Microsoft KB Archive/143018

PPT: Problems Opening Macintosh Presentation with PICT Graphic

PSS ID Number: Q143018 Article last modified on 05-17-1998

windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:3.0,4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you open a PowerPoint for the Macintosh file in PowerPoint for Windows, the graphic may be displayed as a box with an “X” in it or you may see the following message:

Sorry, no pictures were converted. The picture converter was not found.

= CAUSE =

This problem may occur for either of the following reasons:

  The PICT import filter on the Windows computer is either not installed or has been damaged or deleted. -or-   You are running PowerPoint from a network and the network drives have been re-mapped. 

= RESOLUTION =

To work around this problem, use the method appropriate to your situation:

Method 1: If the PICT import filter is not installed, is damaged, or has been removed, use the following steps:

a. Run Setup from the PowerPoint Setup disks.

Setup will be started in maintenance mode.

b. Select the Add/Remove option.

c. In the Filter section, select (put a check mark in) the PICT Import Filter check box, and continue running the Setup program until the filter is installed.

NOTE: If the PICT Import Filter check box is already selected, the filter may be damaged or may have been deleted from your computer. If this is the case, clear the check box to remove the damaged or deleted filter (even if the filter has been deleted     you must use this method so that the System files will be      updated), and continue with the Setup program. Once you've     removed the filter, run Setup again, and follow steps a-c to      install a &quot;clean&quot; version of the filter. Method 2: If the problem is occurring because a network drive has been remapped (Windows only):

a. In a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, open the Win.ini file.

b. In the Win.ini file, locate the following line:

[MS Graphic Import filters]

c. Find the following line

Macintosh PICT(.PCT)=C:\WINDOWS\MSAPPS\GRPHFLT\PICTIMP.FLT,PCT

and modify the path to point to the new drive location. = STATUS =

This problem does not occur in PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0.

= MORE INFORMATION =

This problem occurs only when you convert a PowerPoint for the Macintosh file to a PowerPoint for Windows file. Objects created with PowerPoint tools use the same format on both platforms. However, any object that was not created by a PowerPoint tool needs to go through the PICT import filter. If the PICT import filter is unavailable, a PICT object will be displayed as an “X.”

Additional query words: 4.00 .pct macppt powerpnt thin black lines cross-platform ====================================================================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop kbdta kbconversion kbbuglist Version : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:3.0,4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.