Common questions
Installation failed / error
Last Updated: 15. October 2023The following Microsoft Office solution cannot be installed due to a general installer error: SlideLizard.vsto 0x8007007E This error happens when your computer is missing a specific Microsoft software package which enables the installation of Microsoft Office Add-Ons. Solution: Download & install the required software from Microsoft: Download Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime from Official Microsoft Download...
Can I exclude some of my slides from sharing them?
Last Updated: 29. July 2020You can by using a small trick. Hide all your slides which you don’t want to share and then sync them with SlideLizard (SlideLizard ribbon > Update shared slides). After that make all slides visible again and start the presentation (ignore the warnings that your slides aren’t synced). Keep in mind that you’ll need to...
Update shared slides
Last Updated: 29. July 2020Why aren’t my shared slides up to date? Please ensure that you sync your slides (SlideLizard ribbon > Update shared slides) before you start the presentation. Can I update my shared slides after the presentation? No currently you can’t. Your audience will see the version of your slides that you last synced prior to the...
How does the Presentation Code work?
Last Updated: 10. August 2020What’s the difference between the Presentation Code and password? The presentation code connects the audience with the presentation. It can be entered either in the text field on https://attend.sl/, or directly in the URL (e.g. attend.sl/8mcf). The presenter can choose a password to additionally protect his presentation. The password must be entered after the presentation...
How to start PowerPoint without SlideLizard
Last Updated: 10. August 2020In some cases you might want to temporarily start PowerPoint without the SlideLizard Add-In: Click on Windows symbol on the bottom left Start typing “powerpnt.exe /safe” (without the quotes, and yes it’s powerpnt) Use PowerPoint without SlideLizard The next time you start PowerPoint normally again, SlideLizard will be active again. Also check out how to:...
Send error report / logs
Last Updated: 26. November 2021Send error report If you encounter some unexpected errors or problems with the SlideLizard PowerPoint-Plugin, you can send a detailed error report with the following steps: Go to the SlideLizard tab Click on “Help” and choose “About” Click on “Send logs” This will send all error messages and session logs to the SlideLizard support team...
Update SlideLizard
Last Updated: 25. November 2021To update SlideLizard to the newest version, please follow these steps: Open the Windows search bar (by clicking on the Windows icon in the taskbar) Search for “SlideLizard Updater” and start it by clicking on it
No SlideLizard Tab in PowerPoint
Last Updated: 24. November 2020It is possible that SlideLizard installed successfully on your PC, but was not enabled by default. If this is the case, you might be able to enable it with the following steps: Go to the “File” tab in PowerPoint (on the top left). Click on “Options” (or “PowerPoint Options”, depending on your PowerPoint version). Choose...
Use old .ppt files with SlideLizard
Last Updated: 8. March 2021If you have presentations which are really old .ppt (not the newer .pptx) files, you may need to convert them in order to use them with SlideLizard. However, converting them is really easy and even recommended by Microsoft to use all features of the newest PowerPoint versions. Open the .ppt file Go to File >...