Automatic upgrades in older presentations-powerpoint 2007 and ppt

[rykkim]

I found the following statement in an online Microsoft training site but I
can't duplicate the problem. Is the scenario described below accurate?

Thanks
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You might have this experience: You open an older presentation in PowerPoint
2007, you add no PowerPoint 2007 features to it, and when you go to save it
the Compatibility Checker appears. It tells you that a PowerPoint 2007
feature won't be editable if you save in the old format.

Huh?

This happens because certain types of formatting and elements are
automatically upgraded by PowerPoint 2007 so they'll look as good as
PowerPoint can make them.

An example is WordArt. If the older presentation has WordArt in it, the
WordArt is upgraded so that it uses the latest effects, new in PowerPoint
2007. The same applies to 3D effects and shadows.

If you save a file that has been upgraded like this to the old format, it
won't be editable as a WordArt object anymore but will be converted to a
picture. Like the graphic in the earlier example, though, if the WordArt is
untouched in the older version of PowerPoint, it's fully intact for editing
when the file is reopened in PowerPoint 2007

 

[Echo S]

Wow, I was thinking that might explain what is going on with another
poster's files, but, like you, I cannot duplicate this. In addition, I have
not been able to make the shadows trigger compatibility issues. 3D effects
will, but that would be 3D effects added in 2007, as far as I can tell.

I'll see if I can find anything else out.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Wow, I was thinking that might explain what is going on with another
poster's files, but, like you, I cannot duplicate this. In addition, I have
not been able to make the shadows trigger compatibility issues. 3D effects
will, but that would be 3D effects added in 2007, as far as I can tell.

FWIW, ditto that.

Even opening the 2003 presentation, saving as 2007/PPTx, then backsaving again
to 97-2003 format didn't trigger warnings for a slide with shape shadow, 3d and
word art.

Think it might apply to *specific* varieties of 3d/wordart/etc?

 

[Echo S]

FWIW, ditto that.

Even opening the 2003 presentation, saving as 2007/PPTx, then backsaving
again
to 97-2003 format didn't trigger warnings for a slide with shape shadow,
3d and
word art.

Think it might apply to *specific* varieties of 3d/wordart/etc?

I was kind of wondering that, but I couldn't find a WordArt that caused it.
I admit I didn't try them all, although I did try a few that would seem to
be likely culprits...but they weren't. :-( Good thought, though!