Microsoft KB Archive/124817

PPT4: CorelDRAW 5 EPS Graphics Not Visible in PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q124817 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOM =

If you insert an EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) graphic created by CorelDRAW! 5.0 into a PowerPoint slide, it may not be visible. You will not receive any error message.

= CAUSE =

The inserted graphic is actually in PowerPoint but may be at a coordinate outside the visible workspace area.

= STATUS =

This issue has been resolved in CorelDRAW! 5.0, revision E2.

= WORKAROUND =

Instead of inserting or pasting the EPS graphic directly into PowerPoint, add the graphic to Microsoft ClipArt Gallery. You can then insert the graphic into your presentation using the ClipArt Gallery. Use the following procedure:


 * 1) From the Insert menu, choose ClipArt. This will start Microsoft ClipArt Gallery.
 * 2) Choose Options, and then choose Add.
 * 3) Change the drive and directory if necessary, select the EPS file from the Picture Name list, and choose OK.
 * 4) Select the category where you want to place the EPS file, type a description (optional), and choose Add.
 * 5) Select the newly added picture and choose OK to insert it into the PowerPoint slide.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Adobe Encapsulated PostScript file format uses a coordinate system to specify where an object is drawn in a given workspace. This coordinate system references the lower-left corner of the workspace as 0,0 (the starting point).

In the EPS files exported from CorelDRAW! 5.0, the lower-left corner of the picture may be placed 30 inches up and 30 inches to the right from the 0,0 starting coordinate. PowerPoint has a maximum workspace of 56 inches x 56 inches but uses a coordinate system that starts in the exact center of the workspace, not the lower-left corner. Therefore, the EPS graphic may be placed outside of visible workspace.

The ClipArt Gallery supplied with PowerPoint will ignore the EPS offsets and place the graphic in the center of the PowerPoint workspace.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

= REFERENCES =


 * Adobe PostScript File Specification 2.0
 * “CorelDRAW! Users Manual,” “Exporting CorelDRAW! Files”
 * Corel Technical Support, (800) 818-1848

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 5.00 5.00.E2 Corel Draw export invisible EPS picture clipart graphic postscript file ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbgraphic kbdta Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.