PowerPoint 2003 Solution Center

Graphics

How to convert a Corel presentation to PowerPoint 2007 format or to PowerPoint 2003 format
Discusses how to convert a Corel presentation slide to a .jpeg graphic. You can insert the graphic from the Corel presentation slide into a PowerPoint 2007 presentation or a PowerPoint 2003 presentation.
How to change the resolution of a slide that you export as a picture in PowerPoint
Describes how to export slides as pictures from PowerPoint with a different resolution dots-per-inch (the dpi settings). Requires that you add a new registry value to the registry to enable this functionality.
Description of the guidelines for selecting the appropriate picture format in an Office program
Lists different picture file formats, including advantages and disadvantages, that you can insert into Office programs. Explains how to select the appropriate format, resolution, and color depth for your pictures.

In PowerPoint 2003, when you try to open a presentation file was created in an earlier version of PowerPoint, the presentation file does not open, or the presentation file opens slower than you expect
Describes a problem that is caused by large .wmf files in a presentation file that was created in an earlier version of PowerPoint. Provides information about a hotfix that resolves the problem.
Description of the Microsoft Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 4, 2005
Describes the Microsoft Office 2003 issues that are fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated March 4, 2005.
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.

In Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, a white background or white area in a graphic may appear as off-white, but the background or white area of the graphic prints as light gray
Describes an issue that occurs in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. A white background or white area in a graphic may appear as off-white, but the background or white area in the graphic prints as light gray.
Graphics are displayed as a red X in a PowerPoint presentation
Explains that one or more of the graphics may be replaced by a red X when you open a PowerPoint presentation. The article discusses how to recover the picture. If the picture cannot be recovered, you must reimport the picture from its source.
You receive a "Windows cannot print" error message when you print a large presentation in PowerPoint
Describes how you receive a "Windows cannot print due to a problem with the current printer setup" error message when you print a presentation with large graphics in PowerPoint. To resolve this behavior, you can reduce the size of the graphics.