I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and our
organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie text
overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text hyperlinks,
button macros, etc.)
Thanks!

On 4/15/10 8:38 AM, Paul wrote:
> I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and our
> organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
> Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie text
> overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text hyperlinks,
> button macros, etc.)
> Thanks!
>
>

The short answer is yes. I'm sure others will chime in with their
favorite issues (or you can search the newsgroup and find many on your
own). The biggest one that has bugged me (pun intended) has to do with
macros that use .Visible to hide and show shapes. This seems to be very
flaky in 2007. Sometimes they work just fine and sometimes the shapes
don't change state until you leave the slide show view (not very useful
in an interactive training module). My work-around has been to change
the .Top to be somewhere off the viewable area of the slide instead of
..Visible = msoFalse. The problem is that you then have to track where
the shape belonged to get .Top back to the right setting to replace
..Visible = msoTrue.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland

David,
Many thanks for the quick reply!
The macros I have run navigation buttons I added to the bottom of each slide
so the user can pause and resume a presentation on each slide. Very small
macros, to wit:
(Sub pauses()
ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.State = ppSlideShowPaused
End Sub)

The training modules I put together have a lot of image motion path effects,
fading in/fading out, and text that must fit into precise areas (simulating
entering information on a form) and images overlaying other image to simulate
how an online form will change depending on what information is entered.
Timings, sizes, and positions are critical, as well as slide transitions.
Additionally, I have an index file created in PPT that is the "home page" for
each training module.

In concerned that the proportions will be changed and there will be a LOT of
nudging and tugging to fix a ton of slides.

Paul


"David Marcovitz" wrote:

> On 4/15/10 8:38 AM, Paul wrote:
> > I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and our
> > organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
> > Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie text
> > overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text hyperlinks,
> > button macros, etc.)
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
>
> The short answer is yes. I'm sure others will chime in with their
> favorite issues (or you can search the newsgroup and find many on your
> own). The biggest one that has bugged me (pun intended) has to do with
> macros that use .Visible to hide and show shapes. This seems to be very
> flaky in 2007. Sometimes they work just fine and sometimes the shapes
> don't change state until you leave the slide show view (not very useful
> in an interactive training module). My work-around has been to change
> the .Top to be somewhere off the viewable area of the slide instead of
> ..Visible = msoFalse. The problem is that you then have to track where
> the shape belonged to get .Top back to the right setting to replace
> ..Visible = msoTrue.
>
> --David
>
> --
> David M. Marcovitz
> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
> .
>

Make sure you have a known good printer driver installed and set as the
default printer. Otherwise, you'll probably end up with text overlaps, yeah.
SP1 helps with this, too.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx



"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2D8D22C5-C0E4-4AB0-88AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> David,
> Many thanks for the quick reply!
> The macros I have run navigation buttons I added to the bottom of each
> slide
> so the user can pause and resume a presentation on each slide. Very small
> macros, to wit:
> (Sub pauses()
> ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.State = ppSlideShowPaused
> End Sub)
>
> The training modules I put together have a lot of image motion path
> effects,
> fading in/fading out, and text that must fit into precise areas
> (simulating
> entering information on a form) and images overlaying other image to
> simulate
> how an online form will change depending on what information is entered.
> Timings, sizes, and positions are critical, as well as slide transitions.
> Additionally, I have an index file created in PPT that is the "home page"
> for
> each training module.
>
> In concerned that the proportions will be changed and there will be a LOT
> of
> nudging and tugging to fix a ton of slides.
>
> Paul
>
>
> "David Marcovitz" wrote:
>
>> On 4/15/10 8:38 AM, Paul wrote:
>> > I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and our
>> > organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
>> > Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie
>> > text
>> > overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text
>> > hyperlinks,
>> > button macros, etc.)
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>>
>> The short answer is yes. I'm sure others will chime in with their
>> favorite issues (or you can search the newsgroup and find many on your
>> own). The biggest one that has bugged me (pun intended) has to do with
>> macros that use .Visible to hide and show shapes. This seems to be very
>> flaky in 2007. Sometimes they work just fine and sometimes the shapes
>> don't change state until you leave the slide show view (not very useful
>> in an interactive training module). My work-around has been to change
>> the .Top to be somewhere off the viewable area of the slide instead of
>> ..Visible = msoFalse. The problem is that you then have to track where
>> the shape belonged to get .Top back to the right setting to replace
>> ..Visible = msoTrue.
>>
>> --David
>>
>> --
>> David M. Marcovitz
>> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
>> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
>> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
>> Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
>> .
>>

A printer driver will affect text overlaps on a monitor?

Will the compatibility pack minimize/eliminate problems with the move from
PPT 2003 to PPT 2007? If not, what will it not cover?

Thanks, y'all!!

Paul

"Echo S" wrote:

> Make sure you have a known good printer driver installed and set as the
> default printer. Otherwise, you'll probably end up with text overlaps, yeah.
> SP1 helps with this, too.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
> What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
> PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
>
>
>
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2D8D22C5-C0E4-4AB0-88AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > David,
> > Many thanks for the quick reply!
> > The macros I have run navigation buttons I added to the bottom of each
> > slide
> > so the user can pause and resume a presentation on each slide. Very small
> > macros, to wit:
> > (Sub pauses()
> > ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.State = ppSlideShowPaused
> > End Sub)
> >
> > The training modules I put together have a lot of image motion path
> > effects,
> > fading in/fading out, and text that must fit into precise areas
> > (simulating
> > entering information on a form) and images overlaying other image to
> > simulate
> > how an online form will change depending on what information is entered.
> > Timings, sizes, and positions are critical, as well as slide transitions.
> > Additionally, I have an index file created in PPT that is the "home page"
> > for
> > each training module.
> >
> > In concerned that the proportions will be changed and there will be a LOT
> > of
> > nudging and tugging to fix a ton of slides.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > "David Marcovitz" wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/15/10 8:38 AM, Paul wrote:
> >> > I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and our
> >> > organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
> >> > Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie
> >> > text
> >> > overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text
> >> > hyperlinks,
> >> > button macros, etc.)
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> The short answer is yes. I'm sure others will chime in with their
> >> favorite issues (or you can search the newsgroup and find many on your
> >> own). The biggest one that has bugged me (pun intended) has to do with
> >> macros that use .Visible to hide and show shapes. This seems to be very
> >> flaky in 2007. Sometimes they work just fine and sometimes the shapes
> >> don't change state until you leave the slide show view (not very useful
> >> in an interactive training module). My work-around has been to change
> >> the .Top to be somewhere off the viewable area of the slide instead of
> >> ..Visible = msoFalse. The problem is that you then have to track where
> >> the shape belonged to get .Top back to the right setting to replace
> >> ..Visible = msoTrue.
> >>
> >> --David
> >>
> >> --
> >> David M. Marcovitz
> >> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> >> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
> >> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> >> Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
> >> .
> >>

yes

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx



"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:12123BFE-AD3A-405F-9EA9-(E-Mail Removed)...
> A printer driver will affect text overlaps on a monitor?
>
> Will the compatibility pack minimize/eliminate problems with the move from
> PPT 2003 to PPT 2007? If not, what will it not cover?
>
> Thanks, y'all!!
>
> Paul
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
>> Make sure you have a known good printer driver installed and set as the
>> default printer. Otherwise, you'll probably end up with text overlaps,
>> yeah.
>> SP1 helps with this, too.
>>
>> --
>> Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
>> What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
>> Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
>> PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2D8D22C5-C0E4-4AB0-88AE-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > David,
>> > Many thanks for the quick reply!
>> > The macros I have run navigation buttons I added to the bottom of each
>> > slide
>> > so the user can pause and resume a presentation on each slide. Very
>> > small
>> > macros, to wit:
>> > (Sub pauses()
>> > ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.State = ppSlideShowPaused
>> > End Sub)
>> >
>> > The training modules I put together have a lot of image motion path
>> > effects,
>> > fading in/fading out, and text that must fit into precise areas
>> > (simulating
>> > entering information on a form) and images overlaying other image to
>> > simulate
>> > how an online form will change depending on what information is
>> > entered.
>> > Timings, sizes, and positions are critical, as well as slide
>> > transitions.
>> > Additionally, I have an index file created in PPT that is the "home
>> > page"
>> > for
>> > each training module.
>> >
>> > In concerned that the proportions will be changed and there will be a
>> > LOT
>> > of
>> > nudging and tugging to fix a ton of slides.
>> >
>> > Paul
>> >
>> >
>> > "David Marcovitz" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 4/15/10 8:38 AM, Paul wrote:
>> >> > I have several interactive training modules created in PPT2003 and
>> >> > our
>> >> > organization is upgrading to Office 2007 soon.
>> >> > Are there any issues encountered when running a PPT03 in PPT07? (ie
>> >> > text
>> >> > overlaps, image skewing, timing, text and image animations, text
>> >> > hyperlinks,
>> >> > button macros, etc.)
>> >> > Thanks!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> The short answer is yes. I'm sure others will chime in with their
>> >> favorite issues (or you can search the newsgroup and find many on your
>> >> own). The biggest one that has bugged me (pun intended) has to do with
>> >> macros that use .Visible to hide and show shapes. This seems to be
>> >> very
>> >> flaky in 2007. Sometimes they work just fine and sometimes the shapes
>> >> don't change state until you leave the slide show view (not very
>> >> useful
>> >> in an interactive training module). My work-around has been to change
>> >> the .Top to be somewhere off the viewable area of the slide instead of
>> >> ..Visible = msoFalse. The problem is that you then have to track where
>> >> the shape belonged to get .Top back to the right setting to replace
>> >> ..Visible = msoTrue.
>> >>
>> >> --David
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> David M. Marcovitz
>> >> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
>> >> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
>> >> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
>> >> Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
>> >> .
>> >>

Thanks David, Echo, and Steve, for replying quicky and without a lot of
jargon!!

p


"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

>
> > The training modules I put together have a lot of image motion path effects,
> > fading in/fading out, and text that must fit into precise areas (simulating
> > entering information on a form) and images overlaying other image to simulate
> > how an online form will change depending on what information is entered.
> > Timings, sizes, and positions are critical, as well as slide transitions.
> > Additionally, I have an index file created in PPT that is the "home page" for
> > each training module.
> >
> > In concerned that the proportions will be changed and there will be a LOT of
> > nudging and tugging to fix a ton of slides.
>
> I don't think that should be a problem by and large.
>
> I would certainly plan on this, though: Move from PPT 2003 format forward to 2007
> format once and once only. And once there, do not go back.
>
> You want weird, send a file back and forth between versions a few times. You got
> weird and lots of it. ;-)
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