Microsoft KB Archive/69255

Bitmapped Pictures Translate Poorly Between Platforms PSS ID Number: Q69255 Article last modified on 10-29-1991 PSS database name: W_PowerPt

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WINDOWS

Summary:

Bitmapped images contained in a PowerPoint presentation will translate poorly when the presentation is converted between PowerPoint for Windows and PowerPoint for the Macintosh. Bitmapped images include screen captures, TIFF graphics, and BMP and PCX files. The translation is poor in both directions, but worse when translating from the Macintosh to Windows.

More Information:

This problem is due to the difference in resolutions between the Macintosh and Windows. Each of the platforms supports a range of different resolutions, and unless the resolutions match identically, there will be some scaling done during translation.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1991.