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powerpoint >> Going from PC to Mac with PowerPoint?

by pete » Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:14:44 GMT

I'm going to be working on a project in PowerPoint (I think 2002) on a
Mac. Most of my PPT work has been on a PC, although i am familiar with
the general Mac OS interface.

Can anyone give me any high level advice about what to watch out for
on the Mac side (i.e. commonly used functions and menus, etc. that are
very, very different on the Mac side?). Just a general sense of what
to expect would be awesome.
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powerpoint >> Going from PC to Mac with PowerPoint?

by Steve Rindsberg » Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:11:23 GMT


> I'm going to be working on a project in PowerPoint (I think 2002) on a

As Descartes said, just before disappearing in a small puff of smoke, I
think not.

2002 is a Windows PPT version.

Mac'd be 2001, X, 2004, 2008.

There's something to be said for consistency, but someone else will have
to say it. :-)

Double check that version ... if you come back with questions, you'll
want to mention the version, update level and Mac OS version.


If you're in the habit of dragging pictures into PPT or copy/pasting
them in, that's a VERY good habit to back out of. On both platforms.
Use Insert, Picture, From File instead.

This may be useful:
PC to Mac and Back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00281.htm
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