Microsoft KB Archive/134784

PPT4: PC Exchange May Damage PowerPoint Presentations

PSS ID Number: Q134784 Article last modified on 07-08-1998

MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0,98

MACINTOSH

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= SYMPTOMS =

If you use PC Exchange to open a PowerPoint for Windows presentation in PowerPoint for the Macintosh, the text may appear garbled.

= CAUSE =

This problem may occur if PC Exchange is not configured correctly.

= RESOLUTION =

  Open the PC Exchange Control Panel.   Click Add.   In the DOS Suffix box, type: ppt   Find the PowerPoint folder and click the application icon so that the correct icon appears in Application Program.   Choose SLD3 for Document Type. 

= STATUS =

PC Exchange is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this products’ performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 4.00 Cross-Platform winppt kbxplat xplat translate transfer mess up destroy ugly MACSYS macppt powerpt garbage unreadable corrupt corrupted ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0,98 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.