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Its purpose is simple: to find all the presentations on your computer and display them as an index, and/or to search though all your presentations and find the ones that contain the text you are looking for. Have you ever found yourself saying "Which presentation was it that contained the sales figures for 2004? I know it's somewhere amongst my thousands of old presentations!"

You can search your complete computer or just a selected folder. The tool will search for the text you are looking for in a presentation's main text, diagrams, tables, slide speaker notes, comments, metadata and document properties.  
 

Once the search is complete, it will display a list of the presentations found which contain the text you are searching for. When an item within the found list is selected, it displays in the status field the sentence that contains the text you searched for.

The Index function within the tool allows you to select anything from your complete computer or just a single folder, it then finds any PowerPoint file (.ppt, .pot, .pps) and displays them as a list, which can be sorted by name, size, date.

This gives you a useful overview of all the presentation files on your computer. From this, you can open any of them with a single click. The window can be expanded to show the complete file details.

This software has been professionally developed by the same programmers who created the presentation and communication software used by some of the world's leading companies. Working with companies ranging in size from 1000 to 150,000 employees spread across the globe, we have developed rigorously tested, secure and user friendly software solutions. This makes our software the ideal choice for both individuals and corporations. 

In addition, our software has been digitally signed (with a third party commercial signature) to ensure that it is Spyware and virus-free, and can also be used with the Microsoft Office security setting set at maximum.

This tool is compatible with Windows running PowerPoint: 97, 2000, XP and 2003.

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Installation 

The tool has been created as a single standalone PowerPoint Add-in (.ppa). Once this has been loaded into PowerPoint, it displays the Find toolbar and will work when the icon on the toolbar is clicked by the user. There are no other files or settings required for the installation.

The Add-in has been digitally signed with a commercial signature provided by a independent Microsoft authorised company (www.VeriSign.com). This allows the Add-in to be loaded or used with the Microsoft Office Macro Security setting set to the recommended High or Highest. 

Downloadable demo version: DOWNLOAD -  FREE
You will be asked to give your email address to activate the demo version. This will only be used for our internal records and will NEVER be sold, exchanged or given to any third party company.

 

Once downloaded you will need to unzip the Add-in and then load the Add-in, as explained below.

To manually load the tool:

Use the PowerPoint menu command 'Tools/Add-in', then click the 'Add New' button and select the file 'find_tool.ppa'. You will then receive a message asking if you wish to 'Enable' or 'Disable' Macros; tick the option, if displayed, 'Trust macros from this publisher' and then click the 'Enable' button. The toolbar should now be visible. Close the Add-ins box.
For an illustrated step-by-step guide to installing PowerPoint
Add-ins click here.
 

Please note: in some case you will need to first change your Macro Security setting to Normal before carrying out the installation. To do this, use the PowerPoint menu command 'Tools/Macro Security' and select the 'Normal' option. Once the Add-in has been installed you can then reset the Macro Security options to High or Highest.

 

To automatically install on a corporate network
The Add-in can be placed in the default Microsoft PowerPoint folder and will be automatically added to PowerPoint. 

Or, it can be placed in any other location and loaded by adding the registry entry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Office \ 11.0 \ PowerPoint \ AddIns \flash_toolbar. The correct details for your network can be found by manually loading the Add-in and then searching the registry for the Add-in name. 

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Purchasing the Find & Index Tool

We have provided a fully working demo version of the tool in order to allow you to download it directly from this page and test the product before buying. 

Buy the fully working version:  £21.00 (Approx. $38.00, €30.00, ¥4410.00)
(Please note: A credit card payment system will shortly be provided to purchase this item online.) Once an online payment has been made, you will immediately be given the URL of the page where you can download the software (file size approx. 200k). The URL will remain valid for a minimum of 30 days after your purchase in case of download problems. In all cases, if a tool has been corrupted or damaged during download, a replacement copy will be provided within 30 days of purchase. 

The price of £21.00 is for a one person one computer user licence. You have the right to use this copy of the software in an unlimited way for your own personal use and to install it on to one computer. In addition, to make copies of the software for your own personal back-up or safe keeping. 

For multi-licence, unlimited corporate licence or a custom version of this tool, 
please contact: info@the-in-shop.com

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Refunds, support options and feedback 

The tool has been fully tested and is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint: 97, 2000, XP and 2003 running on standard versions of Windows. 

We have provided a fully working demo version of the tool to allow you to download and test the product before buying. It is your responsibility to ensure that it meets your expectations and is suitable for use within your individual systems, settings, configurations, movies, etc. 

The price for the individual user option includes unlimited use of the help and FAQ pages. It does not include any one-to-one ongoing support. 

The price for the multi-licence/unlimited corporate licence versions includes unlimited use of the help and FAQ pages and ongoing one-to-one support for the IT departments or project administrators for a period of 12 months from purchase.

In all cases, if a product or tool has been corrupted or damaged in download, a replacement copy will be provided within 30 days of purchase.

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