User contributions for Railwayfrog

7 June 2022

• 16:5216:52, 7 June 2022 diff hist +77‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 1091960357 by 109.118.252.46 (talk) Undo mistaken revision. Should not change accurate quotations, within quotation marks, from third-party sources; also see similar mistakes corrected by Guy Harris. Tag: Undo
• 16:5016:50, 7 June 2022 diff hist +17‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 1091986017 by AnomieBOT (talk) Errors from mistaken revision. Tag: Undo

28 January 2022

• 21:2721:27, 28 January 2022 diff hist 0‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 1068401307; should not have changed an accurate quotation, within quotation marks, from a third-party source (David Byrne's own journal). Tag: Undo

5 March 2020

• 22:2122:21, 5 March 2020 diff hist +552‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 942480228 by AManWithNoPlan Restore 3 archives, mistakenly deleted, which remain alive and well at Internet Archive. (No new content added.) Tag: Undo

3 October 2019

• 22:2022:20, 3 October 2019 diff hist 0‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 919284284 by 72.208.112.28 (talk) Tag: Undo
• 22:1922:19, 3 October 2019 diff hist +1‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 919284158 by 72.208.112.28 (talk) Tag: Undo

9 May 2019

• 22:0322:03, 9 May 2019 diff hist +1‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Revert to preserve information that this page has observed MDY date convention at least since July 2017; changing the date only loses information.

20 May 2018

• 19:4519:45, 20 May 2018 diff hist −1‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Correct typo (remove extra space).
• 19:4219:42, 20 May 2018 diff hist −1‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Remove intrusive single digit added to date, possible test/vandalism.
• 19:4019:40, 20 May 2018 diff hist −304‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Source does not verify claim about "the average US CEO ..."--does not say CEOs, does not say US, and does not say how sample is representative. Source is promotional graphic on commercial vendor non-US website, no evidence of encyclopedic reliability.

1 May 2018

• 20:4820:48, 1 May 2018 diff hist −52‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Final PowerPoint Viewers withdrawn as scheduled last November.

25 January 2018

• 22:5522:55, 25 January 2018 diff hist −98‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Versions: PPT version 16 for Windows Store no longer in limited preview, now general release.
• 22:0922:09, 25 January 2018 diff hist +888‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎PowerPoint Viewer: Real bug, further fix: Requires separate refs to Mac98Viewer CODE (.hqx) still live at MS, also avail at IA, and to DOC page (.asp) dead at MS, but avail at IA. (All IA archives for doc link to corrupt (truncated) code.)

19 January 2018

• 00:4500:45, 19 January 2018 diff hist +623‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Versions: Mac PPT 2016 updated to common version 16 code base (unlike other PPT 2016 platforms, Mac PPT 2016 had been version 15 since intro July 2015).

1 December 2017

• 19:3519:35, 1 December 2017 diff hist +413‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Add MS announcement: PowerPoint Viewer(s) for Windows to be retired April 2018, then no further downloads; with recommended replacements. Update refs and archive-refs, retain download links during availability.
• 19:2919:29, 1 December 2017 diff hist +200‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Correct three minor reference inconsistencies revealed by archive-bots, retaining their improvements.
• 19:1519:15, 1 December 2017 diff hist +382‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Uses beyond business: Update using latest URLs to reference, for ref and for archive-urls.

2 November 2017

• 22:1722:17, 2 November 2017 diff hist +1,756‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update history with additional (newly-published) IEEE Spectrum references (full citations with archiving), re-word text very slightly to accurately reflect supplementary information from this article.
• 22:1122:11, 2 November 2017 diff hist −287‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 808416492: Improve reference added by "Back ache" (Nov 2, 2017) by upgrading from blog post to the actual IEEE Spectrum article being quoted, with full citation and archiving, move to point of new information (in next revision).

29 October 2017

• 22:2322:23, 29 October 2017 diff hist −1‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Operation: Remove two unneeded new-lines (no visual change).
• 22:1822:18, 29 October 2017 diff hist −575‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎File formats: Rename one ref, remove a redundant re-definition of it, edit all uses to match (no visible change).
• 22:1222:12, 29 October 2017 diff hist −63‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Put full citations of references at point of first use (move two, identify a third opportunity to use repeated reference), add existing backup archive to ref.

22 October 2017

• 21:5721:57, 22 October 2017 diff hist +8‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Cultural reactions: Apply italic formatting to two literary titles, to follow proper style (no substantive change).

15 October 2017

• 22:0022:00, 15 October 2017 diff hist +2‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Use it better: Correct misspelling of same word, twice.
• 21:5521:55, 15 October 2017 diff hist +1,313‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update: end of support for PowerPoint 2007 (Win) and PowerPoint 2011 (Mac), both on 10 Oct 2017. Revise color of cells in table, add refs to MS Support docs, archived.

9 October 2017

• 15:4415:44, 9 October 2017 diff hist +493‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Undid revision 804479218 by Special:Contributions/2405:204:A388:DD7:0:0:12BE:E8AD

8 October 2017

• 21:4621:46, 8 October 2017 diff hist +1,670‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Very brief update of cultural impact, on continuing trend toward presentations and slides and away from long-form writing, from a new MIT Sloan study just released, with new ref, archived.

1 October 2017

• 22:4222:42, 1 October 2017 diff hist +526‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Add missing info: which version of OS X req. to run PPT 10.0 for Mac? Answer: 10.1, Sept 25, 2001 (1) Add info to "system requirements" in descr of that version; (2) Remove query from table of release dates. New ref, archived.
• 22:3222:32, 1 October 2017 diff hist +1,876‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ One-sentence addition to lead to reflect update to Cultural impact section, refs archived.
• 22:2222:22, 1 October 2017 diff hist +48,424‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update Cultural impact section to include changes in cultural influence over time, and wider uses beyond business, with major types of reactions to that change. Existing and new refs verified and archived.
• 22:1222:12, 1 October 2017 diff hist +334‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Move Pournelle review quote to accompany release he was reviewing, out of Cultural impact section. Ref slightly corrected and re-archived.

24 September 2017

• 18:3018:30, 24 September 2017 diff hist +4‎ m Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Versions: Change date in template 'Webarchive' in footnote reference to mdy format used elsewhere.
• 18:2018:20, 24 September 2017 diff hist +7,480‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update Cultural Impact U.S. military excess sub-section. Quotes from leading newspapers in 2000 and 2010 to describe cultural impact. Existing refs retained (1 upgraded), and all refs verified and archived.

17 September 2017

• 19:4619:46, 17 September 2017 diff hist +6,190‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Augment "Artistic medium" sub-section. Retain the two previously-unsourced topics, add and archive refs for each of them. Remove "citation needed" tag from July 2017. Add ref for art use of animations.

10 September 2017

• 20:1220:12, 10 September 2017 diff hist +2,884‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Re-edit unsourced contrib by "Paraphrased" (8 Sep 2017): Include both of the DOS market leaders, add verifiable refs, move to join rest of same topic. Some details already at 'Lotus Freelance' or 'Smartsuite', no need to duplicate here.

3 September 2017

• 23:2823:28, 3 September 2017 diff hist +1,714‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update infobox for Windows, add list of 102 current languages. Ref checked and archived.
• 23:2423:24, 3 September 2017 diff hist +44‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update infobox for Mac, add "released=" date (no ref, matches lead section w/ ref).
• 23:1823:18, 3 September 2017 diff hist +5,049‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update PowerPoint Viewer section. Add earlier uses, and current substitutes. Existing and new refs verified and archived.

28 August 2017

• 22:4622:46, 28 August 2017 diff hist +1,607‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update infobox, unified infobox for all platforms, update refs (no archives for latest-releases info), add (initially collapsed) list of 102 current languages.
• 00:1600:16, 28 August 2017 diff hist +8,511‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Expand Lead section to reflect updated major sections below. Remove the "lead too short" tag (added 4 years ago). Existing and new refs verified and archived.
• 00:0900:09, 28 August 2017 diff hist +42,503‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Update History section. Sub-sections now divided into before, during, and following MSFT acquisition/integration. New sub-section gathers historical sales data. Existing and new refs verified and archived.

20 August 2017

• 22:2122:21, 20 August 2017 diff hist +15,538‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Edit Operation section. Include change of operation from the original app (prepare only) to later prepare-and-deliver. Include current major modes, remove a few smaller details. No refs in former text, all new refs verified and archived.

13 August 2017

• 23:3023:30, 13 August 2017 diff hist +10‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ →‎Versions: Fix reported bug in sortable table of releases. Mistake was that column header for "Version" should be of data-sort-type="number", NOT ="text".
• 23:2523:25, 13 August 2017 diff hist +20,215‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Edit File formats section. Add information about evolving binary (PPT 1.0-7.0), stable binary (PPT 8.0-11.0), and open XML (PPT 12.0-16.0) formats, and the transition after 2007. Two existing plus new refs verified and all archived.
• 23:1723:17, 13 August 2017 diff hist −21‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Revert edit 794965851 by OrangeMooch17; info on which file formats can be edited by which PPT versions should be generalized and handled in File formats section, not as comment in Releases table. Information will be moved there.

6 August 2017

• 23:5523:55, 6 August 2017 diff hist +54,121‎ Microsoft PowerPoint ‎ Edit Versions section. Releases table is sortable to compactly display by platform. Every release has verifiable source to establish its availability date. Descriptions of all versions added. No existing refs, all new refs checked and archived.