Limited clipart for PowerPoint 2004 for Mac

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burkec

I'm running PowerPoint 2004 for Mac on my iMac G-5 running OS 10.4.7. I
was using PowerPoint 2003 on a Windows machine and was happy with the
amount of clip art available. On the Mac side, there is very limited
clip art. Is there a way to increase the clip art without having to
create new categories, importing graphics into them, and creating key
words for searching? This would take an incredable amount of time doing
this one graphic at a time. Is it possible to import the entire clipart
library from the PowerPoint 2003 for Windows? I've also downloaded
clipart from the Microsoft website with mixed results. Some clipart
shows up as a box with an X in it when viewed on a PC. Our presentaions
have to be cross-platform. Are there any suggestions? Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
 
P

Paul Ballou

You can download more clips from
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us

Help for Macintosh users
When you download a clip from the Clip Art and Media site by using a
Macintosh computer, the clip is added to the Favorites category in your
Microsoft Clip Gallery program automatically. To download clips
successfully:

a.. You must have Microsoft Office 2001 or later installed.
b.. If you upgrade or install a new browser, you must reconfigure it
to recognize Clip Art and Media files.
To configure Internet Explorer to open clips on Mac OS 9 (Classic)
1.. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later.
2.. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
3.. On the Receiving Files menu, click File Helpers.
4.. On the File Helper Settings menu, click Add.
5.. On the Edit File Helper tab, type the following information:
Description: Clip Gallery Live
Extension: .cil
MIME Type: application/vnd.ms-artgalry
File Type: CGdb
File Creator: MScg

6.. Under File Type, click Browse and look for the Microsoft Clip
Gallery program, usually located in the Office folder under your Microsoft
Office installation folder. Then, on the Handling, How to handle pop-up
menu, click Post-Process with Application and click OK.

7.. On the Preferences menu in Internet Explorer, click OK.
8.. Close Internet Explorer, and then restart it.
To configure Internet Explorer to open clips on Mac OS X
1.. Start Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later.
2.. On the Explore menu, click Preferences.
3.. On the Receiving Files menu, click File Helpers.
4.. On the File Helper Settings menu, click Add.
5.. On the Edit File Helper tab, type the following information:
Description: Clip Gallery Live file
Extension: .cil
MIME Type: application/vnd.ms-artgalry
File Type: CGdb File
Creator: MScg

6.. Under File Type, click Browse and look for the Microsoft Clip
Gallery program, usually located in the Office folder under your Microsoft
Office installation folder. Then, on the Handling, How to handlepop-up menu,
click Post-Process with Application and click OK.

7.. On the Preferences menu in Internet Explorer, click OK.
8.. Close Internet Explorer, and then restart it.
To configure Netscape Navigator to open clips on Mac OS 9 (Classic)
1.. Start Netscape Navigator version 6.0 or later.
2.. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
3.. Click Navigator, and then click Helper Applications.
4.. Click New Type, and then type the following information:
Description of type: Clip Art and Media File
File extension: .cil
MIME Type: application/vnd.ms-artgalry

5.. Click Choose and browse for the Microsoft Clip Gallery program,
usually located in the Office folder under your Microsoft Office
installation folder. Click Open, and then click OK.
6.. In the Preferences dialog box, click OK.
7.. Close Netscape Navigator, and then restart it.
To configure Netscape Navigator to open clips on Mac OS X
1.. Start Netscape Navigator version 6.0 or later.
2.. On the Netscape menu, click Preferences.
3.. Click Navigator, and then click Helper Applications.
4.. Click New Type, and then type the following information:
Description of type: Clip Art and Media File
File extension: .cil
MIME Type: application/vnd.ms-artgalry

5.. Click Choose and browse for the Microsoft Clip Gallery program,
usually located in the Office folder under your Microsoft Office
installation folder. Click Open, and then click OK.
6.. In the Preferences dialog box, click OK.
7.. Close Netscape Navigator, and then restart it.
About viewing sound and motion clips on a Macintosh computer
If you're using a Macintosh computer, you won't be able to see sound
and motion clips when you start Clip Gallery from Microsoft Word for
Macintosh or Microsoft Excel for Macintosh. You can only view sound and
motion clips when you start Clip Gallery from Microsoft PowerPoint® for
Macintosh.

You cannot preview sound clips in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
Macintosh Edition. If you try to preview a sound clip, you might see a
message that says that active scripting is not supported by Internet
Explorer 5. You can dismiss the message to open the preview window, but the
preview will not play. However, you can still search for and download sound
clips.


--
Paul Ballou
MVP Office
http://office.microsoft.com/home
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Life would be easier if we could view the source code
 

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