Transitions and animations can definitely play differently when played on
different versions of PPT.

PPT 2002 (aka PPT XP) and 2003 offer a number of animations and transitions
that weren't available in PPT 97 and 2000.

If you need to create a presentation that will be played on older versions,
go to Tools/Options and turn off the new animation features on the Edit tab.
This will essentially put PPT into "2000 mode," so you won't be tempted to
use the new features that won't show up in older versions.

You could also create an autorun CD that would call on the PPT 2003 Viewer
to play the presentation. That would enable you to use the new animations
and transitions without worrying about what version of PPT the show computer
has. If you have PPT 2003, you can use Package for CD. If you have a
different version of PPT, see http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00037.htm

Also, you mention affecting the formatting. If you mean animations and
transitions, I've answered that above (I think). If you mean actual
formatting -- like the font changes or something, it is probably because
you've used nonstandard fonts on your presentation. See
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00076.htm for info about embedding fonts
in PPT.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"amurray" wrote in message
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A Powerpoint presentation that included slide transition formatting and
animation worked perfectly on several of our computers; however, when the
presentation was presented at the client's office, the transition and
animation did not function properly. In addition, a Visio file was
inserted
into a slide as an object, but when viewed at the client's office,
portions
of the graphic were not placed accordingly. The presentation was burned
to a
CD and used in the client's computer. We tested the CD on one of our
laptops
and had no problems. Could the version of Powerpoint affect the
formatting?
For example, we use Powerpoint 2003, but if the presentation was opened
using
an older version of Powerpoint, could that somehow change the formatting?
Or, can burning the presentation to a CD somehow affect it? Any other
suggestions?