What Steve said.....

but also....

If you run your main presentation using the powerpoint "viewer" then when
it's finished it will return you back to the desktop.

and also

You can add an "action setting" on your master slide to "quit / exit show"

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
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Hello Lisa,

PowerPoint does not have the functionality that you are looking for.
PowerPoint assume, for branching presentations, that when you hit escape it
should end the show for the current branch and return you to the location
in the previous show from which the current branch began.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide an option (perhaps action setting) for closing all braches of a
branching presentation and/or additional options/tools for managing and
controlling the delivery or branching, chained or linked presentations
(without having to resort to VBA or add-ins so that it would work in the
Viewer as well), don't forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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