We do a lot of work with images that we've hit with the "set transparent
color tool."

However, when you used the crop tool on such an image, and the newly set
edge of the image is over the transparent color, it leaves a greyish white
line over the transparent color.

I know I can paste special as a png, but we use the crop tool to retain the
rest of the image in case we need it later.

What's the deal? I'm referring, of course, to PPT 2007. This didn't happen
in 2003.

2 Bonus questions not worth their own posts:
1. Is there a way to move the customizable toolbar from below the ribbon to
somewhere else?
2. Is there a way to permanently turn off the default "compress images on
save"?

There's a registry hack, though.

PowerPoint 2007 makes pictures blurry, loses GIF animation
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00862.htm

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"Steve Rindsberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <AD45D28E-B31D-428D-84ED-(E-Mail Removed)>, Tony
> wrote:
>> We do a lot of work with images that we've hit with the "set transparent
>> color tool."
>>
>> However, when you used the crop tool on such an image, and the newly set
>> edge of the image is over the transparent color, it leaves a greyish
>> white
>> line over the transparent color.
>
> The transparency tool seems to apply transparency to an image in memory
> AFTER
> the image has been antialiased (read: blurred). This means that even if
> the
> original image had been on a pure white b/g. the antialiased version has a
> bit
> of a blurred fringe where the "live" part of the image meets the b/g.
> Result:
> when the remaining white pixels are made xparent, the blurred fringe stays
> visible. Naughty PPT. BAD little monkey!
>
>> I know I can paste special as a png, but we use the crop tool to retain
>> the
>> rest of the image in case we need it later.
>
> Paste as PNG but keep a copy of the original off the slide and shrunk down
> small, in case it's needed later perhaps?
>
>> 2 Bonus questions not worth their own posts:
>> 1. Is there a way to move the customizable toolbar from below the ribbon
>> to
>> somewhere else?
>
> Nope. Sorry ...
>
>> 2. Is there a way to permanently turn off the default "compress images on
>> save"?
>
> Not that I've been able to work out. HORRIBLE default.
>
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