Microsoft KB Archive/116427

PPT3: Converting PowerPoint 4.0 File to PowerPoint 3.0 (Readme)

PSS ID Number: Q116427 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:3.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0 and 4.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

The following information about converting Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows files to PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows is from the PowerPoint 4.0 Readme Help file.

= README HELP =

Converting from Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0 to Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 3.0.

Conversion limitations between PowerPoint versions is listed in table format. The table lists only features that are not converted, are not supported in one product or the other, or that require some comment. “No” means the feature exists in both products but is not completely converted between the two. “N/S” means the feature is not supported in one of the products or is not converted completely between products.

PowerPoint 4.0 reads all previous formats of PowerPoint for Windows directly. This section discusses problems or limitations that may arise when converting PowerPoint for Windows 4.0 presentations into PowerPoint for Windows 3.0 format by saving as PowerPoint for Windows 3.0 format.

PowerPoint 4.0 to Feature PowerPoint 3.0 Comments ————————– —————– ————————

Rotated text N/S Text will remain text, but will not be rotated

Dotted and dashed lines N/S Solid lines, maintain thickness where possible

Rotated PowerPoint objects N/S Objects will remain objects, but will not be rotated

Embedded fonts No Font embedded is not preserved

Hidden slides N/S No hidden slides

Graphs Saved as Graph 3.0 graph, while maintaining features and appearance as closely as possible.

Equation Editor Saved as Equation Editor 2.0 object. If doesn’t exist, will see as picture.

Word Art Saved as Word Art 2.0 object. If doesn’t exist, will see as picture.

Microsoft Organization Charts Saved as Microsoft Organization Chart 1.0 object. If doesn’t exist, will see as picture.

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