Differences between PowerPoint versions 7.0a and 7.0b

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New Interactive Settings

Hyperlink support is now available in Interactive Settings. PowerPoint 7.0b supports the following protocols through the interactive settings feature:

• Http:
• FTP:
• MailTo:
• File:

Can't Open Previous Version Files if Login is Different from Install

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

PowerPoint 7.0 uses a key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER to find the translator for converting files from previous versions. If a different user logs on, that user has a different HKEY_CURRENT_USER profile and, therefore, that user doesn't have the correct information to get to the key. PowerPoint 7.0b puts this key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Pure Black and White Print Command Added

PowerPoint 7.0 does not have a Print Pure Black and White command unless you install an optional add-in. There is a Print Pure Black and White check box in the PowerPoint 7.0b Print dialog box.

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

PowerPoint Makes Read/Write Call to Windows NT Registry; Violates C2 Security

PowerPoint 7.0 tries to open some registry keys with read/write privileges, when it needs only read access. Users may not have write access, which causes PowerPoint to fail. PowerPoint 7.0b makes the registry call read-only.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Organization Chart Is Now Installed with a Typical installation of Office

If you do a Typical or Compact installation of PowerPoint or Office, Microsoft Organization Chart is not installed.

In Office 7.0b, Organization Chart is installed with the Typical installation.

Windows NT 4.0: PowerPoint Calls Iclose on Something That Is Not a Valid File Handle

If you run a version of Windows NT later than 3.51, you may have trouble opening or saving a presentation repeatedly, or you may have trouble adding images to the ClipArt Gallery. This is because PowerPoint 7.0 makes a call to an invalid file handle.

PowerPoint 7.0b makes the correct call.

Applying a Template Under Windows NT at VGA (640x480x16) May Turn Slides Black

This happens if your presentation contains a shaded fill.

This is fixed in the Asian versions of PowerPoint 7.0 and in PowerPoint 7.0b.

PowerPoint 7.0 Crashes on Bullet Font Mixed Selection

PowerPoint 7.0 may crash if you click Bullets on the Format menu if you have two or more paragraphs with different bullets selected. This has been fixed in PowerPoint 7.0b.