PowerPoint2007

Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some of
the neat new features? What was left out that should have been included?

The biggest problem is that for some reason it does not use the new equation
editor. Word 2007 includes it so it is strange that Powerpoint 2007 does
not. Even worse, equations created in older version of Powerpoint do not
work correctly. They have to be manually recreated.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

The new equation editor is dedicated to Word 2007. PPT doesn't have it,
because it's integrated into Word and not a separate program like the
previous equation editor. Maybe the next version of PPT will get it? Of
course, you can make your equation in Word and paste it into PPT.
Which beta version are you using? The release version of PowerPoint 2007
does NOT have that problem with old equations anymore.

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"Neal Stoughton" wrote in message
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The biggest problem is that for some reason it does not use the new equation
editor. Word 2007 includes it so it is strange that Powerpoint 2007 does
not. Even worse, equations created in older version of Powerpoint do not
work correctly. They have to be manually recreated.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

Echo has a pretty good summary:
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm

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"Bobby Z" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some of
the neat new features? What was left out that should have been included?

I am using the RTM version and I am having horrible problems with equations
created originally using one of the Powerpoint versions in the 1990s. They
look cut off so that not all of the equation shows. When I double click to
edit I can see the equation is right. But then closing the equation editor
the equation box closes down to microscopic size and there is only a
fragment of the equation visible. I have tried to copy the equation and
paste, but that doesnt work either. Its a serious problem because I cannot
show any of my older presentations.

It seems to work with equations created in Powerpoint 2003, however.

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
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The new equation editor is dedicated to Word 2007. PPT doesn't have it,
because it's integrated into Word and not a separate program like the
previous equation editor. Maybe the next version of PPT will get it? Of
course, you can make your equation in Word and paste it into PPT.
Which beta version are you using? The release version of PowerPoint 2007
does NOT have that problem with old equations anymore.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
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Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
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"Neal Stoughton" wrote in message
:

The biggest problem is that for some reason it does not use the new
equation
editor. Word 2007 includes it so it is strange that Powerpoint 2007 does
not. Even worse, equations created in older version of Powerpoint do not
work correctly. They have to be manually recreated.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are
some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

neat new features?

A preview of the goodies you can expect with the new version of powerpoint
2007
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpoint-2007.htm

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...


"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

In article , Neal Stoughton wrote:
I am using the RTM version and I am having horrible problems with equations
created originally using one of the Powerpoint versions in the 1990s. They
look cut off so that not all of the equation shows. When I double click to
edit I can see the equation is right. But then closing the equation editor
the equation box closes down to microscopic size and there is only a
fragment of the equation visible. I have tried to copy the equation and
paste, but that doesnt work either. Its a serious problem because I cannot
show any of my older presentations.

I found a workaround for this in an earlier beta version; it involves copying
the equation to the clipboard then pasting back in, I think it was, EMF format.
I don't remember the specific, but in the spirit of "Those who don't remember
the past are condemned to repeat it" I'd be happy to have another go at it if
you'd like to email me an example file. One or two slides is plenty; pop the
text from this message into the body of the email, attach the PPT and email to
steve at-sign pptools dot com


It seems to work with equations created in Powerpoint 2003, however.

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
...
The new equation editor is dedicated to Word 2007. PPT doesn't have it,
because it's integrated into Word and not a separate program like the
previous equation editor. Maybe the next version of PPT will get it? Of
course, you can make your equation in Word and paste it into PPT.
Which beta version are you using? The release version of PowerPoint 2007
does NOT have that problem with old equations anymore.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
http://pschmid.net
***
Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/09/18/43
***
Customize Office 2007: http://pschmid.net/office2007/customize
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"Neal Stoughton" wrote in message
:

The biggest problem is that for some reason it does not use the new
equation
editor. Word 2007 includes it so it is strange that Powerpoint 2007 does
not. Even worse, equations created in older version of Powerpoint do not
work correctly. They have to be manually recreated.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are
some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?




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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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So far I'm getting slow performance for slides with by-word or by-letter
animation. It's like my computer is chocking for more power. No such problem
with PowerPoint 2003.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

Try reducing your hardware acceleration.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
--------------
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Office 2007 RTM Issues: http://pschmid.net/blog/2006/11/13/80
Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
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"Programatix" wrote in message
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So far I'm getting slow performance for slides with by-word or by-letter
animation. It's like my computer is chocking for more power. No such problem
with PowerPoint 2003.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?

No changes at all. To explain further, this is what happened:
1) The slide shows up
2) Performance very slow. Everything moves is slow motion
3) After a few seconds (10 seconds or more, depending on the length of the
paragraph), everything goes back to normal.

Tried creating a new presentation on another computer. Same problem. One is
using ATI Radeon 9700 and another one is ATI Radeon X1300.

Thanks.

"Patrick Schmid [MVP]" wrote in message
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Try reducing your hardware acceleration.

Patrick Schmid [OneNote MVP]
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Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR):
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"Programatix" wrote in message
:

So far I'm getting slow performance for slides with by-word or by-letter
animation. It's like my computer is chocking for more power. No such
problem
with PowerPoint 2003.

"Bobby Z" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have any information on PPT2007? Pros & Cons. What are
some
of the neat new features? What was left out that should have been
included?