PPT4: Characters Translated Incorrectly w/Freelance Converter
  
PSS ID Number: Q123943
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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When you import a Freelance Graphics 4.0 for MS-DOS slide or presentation
into PowerPoint 4.0, any extended or international characters may translate
incorrectly.
 
CAUSE
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The Freelance converter assumes that Freelance uses ANSI codes for extended
characters. Freelance actually uses the IBM PC Extended Character Set for
extended and international characters. For example, Freelance uses a
character code of 130 for an accented "e". When the file is imported into
PowerPoint, that character is still character code 130 but appears as a
comma (code 130 in the ANSI character set).
 
STATUS
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This behavior is by product design.
 
WORKAROUND
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If you import a file that contains these characters, you will have to use a
series of Replace commands to remap the incorrect symbols.
 
To use the Replace command:
 
1. From the table below, locate both the IBM PC Extended and the ANSI codes
   for the character you want to correct. For example, if you want to
   repair all the c's that should have cedillas, the IBM code is 135 and
   the ANSI code is 231.
 
2. Make sure the NumLock light on your keyboard is on. If it is not, press
   the NUM LOCK key.
 
3. In PowerPoint, choose Replace from the Edit menu. The Replace dialog box
   will appear.
 
4. With your cursor in the Find What box, hold down the ALT key and type 0
   (zero) and then type the IBM PC Extended code. Release the ALT key. In
   this example you would type ALT+0135.
 
5. With your cursor in the Replace With box, hold down the ALT key and type
   0 and then type the ANSI code. Release the ALT key. In this example you
   would type ALT+0231.
 
6. Choose Replace All.
 
7. If you want to continue replacing characters, repeat steps 1-6 for
   another set of characters.
 
8. When you are finished replacing characters, choose Close.
 
IBM-PC-Extended-to-ANSI Conversion Table
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Description of Symbol                IBM PC Ext. Code     ANSI Code
---------------------                ----------------     ---------
 
"C" with cedilla                     128                  199
"U" with umlaut                      129                  220
"e" with acute accent                130                  233
"a" with circumflex                  131                  226
"a" with umlaut                      132                  228
"a" with grave accent                133                  224
"a" with circle over it (a-ring)     134                  229
"c" with cedilla                     135                  231
"e" with circumflex                  136                  234
"e" with umlaut                      137                  235
"e" with grave accent                138                  232
"i" with umlaut                      139                  239
"i" with circumflex                  140                  238
"i" with grave accent                141                  236
"A" with umlaut                      142                  196
"A" with circle over it (A-ring)     143                  197
"E" with acute accent                144                  201
"ae" connected                       145                  230
"AE" connected                       146                  198
"o" with circumflex                  147                  244
"o" with umlaut                      148                  246
"o" with grave accent                149                  242
"u" with circumflex                  150                  251
"u" with grave accent                151                  249
"y" with umlaut                      152                  255
"O" with umlaut                      153                  214
"U" with umlaut                      154                  220
cent symbol                          155                  162
British pound symbol                 156                  163
Japanese yen symbol                  161                  237
"o" with acute accent                162                  243
"u" with acute accent                163                  250
"n" with tilde                       164                  241
"N" with tilde                       165                  209
"a" superscripted                    166                  170
"o" superscripted                    167                  186
upside down "?"                      168                  191
1/2 symbol                           171                  189
1/4 symbol                           172                  188
upside down "!"                      173                  161
<<                                   174                  171
>>                                   175                  187
German double "s" (esset)            177                  223
Greek "mu"                           230                  181
plus/minus symbol                    241                  177
degree symbol                        248                  176
"2" superscripted                    253                  178
umlaut or dieresis                   254                  168
 
For more information about adding special characters in PowerPoint
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   ARTICLE-ID: Q136663
   TITLE     : PPT: How to Add Accented Characters to PowerPoint Slides
 
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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdta kbconversion
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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