Microsoft KB Archive/312252

= MacPPTX: Graphics with Transparencies May Be Degraded When Pasted into a Presentation =

Article ID: 312252

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac

-



This article was previously published under Q312252



SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac presentation that contains pictures copied from a program such as Adobe Photoshop, pictures that have transparent regions may not be visible or may display a degraded image.



CAUSE
When you copy and paste transparent images from graphics editing programs, the final image may include unwanted information, such as layer information, clipping paths, and alpha channel masks.

These unwanted elements can potentially display a degraded image in PowerPoint X during a slide show, or cause the image to not display at all.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, first remove the graphics from the PowerPoint presentation. Instead of copying and pasting the images between programs, save the images from the graphics program as graphic files. Then, insert the graphic files by using the Insert Picture From File command.

To insert the picture file into the PowerPoint X presentation, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
 * 2) Navigate to the location where the pictures are stored, and select the image that you want to place into your presentation.
 * 3) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Additional query words: PPTX mac PPTXKB bad missing box empty distorted ugly malformed garbled tif tiff gif png picture off

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB312252

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.