Microsoft KB Archive/116431

Converting Mac PowerPoint 4.0 Files to Win PowerPoint 4.0

PSS ID Number: Q116431 Article last modified on 02-10-1999

MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

The following information about converting presentations from PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh to PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows is from the PowerPoint 4.0 Readme Help file.

README HELP

Converting from Microsoft PowerPoint for the Apple Macintosh Version 4.0 to Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0.

Microsoft PowerPoint for the Apple Macintosh version 4.0 can be opened by Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows version 4.0 directly. Some features are not converted. For example, QuickTime Apple Macintosh is not converted to QuickTime for Windows. For more information on how fonts are mapped, see Substituting Fonts When Converting Presentations from Apple Macintosh to Microsoft Windows.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For additional information about methods of transferring files between the MS-DOS and Macintosh platforms, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q95228 Transferring Files Between Macintosh and MS-DOS

For more information on how fonts are mapped when converting presentations from the Macintosh to Windows, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q116430 PPT: Font Substitutions - Macintosh to Windows

Additional query words: read me pp4readme readme.txt 4.00a 4.00c macppt winppt readme4.00

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========================================================= Keywords : kbinterop kbreadme kbdta kbconversion Version : MACINTOSH:4.0; WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.