PPT2000: File Size Differs Between Macintosh and Windows Versions
Article ID: 198208
Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q198208
SUMMARY
If you open and then save a PowerPoint presentation in Windows that
was originally created in PowerPoint for the Macintosh, you may notice that the file size increases significantly.
MORE INFORMATION
When you save a file in PowerPoint for the Macintosh and that file
contains graphic images, the graphics are stored as native Macintosh
graphic (QuickDraw) commands.
When you open the same file in PowerPoint for Windows, the file size
increases because the graphic images contained in the presentation are
converted into Windows GDI (Graphics Device Interface) commands. If the
graphics are bitmap-based, the GDI commands may require more disk space
than the equivalent QuickDraw commands.
Similarly, if you open and save a file in PowerPoint for the Macintosh
that was created in PowerPoint for Windows, the file size decreases.
The difference in file size may vary, depending on the number of
graphics inserted into the presentation, the graphical resolution, and
the number of colors.
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