I'm unable to see the comments made by my client in a powerpoint 2003 pres.
I can see them fine on a pc.
I'm using powerpoint 2004 mac.
Any ideas?
I don't have 2004 installed; if it works the same as PPT X, it doesn't
understand comments added in PPT 2002/2003 for Windows. MS changed the way
comments work and didn't allow for backward compatibility.
You or your client can run the code here (on a PC running PPT 2002 or later) to
convert the comments in to older-style comments that you can read on PPTX and
probably 2004.
Convert PowerPoint 2002 comments into PowerPoint 2000 comments
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00462.htm
As a quick test, could you or somebody else w/ PPT2004 test this in VBA:
Sub NewCommentsAllowed()
Dim oNewComment as Comment
End Sub
The click Debug, Compile ... if it errors out, we have an answer: new style
comments aren't supported.
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