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I just discovered that PowerPoint for Windows cannot display some images of a PowerPoint for Mac OS X file. Instead of displaying the image, a message reading 'Need QuickTime and Tiff converter' is shown in its place. PowerPoint users of all versions can learn to Put an Image in a Star and also how to quickly add em dashes easily. PowerPoint 2016 for Windows can explore Text Alignment in PowerPoint, and PowerPoint 2016 for Mac users will learn how to Merge Shapes with Pictures, and also how to Rotate Shapes. When Mac users opened PowerPoint and recent presentation on Mac, the presentation did not appear on the right place. It went to Mission control. Drag and drop the Window did not fix this issue.
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Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
Hmmm.. I had this error, but it wasn't really related to templates nor dropping image files onto placeholder boxes. So, I'm not quite sure that's the cause of the problem.
I found that if I used the compatibility report and fixed the compatibility errors, I didn't have problems opening a Mac PowerPoint file on a Windows machine.
I found that if I used the compatibility report and fixed the compatibility errors, I didn't have problems opening a Mac PowerPoint file on a Windows machine.
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
This problem is really a serious concern when you are on a Windows machine and receive these files and need to be able to edit or view the document. Instead of bothering the sending party with the problem, there is a fix that works pretty well.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00534.htm
You'll still need to use the Mac version of Powerpoint, it simply doesn't work on the PC. Paste the script into the vbscript editor within powerpoint.
Note that you'll have to change
sPath = 'Machintosh HD:'
to reflect the name of your Mac hard drive and to add any subfolders.
This works by saving the Tiff files out as png files and reimporting them into powerpoint, keeping the same positioning and size data. Most of the time it 'just works'. I've had one instance where it didn't. On that occasion I saved the presentation for the web from the Mac, and manually brought over the JPGs.
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00534.htm
You'll still need to use the Mac version of Powerpoint, it simply doesn't work on the PC. Paste the script into the vbscript editor within powerpoint.
Note that you'll have to change
sPath = 'Machintosh HD:'
to reflect the name of your Mac hard drive and to add any subfolders.
This works by saving the Tiff files out as png files and reimporting them into powerpoint, keeping the same positioning and size data. Most of the time it 'just works'. I've had one instance where it didn't. On that occasion I saved the presentation for the web from the Mac, and manually brought over the JPGs.
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
As was pointed out in the link in the post above. Any time you copy and paste graphics into Powerpoint you will get this problem. Doing a copy and paste still uses the old conversion to PICT type graphics.
That is usually the most common problem users have with that error on a Windows system.
That is usually the most common problem users have with that error on a Windows system.
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
I've run into this too. De-scratching the image in advance also works to convert the image into something Windows can see.
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
For me, this problem occurs when I am inserting an image with cut/paste. If I use the Import menu, the Windows users have no problems seeing the images.
Probably the issue has to do with the way OS X is working with images from the Clipboard. Maybe they are being rendered by Quick time?
Probably the issue has to do with the way OS X is working with images from the Clipboard. Maybe they are being rendered by Quick time?
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
I agree with your post. In my experience, cut & paste leads to problems where as inserting a graphic from a file does not.
Something else I've noticed, the Mac version of PowerPoint has more slide build and transition features. One I use a lot on the Mac is the ability to apply an effect on 'exiting' a slide. The WinDOS version can't cope with this and I end up having to create multiple slides and remove objects the hard way..
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JG
Something else I've noticed, the Mac version of PowerPoint has more slide build and transition features. One I use a lot on the Mac is the ability to apply an effect on 'exiting' a slide. The WinDOS version can't cope with this and I end up having to create multiple slides and remove objects the hard way..
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JG
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
From my experience its definitely a cut and paste problem. So usually I drag the pictures onto the slide (from iphoto). However, I just tested it again, when I drag them onto that placeholder box in the template, the picture file is converted to a pict. file which can't be seen on windows.
So, I ende up using keynote and exporting to a powerpoint file (Where I sometimes get editable files and sometimes non-editable power point files, no clue why).
t.
So, I ende up using keynote and exporting to a powerpoint file (Where I sometimes get editable files and sometimes non-editable power point files, no clue why).
t.
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
Thorsten..
You're correct.. but the real solution is to use Insert> Picture> From File..> and then choose the file. Works 100% of the time.
smiles,
Jamie
You're correct.. but the real solution is to use Insert> Picture> From File..> and then choose the file. Works 100% of the time.
smiles,
Jamie
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
this is a common problem if you do copy/paste. What seems to help is save the copied item to a file (depends from which application, save as (png, tiff etc) or use 'Grab' for a screen shot etc) and then import the file in Powerpoint. There are still many incompatibilities between Powerpoint Mac and Windows and for every single presentation (everybody in our group has Macs but it seems all scientific meetings use PCs for presentation purposes) we check all slides on a PC ( and there are even some differences on Windows computers (depending if some fonts are available or not)!
Avoid a Windows image error in PowerPoint presentations
This (and all other 'red X') problems with ppt can be avoided by inserting graphics using Insert: Picture: From File..
Use a graphic file format that is multi-platform (gif, tif, pdf, etc.)
Do not Drag & Drop.
Use a graphic file format that is multi-platform (gif, tif, pdf, etc.)
Do not Drag & Drop.
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As I use PowerPoint 2016 for Mac, the word that keeps popping into my head is pleasant. Nearly everything about the massive visual overhaul from the previous version (PowerPoint 2011 for Mac ) seems clearer, friendlier, and more modern. It feels more like Apple’s Keynote, which I mean as a compliment.
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The feature changes are mostly minor and subtle yet useful. Even so, PowerPoint 2016 for Mac still lags behind its Windows counterpart—and it also lost a few interesting features that were present in PowerPoint 2011.
New and improved
The most obvious change is a nicely redesigned ribbon, which is now nearly identical to the ones in PowerPoint for Windows and PowerPoint Online. If you knew where everything was in PowerPoint 2011, prepare for a bit of relearning. Almost every ribbon control is still there, but many have been moved, renamed, and given new icons. The erstwhile Themes tab is now called Design; Tables, Charts, and SmartArt (among other features) have been subsumed under a new Insert tab, and a number of tabs (such as Picture Format and Table Design) appear only when the appropriate object type is selected.
The entire toolbar is gone, with only four vestigial icons (for File, Save, Undo, and Repeat) next to the Close, Minimize, and Zoom controls. Although most toolbar icons have been relocated onto one of the ribbon tabs (and also have corresponding menu commands), you can no longer create a customized set of icons for your most common tasks.
A new sidebar (much like Keynote’s Inspector) appears on the right side of the window when you invoke certain features, such as the Animation pane (which lists all the animations on your slide), the Format Pane (for editing the attributes of shapes, graphics, and other objects—including such previously hard-to-reach settings such as 3D Format and 3D Rotation), and Comments. Each pane gets its own tab, and you can tear off any tab to make it a floating palette. I like the way this context-sensitive interface consolidation (along with the streamlined ribbon) reduces screen clutter.
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When you open PowerPoint 2016, you’re presented with 24 brand-new themes. Although that’s less than half the number of themes in PowerPoint 2011, there’s a new twist: each theme has numerous variants. With one click, you can select a different combination of color palettes, fonts, and background styles for your current theme (but with the same overall design); or you can apply those attributes individually. Although the theme chooser displays no templates (basically fill-in-the-blanks presentations, each with its own theme), you can type a keyword in the Search All Templates field at the top to display matching templates, which you can then download with two clicks.
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Another noteworthy improvement is better integration with OneDrive and Office 365. Presentations are now saved to your OneDrive by default, and if you want to use OneDrive for storing and syncing your data, it couldn’t be easier. Unfortunately, unlike PowerPoint for iOS, the Mac version doesn’t have native support for Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or other cloud storage services (although you can manually save a file to any folder on your Mac, including Dropbox and iCloud Drive). Sharing presentations (with or without editing privileges) is much simpler now too, and even someone without a copy of PowerPoint can view and edit your shared presentation in PowerPoint Online. And people collaborating on a presentation will appreciate the new threaded comments feature.
Other minor new features include a more flexible presenter view, better conflict resolution (for when multiple people make changes to a slide at the same time), and a dozen or so new transitions (matching those in the Windows version).
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Gone but not forgotten
A number of features disappeared, too. The Help mentions only one of these: you can no longer save a presentation as a movie (you can work around this by using screen-recording software such as ScreenFlow). In addition, you can broadcast your slides live using the PowerPoint Broadcast Service, compare two versions of a presentation, or use the Scrapbook to store and reuse text and graphics snippets.
Macworld’s review of PowerPoint 2011 lamented the absence of features found in the Windows version, such as the capability to adjust the starting and ending points of movies, sounds that play in the background across slides, and an advanced timeline for editing a slide’s animations in a graphical format. Those features are still absent in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac. Other Windows-only features are embedding YouTube videos; trimming, bookmarking, and fading audio; customizable keyboard shortcuts; animation triggers (animating an object when you click it); inserting online pictures from within PowerPoint; and embedding fonts in your presentation (for proper display on computers without the same fonts).
Bottom line
For Mac users, the more apt question is how PowerPoint stacks up against Apple’s free Keynote app. When I reviewed Keynote 6.0, I complained about features that had been lost in its most recent overhaul; since then (it’s now up to version 6.5.3), some of those features have been restored, and its reliability has improved. I now consider the two apps equivalent in usability, overall power, and likability.
However, each has features the other lacks, so your choice will depend on which features are most important to you (and which ecosystem—OneDrive/Office 365 or iCloud/iWork—you feel most comfortable in). For example, PowerPoint has nothing like Keynote’s signature Magic Move transition, its tables lack Keynote’s extensive spreadsheet capabilities, and Keynote (still) lets you trim audio and video and save your presentation as a movie. On the other hand, PowerPoint offers easier and more flexible path animation, the fabulously useful Arrange > Reorder Overlapping Objects command (for a 3D view of all the objects on a slide), and the option to play presentations in a separate window (which is especially useful when giving remote presentations using an app such as Skype).
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PowerPoint 2016 for Mac is, as I say, pleasant to use, not to mention powerful. If it had feature parity with the Windows version, Dropbox and iCloud support, and a Magic Move-like transition, it would be nearly perfect—and I’d love to see that happen.
Editor's note: Updated one 8/3/15 to correct information about the ability to export presentations as a series of graphics.
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 for Mac
PowerPoint for Mac 2016 is powerful and pleasant to use. Whether you should use it over Keynote depends on the features you need.Pros
- Modern, friendly user interface
- Improved ribbon layout
- Theme variants
- OneDrive/Office 365 integration
Cons
- No customizable toolbar
- No Compare feature
- Can't save as a movie or series of graphics
- Fewer features than Windows version