Sallie - Which of the crash courses are you taking? Echo and I are each teaching one, so 50/50 chance that you will have at least one of us. Don't worry about being embarrassed. If you have questions, ask! I wouldn't worry about not having a laptop. If you want to try things out, you can do it at the help desk. Not sure about the recorder. Know it is okay in my part, can't speak for others. To be sure, I would email the conference group (through the link on the site) and ask. About Linda's questions: We are aiming at the newest version, but will cover all questions and information about any versions. Dinner Tuesday is going to be great! I see that you and a guest are already signed up. Come hungry! Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com Cook anything outdoors with http://www.outdoorcook.com Kathy is a trainer, writer, Girl Scout, parent, and whatever else there is time for I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************