Converting graphs from PP2004 to PP 2008

[butterworthj]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I have a large number of presentations developed in PP 2004 and I am now transitioning to Office 2008 with a new laptop. The graphs don't transition:

1. When it asks me if I want to convert (to Excel), I get an error message saying that it is not possible

2. When I open in Microsoft Graph it adds a white background that I can't edit or remove

The thought of rebuilding hundreds of slides with graphs on them is just too much to bear.

Help!

Thanks.

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I have a large number of presentations developed in PP 2004 and I am now transitioning to Office 2008 with a new laptop. The graphs don't transition:

1. When it asks me if I want to convert (to Excel), I get an error message saying that it is not possible

2. When I open in Microsoft Graph it adds a white background that I can't edit or remove

The thought of rebuilding hundreds of slides with graphs on them is just too much to bear.

Help!

Thanks.

Hi,

If you haven't installed all the office updates, please try that first.

If you are still having trouble, please explain what steps you followed
to make the graphs in 2004 and post back.

Thanks.

-Jim

 

[butterworthj]

Jim,

All updates are installed. The graphs in 2004 were created using Microsoft Graph.

John

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Jim,

All updates are installed. The graphs in 2004 were created using Microsoft Graph.

John

Hi again,

What kind of graph (bar, pie, etc)? Was it embedded or saved as a .xlc file?

-Jim

 

[butterworthj]

Hi again,

What kind of graph (bar, pie, etc)? Was it embedded or saved as a .xlc file?

-Jim

Jim,

The graph was a bar chart, and was created from within PowerPoint in Office 2004.

John

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Jim,

The graph was a bar chart, and was created from within PowerPoint in Office 2004.

John

Hi,

From your subject line may I assume you are choosing to "convert" or
"convert all" rather than "edit existing" when prompted? Do you even
get that prompt when you try to edit the graph?

That's a short way of asking you to describe the step-by-step procedure
you followed. My experimentation shows that if you "edit existing" then
things work fine, but if you "convert" strange things happen.

-Jim

 

[butterworthj]

Jim,

Sorry - yes that is the process I am using. To recap:

I click on a graph that was created from within Office 2004.

I get the dialog box that asks if I want to convert, convert all, or edit existing

Convert gives me a "can't do it" message

"Edit existing" opens the file, but does weird things to the chart including adding the aforementioned white background to entire object area that I don't seem to be able to control from either within Microsoft Graph (backgrounds are set to "no fill") or by editing the object from Powerpoint (again, backgrounds are set to "no fill"). So once I open a chart to edit it in any way it becomes unusable.

Does this help?

John

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Jim,

Sorry - yes that is the process I am using. To recap:

I click on a graph that was created from within Office 2004.

I get the dialog box that asks if I want to convert, convert all, or edit existing

Convert gives me a "can't do it" message

"Edit existing" opens the file, but does weird things to the chart including adding the aforementioned white background to entire object area that I don't seem to be able to control from either within Microsoft Graph (backgrounds are set to "no fill") or by editing the object from Powerpoint (again, backgrounds are set to "no fill"). So once I open a chart to edit it in any way it becomes unusable.

Does this help?

John

Hi John,

Not really. I'd only be guessing. I don't know why you're getting that
message and can't think of a cure. Sorry.

-Jim