PowerPoint Conversion Resource Center

General Conversion Information

• What file formats does PowerPoint 2000 support?
• Why do I receive the error message, "PowerPoint was unable to export all slides"?
• What happened to the Export to CD-ROM Wizard?
• What graphics formats are supported by PowerPoint 2000?
• What file formats are supported by the Import Data command when using Microsoft Graph?
• Why am I receiving an "errors during load" message importing a form into Microsoft Visual Basic Editor?
• Does PowerPoint support importing an EPS graphic with a clipping path?
• Can I create an EPS file using the Windows NT Postscript Driver?
• Why am I receiving the error message: "You cannot import this type of clip here"?
• When I insert clip art, why do I receive a "Server Busy" error and my Office 2000 program stops responding?
• How can I programmatically export a PowerPoint slide as a graphic?
• When exporting slides, why do I receive the "PowerPoint can't save files of this type..." error message?
• Why are embedded graphs losing display units?
• Why am I receiving the "Sorry the Slide has too many objects to perform..." error?
• Where can I find information about Pantone color conversion?

Converting to or from Earlier Versions of PowerPoint

• Where can I find general information about upgrading to PowerPoint 2000?
• How do I open PowerPoint 2000 files in earlier versions of PowerPoint?
• Why is my fill lost when I save my file to PowerPoint 4.0 format?
• Why is slide branching lost when I save a file in an earlier version of PowerPoint?
• Why does the size of my file grow when I save it in a previous version format?
• What happens to embedded fonts when I open a PowerPoint 4.0/7.0 file?
• What happens to the size of a drawing object created in an earlier version of PowerPoint when I open the file in PowerPoint 2000?

Converting to or from Other Microsoft Programs

• Can I play movies from PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition files imported into PowerPoint 2000?
• Why am I receiving an error when trying to open a Word document by using the Slides from Outline command on the Insert menu?
• How do I import a Word for Windows document into PowerPoint 2000?
• What happens to animated GIF images when I drag the image from Word to PowerPoint?

Converting to or from HTML

• Why am I receiving a message indicating "Data is corrupt (c:\<'path>\pres.xml)"?
• Why am I receiving HTML import errors when I insert a slide from a file?
• Why can I not view a PowerPoint Web page using Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 3.0?
• Why can I not view a linked picture in a Web browser?
• Why do my Web pages have frames?

Converting to or from Third-Party Programs

• How can I use Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 files in PowerPoint?
• How can I use Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 files in PowerPoint?
• How do I add a Shockwave Flash Control to a PowerPoint slide?
• Can I use Apple QuickTime movies in PowerPoint 2000?
• How do I use Harvard Graphics for Windows slides in PowerPoint 2000?
• How do I use Corel Presentations 9 files in PowerPoint 2000?