Microsoft KB Archive/157128

= PPT97: Larger File Size When Saved in Previous Format =

Article ID: 157128

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157128



SUMMARY
If you save a PowerPoint 97 presentation and then save it in PowerPoint 7.0, PowerPoint 4.0, or PowerPoint 3.0 presentation format, the PowerPoint 97 version of the file is usually smaller than the other version(s). Depending on the contents of the slides, the earlier format version may require more than five times as much disk space as the PowerPoint 97 version.



MORE INFORMATION
Many of the drawing tools in PowerPoint 97 can produce graphic effects that are not available in earlier versions of PowerPoint. When you save a PowerPoint 97 presentation in an earlier version format, PowerPoint converts the drawing objects into generic graphics objects. The generic objects require more disk space than the equivalent PowerPoint 97 drawing object.

If your presentation contains a solid background and very few graphic elements, the file size difference is much less than if it contains a lot of PowerPoint drawing objects, especially those with 3D graphics effects.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 ppt8 downrev ppt4 ppt3 ppt97

Keywords: kbinterop kbualink97 kbfaq KB157128

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