ID: Q169094
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When you save a Microsoft PowerPoint 97 presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format, features unique to PowerPoint 97 are lost. This article describes PowerPoint 97 features that are not fully supported in PowerPoint 4.0.
BASIC FEATURES:
Feature in PowerPoint 97 Result when saved in PowerPoint 4.0
format
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Animated chart elements Appear as static chart objects.
PowerPoint 4.0 users must have
Microsoft Graph 97 to edit charts.*
Custom properties Custom properties are lost.
Custom shows Slides appear in the presentation, but
the Custom Show feature does not exist.
Elevator effects Converted to Wipe Up effects.
Embedded fonts Embedded fonts are lost. PowerPoint 4.0
assigns the closest font available.
Native format movies Converted to Media Player objects.
Play options for CD Options are ignored.
Presentation properties Only the following are preserved: Title,
Subject, Author, Keywords, Comments, File
Name (MS-DOS name), Directory, Template
and Slides - all others are lost.
Preset animation settings Settings are applied only to bulleted
lists - all other effects are lost.
Feature in PowerPoint 97 Result when saved in PowerPoint 4.0
format
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3-D effects Converted as pictures.
Arrowheads Matched to the nearest PowerPoint 4.0
style.
Automatic fills Default fill color is displayed.
Automatic line colors Default line color is displayed.
AutoShapes Matched to the nearest PowerPoint 4.0
shape or converted to a freeform shape or
picture if there is no matching shape.
Background patterns on None applied.
Background pictures on A corresponding picture object is
slides displayed and sized to fill the slide.
Background textures on None applied.
Black-and-white view Slides are rendered in color.
Connectors Converted to freeform lines; lose
their automatic connecting behavior.
Curves Approximated with connected line
segments.
Dashed line style Matched to the nearest PowerPoint 4.0
style.
Gradient Fills Semi-transparency is lost.
Joins and endcaps of lines Become mitered joins and round endcaps on
AutoShapes, and round joins and endcaps
on freeforms.
Object patterns Matched to the nearest PowerPoint 4.0
pattern.
Objects that are linked Brightness, contrast, and color
or embedded transformation settings are lost.
Picture brightness, Rendered at current PowerPoint 97
contrast, and color settings.
Picture fills Converted to picture objects.
Picture fills on shapes Shape is given a solid fill with the last
applied foreground color.
Preset shaded fills None applied.
Semi-transparent object Closest solid color is displayed.
Shadows, engraved Takes on embossed shadow effects.
Shadows, perspective Converted as shapes or pictures and
grouped with the shape casting the
shadow.
Shapes or arcs with Converted to PowerPoint 4.0 freeform
attached text that shapes or arcs and text boxes.
Text box margins Averaged to center the text block in the
box.
Text effects Converted as pictures.
Textured fills The shaded fill in the object is
displayed. If there is no shaded fill,
PowerPoint maps to the default fill
color.
Thick compound lines Converted as picture objects.
Two-color shaded fills The color defined as Color 1 in
PowerPoint 97 is displayed. If Color 1 is
black, Color 2 appears instead.
Feature in PowerPoint 97 Result when saved in PowerPoint 4.0
format
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Comments Converted to Rich Text Format - hidden
comments are displayed.
Hyperlinks that combine Play Sound settings are lost.
Hyperlinks embedded within Hyperlinks are lost.
Action settings embedded Action settings are lost.
OTHER FEATURES:
Feature in PowerPoint 97 Result when saved in PowerPoint 4.0
format
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Charts Cannot be edited unless the user has
Microsoft Graph 97.*
Clip Gallery Cannot be edited unless the user has
Microsoft Clip Gallery 3.0 or Microsoft
ClipArt Gallery 2.0.*
Title Master Format changes applied to the Title Master
are not lost but appear as if applied to the
individual slide. The changes must be edited
on each individual slide.
Headers and footers Appear on the slides but cannot be
edited.
PowerPoint Macros Not converted - there is no macro
language in PowerPoint 4.0.
Unicode characters Mapped to corresponding ANSI (Windows) or
(2 bytes per character) 1-byte per character (Macintosh) -
foreign language characters are most
likely affected.
TrueType fonts Embedded True Type fonts are not
supported. PowerPoint 97 users must make
sure fonts in their presentations are
available on the computer running PowerPoint
4.0.
NOTE: If you are running PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1, you can convert Graph 97 objects to Graph 5.0 objects (so that people who use PowerPoint 95 can edit them), using these steps:
1. On the File menu, click Save As.
2. In the Save as Type list, click PowerPoint 95 With Graph 5.0.
3. In the File Name box, type a new file name and then click Save.
Additional query words: 97 8.0 back rev saveas convert
Keywords : kbinterop kbdta kbconversion
Version : windows:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbinfoLast Reviewed: November 25, 1998