PP Viewer 07

[Echo S]

Glad to hear the workaround is helpful, watershipwoo. I did follow up with
MS, but it's been awhile so I'm now fuzzy on the details. However, I believe
this is by design and has to do with backwards compatibility (although I
still think it's a bug, too).

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Oh, thank you!! I realize this thread is five months old, but I just hit
upon it after searching for hours and hours for a solution to the "Drop
Shadow Rectangle" problem. That drop shadow was the only one I wanted to
use
in my slideshow, and the PP Viewer insisted on displaying the shadows as
hard-edged. Blech! I never tried publishing my project using a different
drop-shadow style, so I didn't know that the problem was ONLY with the
Drop
Shadow Rectangle. Anyhow, the converting of the graphics to PNGs is a
great
workaround even though I now have dozens of photos to convert. By the
way, I
had a similar problem with similarly placed shadows on some text, but
converting the text box to a PNG works great and keeps the text shadows
soft-edged. Again, thank you for your persistence in coming up with a
solution. Hopefully, MS will fix this bug!

--------

As I mentioned before, I doubt they will. Or at least, I wouldn't hold my
breath. You did see the workaround I posted though, right?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I am vindicated!!

So when and how will MS fix this annoying trait? How will I know?

JULIE

:

Well, the good news is, I can reproduce this. I applied this picture
style
to a picture, and when I show it in the PPT 2007 Viewer, the soft drop
shadow becomes a hard-edged, PPT "2003-style" shadow.

For what it's worth, if I apply those settings from the "drop shadow
rectangle" picture style by going to Picture Effects | Shadow | Shadow
Options, that one also shows up with hard edges. It is quite odd,
though,
that the other picture styles with shadows (metal frame, beveled oval
black,
for example) don't have this problem.

Sorry it took so long to nail this down. I'll report it as a bug,
although
it may actually be "by design." (Although I would call it a strange
design,
that's for sure.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

 

[watershipwoo]

Total agreement -- it's a bug! Seems like if it were not, there might be a
choice of how you want the shadow to appear, either hard-edged or soft-edged.
I think the Drop Shadow Rectangle has to be one of the most popular shadows
just because it's simple and effective without being ostentatious. Great for
a slideshow of photographs where you want consistency and elegance. In any
case, thanks again, Echo. BTW, I found this thread by the link on your
website echosvoice.com. Great resource for PPT users!

--------

Glad to hear the workaround is helpful, watershipwoo. I did follow up with
MS, but it's been awhile so I'm now fuzzy on the details. However, I believe
this is by design and has to do with backwards compatibility (although I
still think it's a bug, too).

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Oh, thank you!! I realize this thread is five months old, but I just hit
upon it after searching for hours and hours for a solution to the "Drop
Shadow Rectangle" problem. That drop shadow was the only one I wanted to
use
in my slideshow, and the PP Viewer insisted on displaying the shadows as
hard-edged. Blech! I never tried publishing my project using a different
drop-shadow style, so I didn't know that the problem was ONLY with the
Drop
Shadow Rectangle. Anyhow, the converting of the graphics to PNGs is a
great
workaround even though I now have dozens of photos to convert. By the
way, I
had a similar problem with similarly placed shadows on some text, but
converting the text box to a PNG works great and keeps the text shadows
soft-edged. Again, thank you for your persistence in coming up with a
solution. Hopefully, MS will fix this bug!

--------

As I mentioned before, I doubt they will. Or at least, I wouldn't hold my
breath. You did see the workaround I posted though, right?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I am vindicated!!

So when and how will MS fix this annoying trait? How will I know?

JULIE

:

Well, the good news is, I can reproduce this. I applied this picture
style
to a picture, and when I show it in the PPT 2007 Viewer, the soft drop
shadow becomes a hard-edged, PPT "2003-style" shadow.

For what it's worth, if I apply those settings from the "drop shadow
rectangle" picture style by going to Picture Effects | Shadow | Shadow
Options, that one also shows up with hard edges. It is quite odd,
though,
that the other picture styles with shadows (metal frame, beveled oval
black,
for example) don't have this problem.

Sorry it took so long to nail this down. I'll report it as a bug,
although
it may actually be "by design." (Although I would call it a strange
design,
that's for sure.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx