Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / December 2004

Does anyone know what fonts are required in PowerPoint 2004 installed
in OS X v.10.3.6?  I stripped the system fonts down to the very
minimum and I now get an error message stating that required fonts are
missing when I launch PowerPoint 2004. It attempts to tell me the font

When opening a PowerPoint presentation from a windows user I receive the
following message:
"The server application, source file, or item cannot be found. Check that
the path and file name are correct, or try reinstalling the server

Is there a way in PowerPoint X on the Mac to change the default line and
fill colors for new charts? Every time we change the fill colors in the
preferences of Graph, and make a new chart, the colors always revert to what
they were previously.

It takes PPT 2004 Mac 45 seconds to load a screen of 20 slides in Slide
Sorter View.  The same PPT presentation takes 7 seconds in PPT X Mac.
PPT 2004 is similarly sluggish when scrolling or switching views.
Microsoft Tech Support had me (1) delete the preferences files, and (2)

I usually put a colored border around inserted movies. In PowerPoint
2004, this border disappears when I play the movie in a presentation
(very annoying). It did not disappear when played in PowerPoint v.X.
Is this an option, or a bug?

Hi Grayson!
Thanks for the link...seen that before but still does not answer my
question...I know I can perform a shortcut similar to the Alt-Tab of
the PC on Mac by presseing the Apple key + Tab.

Why is the 2003 version so much more robust? Am I just imagining
things or is 2004 a pale imitation of the Windows product. I can't
find multiple masters, a slide master palette, embed fonts or a dozen
other things. Am I just crazy? And is there a decent book out there

I have a file with an embedded mpg file, created under PowerPoint X (first
incarnation!) When I created it there was a palette that allowed me to see a
QT style controller. However, playing it on Ppoint 2000 on the PC gives the
movie and no controller. This means I can't rewind it ...

Have any of the mvps heard talk / rumors about a new service pack or fixes
for the big video problems of ppt 2004?
I wonder if anyone knows if there is any likelihood of having a presentation
made on a mac with ppt 2004 playing the video on a pc with ppt 2003 without

When I click a hyperlink (to a url) I get a message "Cannot download
the information you requested." If I dismiss this message and click on
the link again, everything goes fine. I use Safari as my browser. Does
anyone have a solution to my problem?

I believe I have definitley uncovered a but in Powerpoiint 2004.
I use a special -.OTF font (Futura Standard Medium) from Adobe to make
grpahs.  This worked fine in Powerpoint X.  The slides I created even
look correct, if I view them in Powerpoint 2004, (with or without

My college freshman daughter has a G4 iBook running OS X 10.3.6 and
Microsoft Office X.  Most of the rest of the school uses PCs.  This
should not be a problem, but, Power Point files created or edited on
her iBook refuse to open on anybody elses PC.  I even had her try

The documentation for Mac versions say it supports multiple masters
but doesn't explain HOW!
I received a PowerPoint file from a PC that contains multiple Slide
Masters and multiple Title Masters.  I can view these various masters

I need help...
Am a PC user who's required to use a Mac with Powerpoint v.X
Am accustomed to switching between active Powerpoint slideshow using
the Alt-Tab shortcut on my PC keyboard....how do i do that on a Mac?