PPT98: Larger File Size When Saved in Previous Format (230611)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q230611

SUMMARY

If you save a PowerPoint 98 presentation and then save it in PowerPoint 4.0 or PowerPoint 3.0 presentation format, the PowerPoint 98 version of the file is usually smaller than the other version(s). Depending on the contents of the slides, the earlier format version may require more than five times as much disk space as the PowerPoint 98 version.

MORE INFORMATION

Many of the drawing tools in PowerPoint 98 can produce graphic effects that are not available in earlier versions of PowerPoint. When you save a PowerPoint 98 presentation in an earlier version format, PowerPoint converts the drawing objects into generic graphics objects. The generic objects require more disk space than the equivalent PowerPoint 98 drawing object.

If your presentation contains a solid background and very few graphic elements, the file size difference is much less than if it contains a lot of PowerPoint drawing objects, especially those with 3D graphics effects.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2002
Keywords:kbinfo kbinterop kbualink97 KB230611
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