To display a message when opening an old add-in or template On the Tools menu, point to Macro , and then click Security . On the Trusted Sources tab, clear the Trust all installed add-ins and templates check box. For more information about the System Policy Editor, see Using the System Policy Editor . PowerPoint 2000 includes general, design, and presentation templates. The templates contain professionally designed formats and color schemes that users can apply to any presentation to give it a unique look.
Some templates also contain suggested text for specific subjects and occasions.
However, when PowerPoint 98 and PowerPoint 97 users save a PowerPoint 2000 presentation, some data and formatting might be lost. If PowerPoint 2000 users save presentations in the PowerPoint 97-2000 default file format or Web Page format, they can collaborate with PowerPoint 98 and PowerPoint 97 users. For text formatting to display correctly in presentations saved in Web Page format, users opening the presentations must use cascading style sheets and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later. For more information about the System Policy Editor, see Using the System Policy Editor . Top Sharing presentations with PowerPoint 95 users PowerPoint 2000 users can open PowerPoint 95 presentations without losing any data and formatting.