When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in a Web browser, it may not appear the same as when you preview it in PowerPoint.

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This behavior occurs if both of the following conditions are true:

•	You publish the PowerPoint presentation as a Web page.
•	In the Publish as Web Page dialog box, you click the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, Netscape Navigator 3.0, or later option under Browser support.

When you publish a presentation as a Web page with support for earlier browsers, many of the advanced features of PowerPoint are removed.

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To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

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Method 1: Do not use advanced features

When you publish a PowerPoint presentation as a Web page that supports earlier Web browsers, incorporate fewer advanced features into the presentation. Many of the earlier browsers do not support features such as fading or charts and tables.

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Method 2: Publish the Web page to support newer browsers

When you publish the presentation, click the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later (high fidelity) option in the Publish as Web Page dialog box.

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When you publish a presentation as a Web page and click Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0, Netscape Navigator 3.0, or later in the Publish as Web Page dialog box, you may notice some of the following behaviors when you view the presentation in a Web browser.

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In Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0

•	Colors are missing.
•	Backgrounds are missing.
•	Objects are missing or incorrectly placed.
•	Text is resized.
•	Tables are missing or changed.
•	Charts are missing or changed.

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In Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

•	Some items are missing. For example, a fading grid background has no grid.
•	Overall quality is diminished.

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