Microsoft KB Archive/111889

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PowerPoint 4.0 FastTips: Translation Questions & Answers
Last reviewed: September 9, 1996

Article ID: Q111889

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c

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The following is the complete contents of the FastTips Questions and Answers article titled &quot;Q111889: Translation Questions & Answers.&quot; Q111889 is part of the FastTips Questions and Answer section for Microsoft PowerPoint version 4.0 for Windows.

Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File) Q111889: Translation Questions & Answers Revision Date: 08/94 3 Pages, No Disk The following information applies to Microsoft PowerPoint versions 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c for Windows.


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1. Q. How can I translate my PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows presentation to PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 has the ability to save a presentation in the PowerPoint 3.0 file format. Choose the Save As command from the File menu, and select PowerPoint 3.0 from the Save File As Type list.

Because PowerPoint 4.0 contains many new features that do not exist in PowerPoint 3.0, features that are unique to PowerPoint 4.0 will be lost if you save a presentation in the PowerPoint 3.0 file format. The following five features are some of the items that may be lost when you save a PowerPoint 4.0 file in the PowerPoint 3.0 format:

1. Embedded fonts are not preserved. 2. Dashed and dotted lines are converted to solid lines. 3. Rotated PowerPoint objects do not remain rotated. 4. Hidden slides do not remain hidden. 5. Rotated text does not remain rotated.

2. Q. How do I convert my PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows presentation to     PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh?

A. A PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows file can be opened by PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh directly, without prior translation. However, some features are not converted. For example, QuickTime for Windows is not converted to QuickTime for the Macintosh.

For more information about how fonts are mapped, see the topic &quot;Substituting Fonts When Converting Presentations from Windows to     Apple&quot; in the PowerPoint Readme Help file.

3. Q. How do I convert a PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows presentation to     PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh?

A. To convert a file from PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows to PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh, perform the following two-step process:

1. Save your Windows PowerPoint 4.0 presentation as a Windows PowerPoint 3.0 file.

2. Open the Windows PowerPoint 3.0 presentation directly in        PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh.

4. Q. How do I convert a PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh presentation to PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows?

A. PowerPoint 4.0c for Windows can read PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh presentations directly. If you do not have PowerPoint 4.0c, call Microsoft Product Support and have PowerPoint 4.0c sent to you at no charge. You may also use one of the two following methods to convert these files:

Method One --

Perform the following three-step process:

1. Open your PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh presentation in        PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh.

2. Save the file in the PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh format.

3. Open that file in Windows PowerPoint 4.0.

Or, perform method two.

Method Two --

Do the following three-step process if you do not have PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh but you do have PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows:

1. Open your Macintosh PowerPoint 3.0 presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows.

2. Save it in the PowerPoint 3.0 for Windows format.

3. Open the Windows PowerPoint 3.0 presentation directly in        Windows PowerPoint 4.0.

5. Q. How do I convert my PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh presentation to PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows?

A. PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh files can be opened directly by     PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, without prior conversion or      translation. However, some features are not converted. For example, QuickTime for the Macintosh is not converted to QuickTime for Windows.

For more information about how fonts are mapped, see the topic &quot;Substituting Fonts When Converting Presentations from Apple Macintosh to Microsoft Windows&quot; in the PowerPoint Readme Help file.