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PowerPoint vs. Outlook

New mail notifications during a presentation could cause significant damage.

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How would powerpoint know the difference between viewing a presentation and “giving” a presentation? I think that would take a 21st and a 1/2 century solution… till then, just turn off outlook.

-BMF

I’ve not given many (if any) presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote, but I imagine that Mac users have much the same issue with Growl notifications. I’d say Growl is even worse than Outlook notifications, because it displays messages from, say, Twitter, which can contain much more — shall we say — unfiltered language and commentary than emails. Imagine having tweets pop up onscreen as you present. Awkward!

I could do a test to see if Keynote suppresses Growl notifications, but I’m feeling sick. And lazy. And I’m bettign it doesn’t, so hello embarrassment!

@BMF - It’s not for PowerPoint to distinguish intentions. If the software is in ‘presentation mode’ (fullscreen on one or more monitors), it should either suppress or otherwise ’sit in front of’ all other applications, popups, notifications, etc.