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
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SUMMARY
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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
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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.
 
Additional query words: read me pp4readme readme.txt 4.00 4.00a 4.00c
macppt winppt readme4.00
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Keywords          : kbinterop kbreadme kbdta kbconversion
Version           : windows:3.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo
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