The following features are affected when you open a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 presentation in PowerPoint 2000 or PowerPoint 97, or save a PowerPoint 2002 presentation to the PowerPoint 97-2002 & 95 format; or save a PowerPoint 2002 presentation to the PowerPoint 95 format:
PowerPoint 2002 feature |
In PowerPoint 2000 |
Password protection |
Presentations with passwords do not open. |
Multiple masters |
Editing and saving may result in loss of multiple
masters.
Note: Fully compatible in PowerPoint 2000 SR1. |
Animation effects |
Animations either converted to PowerPoint 2000 effect or object appears on page
without animation. |
Picture rotation |
Windows metafiles do not appear rotated.
Bitmaps change to nearest 90-degree rotation. |
Transparency on a solid fill |
Appears less smooth. |
Transparency on a fill effect |
Fill appears opaque. |
Transparency on a line |
Line appears opaque. |
Contrast and brightness adjustments on picture fills |
The picture will appear without adjustments. |
Fill rotates with shape |
Fills do not appear rotated. |
Anti-aliasing |
Not supported; text and graphics appear less smooth. |
Comments |
Not visible. |
Diagrams |
Converted to a group of shapes. |
PowerPoint 2002 feature |
In PowerPoint 97 |
Picture rotation |
Windows metafiles do not appear rotated.
Bitmaps change to nearest 90-degree rotation. |
Transparency on a solid fill |
Appears less smooth. |
Transparency on a fill effect |
Fill appears opaque. |
Transparency on a line |
Line appears opaque. |
Change contrast and brightness on picture fills |
Not supported. |
Fill rotates with shape |
Fills do not appear rotated. |
Anti-aliasing |
Not supported; text and graphics appear less smooth. |
Automatically numbered lists |
Appear as bulleted lists. |
Picture bullets |
Appear as regular bullets. |
Animated GIF
support |
First frame appears as a static image. |
PowerPoint 2002 feature |
In PowerPoint 95 format |
Password protection |
Presentations with passwords do not open. |
Multiple masters |
Editing and saving may result in loss of multiple
masters. |
Animated chart elements |
Appear as static chart objects that can be edited in Microsoft Graph. |
Custom shows |
Slides appear in presentation, but Custom Show feature doesn't work. |
Animation effects |
Animations either converted to PowerPoint 95 effect or object appears on page
without animation. |
Native format movies and sounds |
Converted to Media Player objects. |
Diagrams |
Converted to metafiles. |
Native tables |
Converted to a group of shapes. |
Play options for CD tracking and movie looping |
Ignored. |
Voice narration |
Sound not recognized as narration and not synchronized to audio. Instead, Media Player plays sound as
WAV
file. |
Document collaboration |
Tracking and merging changes not supported. |
PowerPoint 2002 feature |
In PowerPoint 95 format |
Picture rotation |
Windows metafiles do not appear rotated.
Bitmaps change to nearest 90-degree rotation. |
Change contrast and brightness on pictures |
Not supported. |
Fill rotates with shape |
Fills do not appear rotated. |
Anti-aliasing |
Not supported; text and graphics appear less smooth. |
3-D effects |
Converted to pictures. |
Animated GIF
support |
First frame appears as static image. |
Automatically numbered lists |
Appear as bulleted lists. |
AutoShapes |
Converted to freeform shape; if no matching shape exists, converted to picture. |
Connectors |
Converted to freeform lines; automatic connecting behavior is lost. |
Curves |
Approximated with connected straight line segments. |
Picture bullets |
Appear as regular bullets. |
Transparency on a solid fill |
Appears less smooth. |
Transparency on a gradient fill |
Appears as a transparent fill without gradient. |
Transparency on a line |
Line appears opaque. |
Joins and endcaps of lines |
Appear as mitered joins on AutoShapes, and round joins and endcaps on freeform shapes. |
Linked or embedded objects |
Brightness, contrast, and color transformation settings are lost. |
WordArt
drawing objects |
Converted to picture objects. |
Picture fills |
Converted to picture objects. |
Picture fills on shapes |
Converted to picture objects with solid fill in which last foreground color is applied to object. |
Shadows, engraved |
Appear as embossed shadow effects. |
Shadows, perspective |
Converted to shapes or pictures and grouped with shape casting the shadow. |
Shapes or arcs with attached text |
Converted to freeform shapes, arcs, or text boxes. |
Thick compound lines |
Converted to picture objects. |