Microsoft KB Archive/827746

= Shape or picture does not have the expected dimensions when you export it from PowerPoint =

Article ID: 827746

Article Last Modified on 1/12/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

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SYMPTOMS
A shape or a picture that you export from Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 may not be exported with the dimensions that you expect. For example, you expect a shape that has a resolution of 200 dots per inch (dpi) and a width of 8 inches to be exported with a width of 1600 pixels. Instead, PowerPoint exports this shape with a width of 1200 pixels.



CAUSE
There is a new registry key in PowerPoint 2003 that is designed to increase the resolution that slides, shapes, and pictures are exported in. However, the functionality of this registry key affects shapes and pictures differently from slides during an export operation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps to configure the ExportBitmapHorizontalSize and the ExportBitmapVerticalSize keys.

Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

 Quit your Microsoft Windows programs. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Expand the registry to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Options

 With the Options key selected, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value. Type ExportBitmapResolution, and then press ENTER.</li> With ExportBitmapResolution selected, click Modify on the Edit menu.</li> In the Value data box, type the resolution value that you want, based on the following table:

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Note The maximum resolution setting that PowerPoint 2003 exports is 307 dpi.

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For additional information about related issues in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

827745 Change the resolution of a PowerPoint slide that you export as a picture

Keywords: kbprb KB827746

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