Upgrading to PowerPoint 2000
Working with PowerPoint 2000 Files and Graphics Formats
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 users can save presentations in different file and graphics formats. If a presentation includes graphics, PowerPoint 2000 includes most of the graphics filters that users need to import and export graphics that are embedded in or linked to a presentation.
PowerPoint 2000 file formats
The following table identifies the file formats in which PowerPoint 2000 users can save presentations.
| File format |
Description |
| Presentation (.ppt) |
Default PowerPoint 97-2000 file format. |
| Web Page (.htm) |
HTML format that allows the file to be opened in a Web browser. |
| PowerPoint 95 (.ppt) |
Format that PowerPoint 95 can open. |
| PowerPoint 97-2000 & 95 Presentation (.ppt) |
Dual file format that PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 98, PowerPoint 97, and PowerPoint 95 can open. |
| PowerPoint 4.0 (.ppt) |
Format that PowerPoint 4.0 can open. |
| Design Template (.pot) |
Template format. |
| PowerPoint Show (.pps) |
Slide show format. |
| Outline/RTF (.rtf) |
Outline/Rich Text Format (RTF). Text in the presentation is saved, but graphics content is lost. |
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PowerPoint 2000 graphics formats
Saving PowerPoint 2000 presentations in a graphics format is an ideal solution for users who need to preserve the graphic design of a presentation and to share the presentation with users of applications for which there is no PowerPoint converter.
PowerPoint 2000 users can save presentations in the following graphics formats:
- Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) (.gif)
- JPEG File Interchange Format (.jpg)
- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) (.png)
- Device-independent bitmap (DIB) (.bmp)
- Windows Metafile (WMF) (.wmf)
- Tag Image File Format (TIFF) (.tif)
When a PowerPoint 2000 user saves a presentation in a graphics format, each slide becomes a separate image — including text. The text becomes a graphical text element that a user cannot edit but can move on the slide.
When saving a presentation in a graphics format, a user can export only the active slide or all the slides in the presentation. If the user exports only the active slide, PowerPoint saves the slide in the active folder with the file name that the user specifies. If the user exports all the slides in the presentation, PowerPoint saves each slide as a graphics file in a folder with the file name that the user types in the File name box of the Save As dialog box. Each slide is named Slidex, where x is the slide number.
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PowerPoint 2000 graphics filters
If a presentation includes graphics, PowerPoint 2000 uses graphics filters to import and export graphics that are embedded or linked to the presentation.
When a PowerPoint 2000 user clicks the From File command (Insert menu, Picture submenu) to insert a graphic onto a slide, one of the following events occurs:
- If the graphic is in a format that PowerPoint recognizes (a native format), PowerPoint preserves the graphic in its original format.
- If the graphic is in a nonnative format but a compatible graphics filter has been installed, PowerPoint converts the graphic to a format that it can open.
- If the graphic is in a format PowerPoint does not recognize, PowerPoint displays a message and does not convert the graphic.
The following table identifies the PowerPoint 2000 graphics filters that you can install by using Microsoft Office 2000 Setup.
| Graphics filter |
Description |
| Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) (Cgmimp32.flt) |
Imports CGM images that conform to CGM:1992 version 1.0. |
| CorelDRAW (CDR) (Cdrimp32.flt) |
Imports CDR images from CorelDRAW versions 3.0 through 6.0. |
| Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) (Epsimp32.flt) |
Imports EPS images with embedded preview images in Tagged Image File Format, WMF format, and PICT format. |
| Enhanced Metafile (EMF) (Emfimp32.flt) |
Converts EMF images to WMF format. |
FlashPix™ (FPX) and Microsoft
Picture It!® (MIX) (Fpx32.flt) |
Imports FPX and MIX images. Converts a multiple-resolution image to a single-resolution image. You can choose which resolution to import. |
| Graphics Interchange Format (Gifimp32.flt) |
Imports GIF images in versions Gif87a and Gif89a. |
| JPEG File Interchange Format (Jpegimp32.flt) |
Imports JPEG images that conform to JPEG File Interchange Format version 6.0. The filter does not support JPEG Tagged Interchange Format (JTIF) images. |
| Kodak® Photo CD (PCD) (Pcdimp32.flt and Pcdlib32.dll) |
Imports PCD images saved in Kodak Photo CD version 3.0. Converts a multiple-resolution image to a single-resolution image. You can choose which resolution to import. |
| Macintosh PICT (Pictim32.flt) |
Imports Macintosh PICT images. |
| PC Paintbrush (PCX) (Pcximp32.flt) |
Supports all versions of PCX images through ZSoft version 3.0. |
| Portable Network Graphics (Png32.flt filter) |
Imports and exports PNG images conforming to the Portable Network Graphics Tenth Specification. |
| Tagged Image File Format (Tiffim32.flt) |
Imports TIFF images and compressions that conform to TIFF Specification Revision versions 6.0 and 5.0. |
| Windows bitmap (Bmpimp32.flt) |
Supports BMP, RLE, and DIB bitmaps. |
| Windows Metafile (Wmfimp32.flt) |
Imports WMF images. |
| WordPerfect Graphics (WPG) (Wpgimp32.flt and Wpgexp32.flt) |
Imports and exports WPG images saved in WordPerfect versions 1.0, 1.0e, and 2.0. |
By default, Office 2000 Setup installs graphics filters in the following location:
Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt
The following table identifies the additional PowerPoint 2000 graphics filters that you can install by using the Microsoft Office Converter Pack.
| Graphics filter |
Description |
| AutoCAD (Dxfimp32.flt) |
Supports AutoCAD format 2-D graphics versions through Release 12, including AutoCAD for Windows. |
| Micrografx Designer/Draw graphics filter (Drwimp32.flt) |
Supports Micrografx Designer 3.x, Charisma 2.1, and Draw files. |
| Targa graphics filter (Tgaimp32.flt) |
Imports Truevision Targa images with up to 32 bits per pixel. |
By default, the Setup program for the Microsoft Office Converter Pack installs graphics filters in the following location:
Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt
Toolbox You can install graphic filters from the Microsoft Office Converter Pack. For information about installing these filters, see Microsoft Office Converter Pack.
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