PowerPoint Mac should convert Windows metafile objects to pictures

[Guest]

I have been frustrated, like many others, at the sometimes endless stream of
"converting metafile" alert boxes when viewing a PowerPoint for Windows file
in PowerPoint for Mac.

I found a website that gave a workaround, but it isn't an easy one: one has
to select each offending graphic and Ungroup it successively until it will
not let you Ungroup any more, then Regroup. If I understood correctly, this
process takes the Windows Metafile out of the OLE object and convert it to a
PowerPoint graphic.

The biggest problem with this apprach is that every single OLE object needs
to be individually selected, Ungrouped, and Regrouped for this to work. In
my experience this can be hundreds of objects in a single presentation.
PowerPoint Mac should either get a lot better at converting and displaying
Windows Metafiles out of OLE objects, or should include a bulk
OLE-object-to-PowerPoint-graphic converter tool.

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[Steve Rindsberg]

I have been frustrated, like many others, at the sometimes endless stream of
"converting metafile" alert boxes when viewing a PowerPoint for Windows file
in PowerPoint for Mac.

I found a website that gave a workaround, but it isn't an easy one: one has
to select each offending graphic and Ungroup it successively until it will
not let you Ungroup any more, then Regroup. If I understood correctly, this
process takes the Windows Metafile out of the OLE object and convert it to a
PowerPoint graphic.

Usually ungrouping the regrouping once is enough.

Give the macro here a go:

Convert all OLE objects to grouped MSDraw objects
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00747.htm

You'll need to run this on a PC before turning the PPT over to Mac users.