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Powerpoint: how to insert document property (aka 'field') in slide?

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Mar 15, 2026116753 views
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How can I insert a document property (e.g. the author's name) in a slide in PowerPoint 2007? I know this can be done in Microsoft Word, but I can't find how to do it in PowerPoint. (The idea is that with a document property it is easy to change e.g. the content of the footer in all the slides, even…

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While Word can do this, PowerPoint can't. AFAIK, you can have document properties in PPT, but you cannot insert them on a slide. The only updating field available for PowerPoint is the date and slide number. Anyway, there could be some workaround in…

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