Creating custom template for someone elses use

[carrie]

Help. I am trying, as a favor..... to create a template or someone
using custom colors. When they open it on their computer (PC with
PowerPoint 2007), the custom colors are gone as are the fonts I
suggested. I don' think I am doing it right (duh!)

Any suggestions? I have Office 2004.

 

[carrie]

Help. I am trying, as a favor..... to create a template or someone
using custom colors. When they open it on their computer (PC with
PowerPoint 2007), the custom colors are gone as are the fonts I
suggested. I don' think I am doing it right (duh!)

Any suggestions? I have Office 2004.

Sorry, Meant to say I am on a Mac. I am sure there is a simple
solution, I just can't figure it out. I have been working on this
forever!!

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

Fonts are specific to a given computer. If you have Supercal font on your
computer and use it in a presentation, then your application (no matter what
it is) will look the way you expect.

If you send the file to a different computer that does not have Supercal,
then that computer has to substitute some other font.

If you stick with the fonts that come with Office 2004 then your friends
with other computers are likely (not guaranteed - you have no control over
their computers) to see the correct fonts.

If you use File > Save As > PowerPoint Movie you can turn your presentation
into a Movie file that will preserve the fonts. Also, if you use File >
Print and save as a PDF then you will preserve the fonts. Each of these
options sacrifices some things (timings and animation effects most notably).

One of the reasons you bought a Mac was to have a rich, beautiful look to
everything you create. Windows users may not be able to experience the same
look. They don't see the rich colors. The don't see any soft shadows. You
can run the compatibility checker (click the red toolbox button on the
toolbar) and have it "fix" your presentation so it is as ugly as it would be
on Windows. That way you get the Windows experience on your Mac for free.

-Jim

Help. I am trying, as a favor..... to create a template or someone
using custom colors. When they open it on their computer (PC with
PowerPoint 2007), the custom colors are gone as are the fonts I
suggested. I don' think I am doing it right (duh!)

Any suggestions? I have Office 2004.

--
Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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[Steve Rindsberg]

If you stick with the fonts that come with Office 2004 then your friends

with other computers are likely (not guaranteed - you have no control over
their computers) to see the correct fonts.

And the problem is working out what fonts came with Office vs some other app or
MacOS itself.

Go here, click the Fonts and Products link for lists of what apps include what
fonts and what fonts came with which apps:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/AboutFontsOverview.mspx

It's a bit out of date but generally the fonts shipped with older versions of
Office tend to keep shipping with later versions, so if it's on the list there,
you're off to a good start.

can run the compatibility checker (click the red toolbox button on the
toolbar) and have it "fix" your presentation so it is as ugly as it would be
on Windows. That way you get the Windows experience on your Mac for free.

<G>

BTW, the soft shadows may now work on 2007, since it can now create them.
If you can find the feature on the Ribbon. <g>



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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Steve Rindsberg]

Help. I am trying, as a favor..... to create a template or someone
using custom colors. When they open it on their computer (PC with
PowerPoint 2007), the custom colors are gone as are the fonts I
suggested. I don' think I am doing it right (duh!)

See my reply to Jim's answer also, but ...

How are you going about creating custom colors?
What exactly are you seeing there that PPT 2007 users don't see?

Bear in mind that the entire user interface has been changed in 2007, so if
you're giving them instructions to choose your custom colors based on how you'd
do it in Mac PPT 2004/PPT versions pre-2007, none of it will make much sense to
them. PPT 2007 is like a totally different program from a different company.
Never has "Everything you know is wrong" been more right. ;-)

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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