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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / April 2005Blank graphic in PPT from a PC
When I open a PPT presentation created on a PC (running the XP Office version) one graphic is blank on the page. I happen to know it was pasted from Visio using paste special - enhanced metafile. The corner markers are there for the image but nothing but empty space in the middle. I have tried to copy and paste in to Word - it's still blank. I'm running PPT 2004. The image looks great on a PC but can't see a thing on the Mac. Any ideas? t > When I open a PPT presentation created on a PC (running the XP Office > version) one graphic is blank on the page. I happen to know it was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I'm running PPT 2004. The image looks great on a PC but can't see a > thing on the Mac. Any ideas? On the PC, ungroup then regroup the graphic. That should sort it out. I'm not sure there's a way out if you don't have access to a PC, though. ================================================ Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ > > When I open a PPT presentation created on a PC (running the XP Office > > version) one graphic is blank on the page. I happen to know it was [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ Thanks Steve - I don't normaly have access to the PC from clients but in this case I asked for the visio file and fired it up on my mac using Virtual PC/Visio and ungrouped as you suggested. The ungrouping messed up the shading and other rendering effects making the graphic very ugly and therefore useless to copy and import. Looks like I'm out of luck until MS figures out whatever cross platform issues need to be resolved - I'd be happy to give someone at MS the PPT file if that would help? tom > Thanks Steve - I don't normaly have access to the PC from clients but > in this case I asked for the visio file and fired it up on my mac using [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > until MS figures out whatever cross platform issues need to be resolved > - I'd be happy to give someone at MS the PPT file if that would help? That's another reason why I like to ungroup/regroup, if only on a copy of the graphic. I ran a service bureau for years and printed bazillions of slides from PPT. It was a sure thing that if a graphic turned messy when ungrouped, it'd turn messy or error out when printing. Ungrouping was kind of a poor boy's early warning system. ;-) As far as getting it to MS, maybe use Help, Send Feedback to MS and fill in your description of the symptoms along with as much version/OS info as you can. Hand onto the file in case they want to get back in touch with you and request it. Thanks! |
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