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You receive an error message when you try to edit Organization Chart 2.0 objects that are created in earlier versions of Office
You receive a "The format is not supported" error message when you try to preview a QuickTime movie in PowerPoint
How to embed fonts in PowerPoint
How to automate PowerPoint by using Visual Basic in Office 2003, in Office XP Developer, and in Office 2000 Developer
Sample code to add the path and file name to each slide
How to determine whether you have a retail or enterprise edition of Office 2003
An animated .gif file in an Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation does not play when you view the presentation in Slide Show view
Issues that are fixed in PowerPoint 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 3
The default language changes to English (U.S.) when you type text in PowerPoint 2003
The Russian TrueType fonts turns into the Simsun font in PowerPoint 2003

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How-to articles - Conversion

How-to articles - Conversion

How to insert Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf files or parts of .pdf files in a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint
Describes how to insert an Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf file or parts of .pdf files in a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint. This article includes steps for pasting the text and graphics of a .pdf to PowerPoint in Adobe Reader version 7.x, 6.x, 5.x, and 4.x.
How to disable the prompt to download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Describes how to disable the prompt to download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for the earlier versions of Excel, of PowerPoint, and of Word to open and to save files from 2007 Office programs.
How to open and save Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 files in earlier versions of Office programs
Describes the installation requirements to open and save files that are in the Open XML Formats by using earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

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Language detection problems with Japanese KANJI characters in PowerPoint 2003 presentations
Describes a problem where five or more Japanese KANJI characters may appear as white characters in an .mhtl file that is opened in Internet Explorer. Additionally, text that is pasted into a PowerPoint 2003 presentation may appear as white characters.
Issues that are fixed in the update to the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Describes several issues that are resolved after you install the updated Office Compatibility Pack. Describes how to obtain and install the update for the Compatibility Pack.

Troubleshooting - Conversion

Troubleshooting - Conversion

Organization charts become smaller when you convert a PowerPoint 2000 presentation to PowerPoint 2002 or to PowerPoint 2003
Explains that an organization chart that was created in PowerPoint 2000 is smaller when you convert it to PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003. You can resize the organization chart before conversion or after conversion to resolve this issue.
Organization chart has opaque background after conversion from PowerPoint 2000 to PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003
When you convert an organization chart in a presentation that was created in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, the colors of the text boxes, borders, lines, and background revert to the default colors of the organization chart object. However, the background...
You receive an error message when you try to open or save a file type that was blocked by your registry policy settings in one of the 2007 Office programs or in one of the Office 2003 programs
Describes an issue that occurs when you try to open or to save a file type that has been blocked by your registry policy setting.

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