Conversion of 2003 slide shape tags to 2007

[Guest]

We have used shape tags (not smart tags) to hold information used by VBA
macros in a PowerPoint add-in. These tags are recognized and used in macros
run in pre-2007 versions of PowerPoint. However, PP 2007 does not recognize
tags on a Microsoft Graph shape. How can we get PP 2007 to see these tags?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

We have used shape tags (not smart tags) to hold information used by VBA
macros in a PowerPoint add-in. These tags are recognized and used in macros
run in pre-2007 versions of PowerPoint. However, PP 2007 does not recognize
tags on a Microsoft Graph shape. How can we get PP 2007 to see these tags?

I was able to replicated this here quite easily. Looks to be a fairly large
goof up. I've reported it, but other than that, I don't know anything else to
do.

If it's IMPERATIVE that your code work with PPT 2007 immediately, you might
have to resort to some awful kluge like adding a normal PPT shape to carry the
tags, making it invisible and grouping it with your MSGraph charts. Blechh.

Or possibly apply the tag to the slide and/or presentation objects? Not much
better.

Oh, and I did some other testing; PPT 2003 diagrams and MS Equation objects
will lose their tags also. I'm guessing others will as well. Tables seem ok
though.

 

[Guest]

I was able to replicated this here quite easily. Looks to be a fairly large
goof up. I've reported it, but other than that, I don't know anything else to
do.

If it's IMPERATIVE that your code work with PPT 2007 immediately, you might
have to resort to some awful kluge like adding a normal PPT shape to carry the
tags, making it invisible and grouping it with your MSGraph charts. Blechh.

Or possibly apply the tag to the slide and/or presentation objects? Not much
better.

Oh, and I did some other testing; PPT 2003 diagrams and MS Equation objects
will lose their tags also. I'm guessing others will as well. Tables seem ok
though.



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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Yeah. BIG BLUNDER!! Our clients will not be able to move all their
presentations to 2007. We can write a VBA macro that can move the contents
of the tags to another shape. However, that macro will have to be run on a
pre-2007 version in order to see the graph shape tags to move them. Can you
imagine. A customer will have to run conversions to 2007 using an older
version of PP before they install and use 2007. Since this is such a huge
issue for our company, can Microsoft escalate this to a hot fix level?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Yeah. BIG BLUNDER!! Our clients will not be able to move all their
presentations to 2007. We can write a VBA macro that can move the contents
of the tags to another shape. However, that macro will have to be run on a
pre-2007 version in order to see the graph shape tags to move them. Can you
imagine.

I use tags extensively in some of our addins. I can imagine all too well, but

A customer will have to run conversions to 2007 using an older
version of PP before they install and use 2007. Since this is such a huge
issue for our company, can Microsoft escalate this to a hot fix level?

Bear in mind that this is strictly a user to user support group. We're not MS
employees. You may have to call Product Support to see what they can do about
escalating the issue. I *have* asked about this and found that it's a known issue,
but there's no way for me to know when it'll get fixed.