PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
Frequently Asked Questions

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General Questions about PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

 Does PowerPoint allow me to password protect my files?

Why does my build not animate while a movie object is being played?

Why is the MIDI file in my presentation "unavailable for playback"?

When I open the Save, Save As, or Open dialog box, why does PowerPoint default to a folder other than the one I selected in the Preferences dialog box?

Why do the transitions in a file converted from PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 not work?

Can I save animations when I save a presentation in HTML format?

What features will I lose when I save a presentation in HTML format?

Does PowerPoint Viewer ship with PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition?

Why do I receive a macro warning when I click a hyperlink to another location or object?


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Printing with PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

 Why do the printed colors not match the colors of my display?

Why is the white text from a white text on black fill object not printing?

How do I speed up printing?

What can I do so that my DeskWriter or StyleWriter printer print faster?

Why does PowerPoint start numbering handouts at 1 when I print a range of handouts?

Why are some objects on my slide printed in black and white when I am printing to a color printer?

Why are the gradients on my slide not printed?

Why is an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file not created when I use the print to file feature?

Why are slide images not printed on handout pages?

Why are Organization Chart and Graph objects printed in solid black?

Why can I not print the first slide in my presentation?


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Troubleshooting Issues with PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

 How can I troubleshoot a damaged or corrupted presentation?

Why can I not save my presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format?

Why does PowerPoint take a long time to open some presentations?

Why do I get an error message in the status bar and PowerPoint stops responding when I attempt to start PowerPoint?

Why do movie files not play in my presentation?

Why do I receive memory error messages when I work with PowerPoint?


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Saving in PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh Format

 Why do some of my fills or patterns change when I save a presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format?

Why does a text box shift or move on a slide when I save the file in PowerPoint 4.0 format?

Why is a slide image on a Notes Page resized or its position shifted when I save a file in PowerPoint 4.0 format?

Why is a texture fill lost when I save my file in PowerPoint 4.0 format?

Why does embossed text appear as normal text in a converted presentation?

Why can I not save a file in PowerPoint 4.0 or 3.0 format?

Why do invalid date formats appear in the date fields in my presentation?

Why do I receive an error 452 when I attempt to save a PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition file in PowerPoint 3.0 format?


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Programming with PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

 How do I get started with Visual Basic for Applications?

If I add a macro to a template, can I use that macro in my presentation?

Where can I find Visual Basic for Applications programming resources?

How do I create a PowerPoint 98 add-in?

Why can I not save a presentation as HTML using Visual Basic code?

How do I write a macro that prints all open presentations?

How do I write a macro that copies all slides from one presentation to another presentation?

How can I batch convert several presentations in PowerPoint 98?


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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, February 13, 2001