powerpoint template help

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I have Office 2003. Whenever I open Powerpoint, it also opens the "Template
Help" when opening an existing presentation, or "Getting Started" if I just
open Powerpoint (no file).

How do I stop this happening by default? I don't want Help opened until I
choose to as it takes up screen real estate & having to close it every time I
open something is a pain.
 
Don't know any simple way to stop the pane appearing when Powerpoint is opened.

You can stop it when double clicking a file by setting:
Tools > Options>View >default view to Normal slide only
 
I have Office 2003. Whenever I open Powerpoint, it also opens the "Template
Help" when opening an existing presentation, or "Getting Started" if I just
open Powerpoint (no file).

How do I stop this happening by default? I don't want Help opened until I
choose to as it takes up screen real estate & having to close it every time I
open something is a pain.
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Try this:

Choose Tools, Options
In the Options dialog box, go to the General tab
Click "Service Options"
On the left of the Service Options dialog box, click "Online content"
Remove the check next to "Show Template help automatically ..." on the right.
OK your way back out, restart PPT and see if it behaves better.
 
Worked a charm, thanks! How was one to guess to go to Service options?!?
Even searching in Help I got no clues (try "template help" .. nothing useful
is shown).

I'm happy getting the "Getting Started" at opening powerpoint for now when
opening powerpopint (no document) - is there a way to toggle that off & on
too? The other "Service Options" tick boxes don't stop that.

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Worked a charm, thanks! How was one to guess to go to Service options?!?
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That's a good question. I don't think there's a good answer to it. <g>
I just explore all the menus when there's a new version. Or Ribbons, when they
take the menus away.
I'm happy getting the "Getting Started" at opening powerpoint for now when
opening powerpopint (no document) - is there a way to toggle that off & on
too? The other "Service Options" tick boxes don't stop that.
Click to expand...

Here you go:

Tools, Options and go to the View tab in the Options dialog box.
Remove the checkmark next to "Startup Task Pane"
Click OK
 
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