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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change the Theme of a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation?

(image)  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have received our summer student interns, and I asked them to create some Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for me. Unfortunately, the theme they used was not something I can use in the business world. I hate to have the students go back through all of the presentations they created and apply a new...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Print All Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations in a Single Folder?

(image)  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been a longtime reader of your Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog, but this is the first time I have ever written to you. I am wondering why there are not more articles about scripting Microsoft PowerPoint. I need to be able to print handouts from all of the Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that are in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring W32Time Service Logging

(image)   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here, yesterday I wrote a script that configured my domain controller with an external time source. After doing that, I thought it would be a good idea to have the ability to enable and disable diagnostic logging for the W32Time service. I ran across a pretty good knowledge base article, KB ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Configuring an Authoritative Time Server in Windows Server

(image)   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I finally had a chance to sit down and catch my breath from the 2010 Scripting Games. I reviewed some awesome scripts, and learned many new tricks. I happened to notice that my desktop computer clock was about five minutes slow. I checked and the domain controller was also slow. After ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Converting All Types of Image Files to JPEG Format

(image)   This week saw the kickoff and first week of the 2010 Scripting Games. The Scripting Wife is in the midst of things, so we decided to give her a break and let her catch her breath. You can catch up with her progress by reviewing the articles in the archive. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Yesterday, I wrote a quick ...