Microsoft KB Archive/147801

= Differences between PowerPoint versions 7.0a and 7.0b =

Article ID: 147801

Article Last Modified on 12/29/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147801



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.



SUMMARY
This article contains a summary of the differences between PowerPoint for Windows 95, versions 7.0 and 7.0b.

NOTE: PowerPoint 7.0b was released only as part of Office 7.0b and the stand-alone International versions of PowerPoint.



New Interactive Settings
Hyperlink support is now available in Interactive Settings. PowerPoint 7.0b supports the following protocols through the interactive settings feature:
 * Http:
 * FTP:
 * MailTo:
 * File:

Can't Open Previous Version Files if Login is Different from Install
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

PowerPoint 7.0 uses a key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER to find the translator for converting files from previous versions. If a different user logs on, that user has a different HKEY_CURRENT_USER profile and, therefore, that user doesn't have the correct information to get to the key. PowerPoint 7.0b puts this key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

136974 Error opening earlier version presentation

Pure Black and White Print Command Added
PowerPoint 7.0 does not have a Print Pure Black and White command unless you install an optional add-in. There is a Print Pure Black and White check box in the PowerPoint 7.0b Print dialog box.

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

135745 Objects displayed in grayscale in black &amp; white view

85342 WT1249: Pure Black and White Printing add-in

PowerPoint Makes Read/Write Call to Windows NT Registry; Violates C2 Security
PowerPoint 7.0 tries to open some registry keys with read/write privileges, when it needs only read access. Users may not have write access, which causes PowerPoint to fail. PowerPoint 7.0b makes the registry call read-only.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

139150 PowerPoint missing features under Windows NT

Organization Chart Is Now Installed with a Typical installation of Office
If you do a Typical or Compact installation of PowerPoint or Office, Microsoft Organization Chart is not installed.

In Office 7.0b, Organization Chart is installed with the Typical installation.

Windows NT 4.0: PowerPoint Calls Iclose on Something That Is Not a Valid File Handle
If you run a version of Windows NT later than 3.51, you may have trouble opening or saving a presentation repeatedly, or you may have trouble adding images to the ClipArt Gallery. This is because PowerPoint 7.0 makes a call to an invalid file handle.

PowerPoint 7.0b makes the correct call.

Applying a Template Under Windows NT at VGA (640x480x16) May Turn Slides Black
This happens if your presentation contains a shaded fill.

This is fixed in the Asian versions of PowerPoint 7.0 and in PowerPoint 7.0b.

PowerPoint 7.0 Crashes on Bullet Font Mixed Selection
PowerPoint 7.0 may crash if you click Bullets on the Format menu if you have two or more paragraphs with different bullets selected. This has been fixed in PowerPoint 7.0b.

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