PPT97: New Features, Problems Fixed in PowerPoint 97 SR-1

ID: Q172004

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows Service Release 1 (SR-1)

SUMMARY

This article provides a list of feature changes and bug fixes in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows Service Release 1.

MORE INFORMATION

New and Changed Features

1. The Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 Enterprise Update compact disc includes

   Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97, a PowerPoint viewer which directly
   supports PowerPoint 97 features. PowerPoint Viewer 97 is not included
   in the Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 patch.

2. The Microsoft Office 97 SR-1 Enterprise Update compact disc includes a

   graphics import filter for FlashPix and Microsoft Picture-It files. This
   graphics import filter is not included with the Microsoft Office 97 SR-1
   patch.

3. In PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1, you can choose to automatically

   convert Graph 97 objects to Graph 5.0 objects when you save a
   presentation in an earlier format. If you then open the presentation on
   a computer running PowerPoint 4.0 or 7.0, you can edit the graphs in
   that presentation using Graph 5.0. You can access this option from File 
   Save As dialog, by changing the dropdown for Save As Type to one of the
   the following types:

      Powerpoint 95 with Graph 5.0 (*.ppt)
      Powerpoint  4 with Graph 5.0 (*.ppt)

4. The Pack and Go Wizard in PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1, can pack

   presentations as PowerPoint 97 presentations instead of PowerPoint 7.0
   and 97 dual-format presentations. As a result, fewer disks are required
   to pack a presentation.

5. If the central processing unit (CPU) of your computer supports the

   MultiMedia Extensions (MMX) instruction set, PowerPoint 97 Service
   Release 1 can display inserted JPEG images more quickly.

Bugs Fixed in PowerPoint 97 SR-1

1. PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1 saves drawn arcs with arrowheads

   correctly when you save a presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 format.

   For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
   Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q166318
      TITLE     : PPT97: Arrow Heads Flipped Saving in PowerPoint 3.0, 4.0
                  Format

2. In PowerPoint 97, you can accidentally delete all the speaker's notes

   from all the notes pages except the one you are editing. This problem
   was corrected in PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1. For more information,
   please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q163455
      TITLE     : PPT97: Editing Text on One Notes Page Deletes Notes on
                  Others

3. PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1 can successfully use the Pack and Go

   Wizard when run from a computer that is running Windows NT 4.0 with the
   NTFS file system. For more information, please see the following article
   in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q168329
      TITLE     : PPT97: Pack and Go Creates 0 KB File on Windows NT With
                  NTFS

4. There are some circumstances that can cause an imported graphic to

   appear as a red X in PowerPoint 97. PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1
   eliminates a number of those circumstances. For more information, please
   see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q167886
      TITLE     : PPT97: Graphics Displayed as Red X in Presentation

5. If you save a presentation in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) format,

   and then host that page on a server running the UNIX operating system,
   the Web page may appear incorrectly when opened in a Web browser. This
   problem was corrected in PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1. For more
   information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
   Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q163463
      TITLE     : PPT97: Slides Displayed Incorrectly from UNIX-based
                  Server

6. If you insert an Equation Editor object into a PowerPoint slide, and

   that equation contains horizontal braces, you may receive an error when
   you try to edit that equation. This problem was corrected in PowerPoint
   97 Service Release 1.

7. PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1 registers its file types in Windows

   Explorer differently than PowerPoint 97. For more information, please
   see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q170793
      TITLE     : PPT: Error Editing PowerPoint File Type in Windows
                  Explorer

8. When you run a slide show that contains a hyperlink to another

   presentation, the slide show may stop after the linked presentation
   ends. This problem was corrected in PowerPoint 97 Service Release 1.
   For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
   Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q167902
      TITLE     : PPT97: Slide Show Unexpectedly Ends After Hyperlinking

Bugs fixed in Microsoft Word 97 SR-1 that Affect PowerPoint

1. When you copy (or insert) a table from Word 97 into a PowerPoint slide,

   Excel Worksheet, or WordPad document, some of the table borders may not
   appear on screen, although they do print. This problem was corrected in
   Word 97 Service Release 1. For more information, please see the
   following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q159608
      TITLE     : PPT97: Microsoft Word Table Borders May Disappear

Additional query words: sr1fix ppt97 ppt8 ppt8.0 powerpt bugfix fixedlist buglist

Keywords          : kbdta kbviewer kbconversion kbhtml kbeqedit 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: November 27, 1998