Microsoft KB Archive/188746

= PPT98: Memory Requirements for PowerPoint 98 =

Article ID: 188746

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2002

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 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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SUMMARY
When using Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition you need to ensure that sufficient memory is allocated to PowerPoint. If you do not have sufficient memory allocated to PowerPoint, you may experience unexpected behavior when printing and viewing a presentation.

This article lists the memory requirements for PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the absolute minimum and recommended minimum memory requirements for PowerPoint 98, based on whether Virtual Memory is turned on or off.   Virtual                   Absolute              Recommended Memory                   Minimum               Minimum -

ON                       ~4096K                ~10240K OFF                      ~8595K                ~14739K PowerPoint is a RAM-based program, meaning that when a presentation file is opened, the entire file is loaded into program memory. Because of this, the amount of memory allocated should accommodate the full file size. There should also be enough additional memory available to display the presentation images for other views, such as the slide show or slide sorter. Finally, there must be a minimum amount of memory available to run PowerPoint itself.

You can use the following formula as a guideline in determining how much memory is needed to load a particular presentation:   1.5X + A = K K = Total Kilobytes of RAM you need to allocate to PowerPoint.

X = The size in kilobytes of your PowerPoint presentation file.

A = The kilobyte amount needed to start PowerPoint.

NOTE: If the presentation contains large scanned images or other bitmaps, increase the multiplier from 1.5X to 2X. For example, if a presentation containing large imported bitmaps occupies 2500K of disk space, you need at least 9096K of memory allocated to PowerPoint. To determine this, use the following formula:   (2 * 2500K) + 4096K = 9096K You can adjust the amount of memory set aside for a program in the Get Info dialog box. For more information about memory allocation on the Macintosh, see the Macintosh system software documentation.

Additional query words: mac macppt mac_ppt PowerPt ppt8 8.0

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