PPT97: Limitations of Converting to PowerPoint 7.0 Format

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Feature in PowerPoint 97         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95
                                 format
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Animated chart elements          Appear as static chart objects. 
                                 PowerPoint 95 users must have 
                                 Microsoft Graph 97 to edit charts.*

Custom shows                     Slides appear in the presentation,
                                 but the Custom Show feature does not
                                 exist.

Elevator effects                 Converted to Wipe Up effects.

Native format movies and         Converted to Media Player objects.
sounds

Play options for CD              Options are ignored.
tracking and movie looping
				

Feature in PowerPoint 97         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95
                                 format
------------------------         -------------------------------------

3-D effects                      Converted as pictures.

AutoShapes                       Converted to freeform shapes or 
                                 pictures if there is no matching
                                 shape.

Connectors                       Converted as freeform lines and lose
                                 their automatic connecting behavior.

Curves                           Approximated with connected line
                                 segments.

Gradient Fills                   Semitransparency is lost.

Joins and endcaps of lines       Become mitered joins and round 
                                 endcaps on AutoShapes, and round
                                 joins and endcaps on freeforms.
 
Objects that are linked          Brightness, contrast, and color
or embedded                      transformation settings are lost.

Picture brightness, contrast,    Rendered at current PowerPoint 97
and color transformation         settings.

Picture fills                    Converted to picture objects.

Picture fills on shapes          Shape is converted as a picture 
                                 object and given a solid fill with 
                                 the last applied foreground color.

Shadows, engraved                Takes on embossed shadow effects.


Shadows, perspective             Converted as shapes or pictures and
                                 grouped with the shape casting the
                                 shadow.

Shapes or arcs with              Converted to PowerPoint 95 freeform 
attached text that are           shapes or arcs and text boxes.
new in PowerPoint 97

Text box margins                 Averaged to center the text block in 
                                 the box.

Text effects                     Converted as pictures.

Thick compound lines             Converted as picture objects.
				

Feature in PowerPoint 97         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95
                                 format
------------------------         -------------------------------------

Comments                         Converted to Rich Text Format - 
                                 hidden comments are displayed.

Hyperlinks that combine          Play Sound settings are lost.
Play Sound with other action
settings

Hyperlinks embedded within       Hyperlinks are lost.
an object

Action settings embedded         Action settings are lost.
within an object
				

Feature in PowerPoint 97         Result when saved in PowerPoint 95
                                 format
------------------------         -------------------------------------

Charts                           Cannot be edited unless the user has
                                 Microsoft Graph 97.*

Clip Gallery                     Cannot be edited unless the user has
                                 Microsoft Clip Gallery 3.0 or 
                                 Microsoft ClipArt Gallery 2.0
                                 (ClipArt Gallery 2.0 ships with
                                 PowerPoint 95.).*

PowerPoint Macros                Not converted - there is no macro
                                 language in PowerPoint 95.

Unicode characters               Mapped to corresponding ANSI - 
(2 bytes per character)          foreign language characters are most
                                 likely affected.
				

1. On the File menu, click Save As.
2. In the Save as Type list, click PowerPoint 95 With Graph 5.0.
3. In the File Name box, type a new file name and then click Save.