asked on powerpoint 2007 - What does a PPA "add-in" do?
I received a powerpoint add in and before I load it I would like to know what it does.
The extension is PPA
Does anyone know what a PPA add in does?
The extension is PPA
Does anyone know what a PPA add in does?
Microsoft PowerPoint
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John Wilson
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I don't know what the developer intended with the add-in. I'd like to know what the PPA file will do without having to go through the process of actually running it and possibly messing up my app/pc/presentation.
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As teylyn says you really need to contact the sender. Just to save you grief on most setups you wont be able to view the code in a ppa file even if (unlikely) it's not passworded. My guess is Teylyn has set up his registry to enable this.
If you know what you are doing
Create this key making sure PowerPoint is closed, and set value to 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
If you know what you are doing
Create this key making sure PowerPoint is closed, and set value to 1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
an add-in will provide functionality that is not included in PowerPoint out of the box. It has been written with VBA and after you install the add-in you will probably see a new entry on the Add-in ribbon.
What exactly the add-in does depends on what the developer coded.
Unlike VBA code in an individual presentation, that is stored in the presentation, the add-in comes as a separate file, will be activated and will be available in all presentations that you open.
Does that help?
cheers, teylyn