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    mac powerpoint transitions not recognized on windows PP, any ideas??

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by beige, May 5, 2010.

  1. beige

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    So , i did my presentation on my mac , copied it to my HP to use the HDMI , went to university to do my presentation and BAM , mac powerpoint slide transitions not working on powerpoint for window :S , what the heck so i am stuck with no transitions between slides , any ideas how could i steal/get/download mac powerpoint transitions to make them work on windows , i really like the cube effect on the mac side :D, thanks
     
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    download the new office 2011 beta. I believe it will be compatible because it has the same layout as office 2007 and 2010...i need to try out the compatibility. Office mac 2011 beta 2 for mac is very nice. It includes msn 8 beta which i've tried and have voice called several friends since last week.
     
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    do u think the beta worth it ??, i work on office i don't want my work getting messed up cause of a bug , how long did u use it ??, did u experience any serious bugs ??, will i be able to view my transitions on windows office ???, did they remove any transitions that were already there?, thanks
     
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    i did a quick test. I created 3 pages with "test" written on it(office 2011 mac). Then i ran it on office 07 (windows). The 3d effects did not appear but the pages slided away. This means animation is still available but is changed slightly. May be it will be retained in office 2010 for windows. I do not have it. Office 2011 beta is very stable. I havent used it extensively but from what i have read, it is very solid for a beta. Do you want me to upload the test i did?
     
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    you should just get a HDMI adapter for you Mac and use it....

    other than that you have to use Windows ppt transitions as far as I know, and avoid Mac specific ones.
     
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    i am still searching everywhere for mac ppt transitions hoping that i can get em , try to find any workarounds , browsing ppt for mac package in hope to find transitions files :D
     
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    why don't you just do your presentation on your Mac instead of on a Windows machine?
     
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    i study networks and programming , some times i need to switch to simulators/emulators/visual studio in my presentation to preview some stuff , running windows on mac is a FAIL :D ( i run it on mac when i don't have access to a PC ), for me mac is for media stuff sound/audio/video programs and battery life but when it comes to my studies my HP does everything smoothly , i like ppt for mac keynote for mac its very bad i can't access my presentations properly on windows , i am now looking for a ppt to swf converter for mac ( like the ispring for windows ) this will really solve my problem .