CMYK in PowerPoint 2007?

[Guest]

Does anyone know if there will there be support for CMYK in PowerPoint 2007?
I'm working with beta 2 and do not see this as of yet.

Thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Does anyone know if there will there be support for CMYK in PowerPoint 2007?
I'm working with beta 2 and do not see this as of yet.

If you're working with the beta, you know as much as anyone here other than the
softies and others who're sworn to secrecy.

Seems unlikely that a major change like that would put in an appearance this
late in the game if it hasn't already, though.

 

[Ute Simon]

Isn't color management an issue on operating system level? And neither
Windows 2000 nor XP can handle CMYK on a PC. I haven't heard of any change
in this direction with Vista.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Bill Dilworth]

I would also guess that since PowerPoint is still a presentation (primarily)
software, the emphasis would stay on screen color -- RGB.

However, since you will be printing the slide image (why else would you need
CMYK?), why not choose one of the Save As... image types that can then be
converted to CMYK formats via one of the Adobe or Corel products?

Yes, I know it would be nice if every program exported to every format, but
I would expect one of MS's print programs (such as Publisher or Word) to
embrace CMYK before I would expect a display program (such as PowerPoint).


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[Steve Rindsberg]

Isn't color management an issue on operating system level?

It can be, but doesn't have to be. And even if it's at the OS level,
applications can use it or not. And even if they use it, that doesn't
necessarily mean that they're able to use CMYK color.

Conversely, applications can use CMYK color w/o color management in place.
CorelDraw, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop and the lot have allowed CMYK color
since the bad ol' days of Windows 3.x

So while CMYK and color management may hold hands, they're not really connected
anatomically. ;-)

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Yes, I know it would be nice if every program exported to every format, but

I would expect one of MS's print programs (such as Publisher or Word) to
embrace CMYK before I would expect a display program (such as PowerPoint).

That's a little like placing bets on last year's Kentucky Derby.

Publisher's supported CMYK for several versions, ISTR. ;-)

Poke at the object browser and look at msoColorType