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PPT98: Pictures, Objects Lost Saving File w/ Visual Basic Code

Article ID: 183916

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q183916

SYMPTOMS

If you save a PowerPoint 98 presentation in PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 format by using the following VBA code,

   ActivePresentation.SaveAs FileName:="<filename>",
         FileFormat:=ppSaveAsPowerPoint7nt7

where <filename> is the name of your file, the following pictures and objects will be lost:

All pictures and images
Clip Gallery objects
Equation Editor objects
Microsoft Graph objects
Microsoft Word or Excel objects
Movies
Organizational Chart objects

NOTE: The only way to save a PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition presentation in PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 format, is through the PowerPoint Visual Basic for Applications Object model. The PP Translator 8-4 converter can be used to save as both PowerPoint 4.0 and 7.0 formats.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because you replaced the PP Translator 8-4 translator with the updated year 2000 compliant PP Translator 8-4 translator. This translator is only available for download from the Microsoft Web.

The updated PP Translator 8-4 is unable to convert the PICT information in PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition files into PowerPoint 7.0 metafile information. Because of this, PowerPoint is unable to use the PICT information and does not show the pictures or objects.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you can restore the original PP Translator 8-4 file. To do this, follow these steps:

Open the Macintosh HD:Microsoft Office 98:Office:Translators
Move the PP Translator 8-4 file to the trash and then empty the trash.
Start the Microsoft Office 98 Setup program, choose Easy Install, and click Install. Allow setup to complete.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with the updated year 2000 compliant PP Translator 8-4 file.

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