Microsoft KB Archive/198216

= PPT2000: Limitations of Converting to PowerPoint 7.0 Format =

Article ID: 198216

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000

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 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198216





SUMMARY
Because Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 and PowerPoint version 7.0 files are saved in different file formats, some information may not be converted or may not convert as expected. The following table describes how PowerPoint 2000 features that are not fully supported in PowerPoint 7.0 are converted.



MORE INFORMATION
BASIC FEATURES:

PowerPoint 2000 Feature         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95 format -           -

Animated GIF files              Converted to static GIF images

Animated chart elements         Appear as static chart objects. PowerPoint 95 users must use Microsoft Graph 97 to edit charts.*

Custom shows                    Slides appear in the presentation, but the Custom Show feature does not exist.

Native format movies and        Converted to Media Player objects. sounds

Play options for CD             Options are ignored. tracking and movie looping

Crawl, Peek, and                Converted to Fly Animation Spiral Animations

Zoom in Animations              Converted to Box Out animation

Zoom out Animations             Converted to Box In animation

GRAPHICS FEATURES:

PowerPoint 2000 Feature         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95 format --          -

3-D effects                     Converted as pictures.

AutoShapes                      Converted to freeform shapes or                                 pictures if there is no matching shape.

Connectors                      Converted as freeform lines and lose their automatic connecting behavior.

Curves                          Approximated with connected line segments.

Gradient Fills                  Semitransparency is lost.

Joins and endcaps of lines      Become mitered joins and round endcaps on AutoShapes, and round joins and endcaps on freeforms.

Objects that are linked         Brightness, contrast, and color or embedded                     transformation settings are lost.

Picture brightness, contrast,   Rendered at current PowerPoint 2000 and color transformation        settings.

Picture fills                   Converted to picture objects.

Picture fills on shapes         Shape is converted as a picture object and given a solid fill with the last applied foreground color.

Shadows, engraved               Takes on embossed shadow effects.

Shadows, perspective            Converted as shapes or pictures and grouped with the shape casting the shadow.

Shapes or arcs with             Converted to PowerPoint 95 freeform attached text that are          shapes or arcs and text boxes. new in PowerPoint

Text box margins                Averaged to center the text block in                                 the box.

Text effects                    Converted as pictures.

Thick compound lines            Converted as picture objects.

WORKGROUP AND INTERNET FEATURES:

PowerPoint 2000 Feature         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95 format --        -

Comments                        Converted to Rich Text Format - hidden comments are displayed.

Hyperlinks that combine         Play Sound settings are lost. Play Sound with other action settings

Hyperlinks embedded within      Hyperlinks are lost. an object

Action settings embedded        Action settings are lost. within an object

OTHER FEATURES:

PowerPoint 2000 Feature         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95 format --          -

Charts                          Cannot be edited unless the user has Microsoft Graph 97, colors may be                                altered.*

Clip Gallery                    Cannot be edited unless the user has Microsoft Clip Gallery (ClipArt Gallery                                2.0 ships with PowerPoint 95.).*

PowerPoint Macros               Not converted - there is no macro language in PowerPoint 95.

Unicode characters              Mapped to corresponding ANSI - (2 bytes per character)         foreign language characters are most likely affected.


 * Inserted Charts and Clip Gallery objects are OLE objects. When you save a PowerPoint presentation in an earlier version, PowerPoint does not change OLE objects. In order to edit them, you must have a program that can edit that particular type of OLE object.

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