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- Install GitHub for Windows (recommended), or at least, Git.
- Install Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 (at least Professional edition; Premium or Ultimate is better)(You can get it from DreamSpark).
- Install Office 2010 or 2013.
- For VS2012, install VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office): download: http://aka.ms/OfficeDevToolsForVS2012
- Clone the source code from https://github.com/PowerPointLabs/repo
- Setup the project by following this article http://ayulin.net/blog/2014/version-control/ In short, open the project >> open Tools (menu) >> Options >> Office Tools >> Project Migration >> uncheck ‘Always upgrade to installed version of Office’; Then open Project (menu) >> ‘Project Name’ Properties >> Debug >> select ‘Start external program’ and choose POWERPNT.exe in your office folder. Ensure that both Debug and Release configurations have set up this.
- Run the project. If you have installed PowerPointLabs, you may have to uninstall it first.