Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / March 2008

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Can anyone help?After making a movie I noticed the video seemed to be dragging/slower then how I see it in PP. Thank you.

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Some questions about the new 2008 PPT for Mac:

How can I change the font color of equation produced by Equation
Editor?
BTW, it is very interesting that Equation Editor links to the MathType
6 website. MathType 6 is not yet available for the Mac. The current

How do I change the default font. I do not want a new ppt file set in
Calibri.
Thanks,
Ed

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
In PPt 2004 (Test Drive), I was able to drag and drop pictures directly from Safari (or any other onscreen source) into the Powerpoint workspace. In 2008, when I do the same thing, I just the URL.

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
I have what I think is a small 26 slide PP. It seems to list as 10.3MB. Are guidelines/suggestions on optimizing presentations?

I've been unable to get PP for Office 2008 to play animated gifs. Is there some way to get it to do that?

Hi
When I copy  a picture from safari and  past it on Power point 2008  I get the web address pasted but not the photo ??

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
The company I work for has decided to release all their pwoerpoint files in a protected format. On a PC these files can be opened by clicking on the 'read/only' button. On the Mac there is no such choice but ...

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: intel
Hi all, need assistance regarding the above subject.

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
First...I apologize...I don't even know what terms to use to find out if the answer exists...so here goes...

The file "Hjnbldning.pps" that can be downloaded from
"http://idisk.mac.com/pw74-Public?" causes PowerPoint 2004 for Mac to freeze.
I assume the situation is different in a Windows version, because the file
was sent to many different Windows users. I´m using an iMac with Intel ...

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
In moving text boxes in 2004 you could grab the outline of the box and move it in eighth inch snap increments plus the rulers showed the location of the upper left corner of the selected bx while moving. Now in ...

I have an object with a black–transparent radial gradient layered over an image background on a slide.

The gradient displays and prints well on the Mac, it displays accurately on my clients PC, but does not print on the PC printer. Thanks.

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
I just installed PowerPoint 2008 today. I opened a PPT that I created in PowerPoint 2004. The images were less sharp, less crisp. Since some of the images in my presentation were of relatively small text, the ...