PPT97: Error Opening File Containing Macintosh EPS

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a PowerPoint presentation that was created with PowerPoint for the Macintosh, you may receive the following error:

PowerPoint cannot translate the file.

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The Macintosh picture filter, Pictim32.dll, can only open EPS images saved in Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) version 3.0 format or later. The filter cannot open and translate images saved in EPS version 2.0 or earlier format. Because the format of EPS files varies you may not be able to open some presentations that contain EPS files.

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RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/151261/EN-US/ ) OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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kbbug kberrmsg kbfix kbgraphic kbinterop KB186878

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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