why cant my professor open up my powerpoint because of my font?

[Jennifer]

I made my first powerpoint presentation a week ago. after turning it in my
professor told me that she can't open it because of the font i chose. the
program doesn't support it. since then i have changed it twice, first i used
ariel and then new times roman. I don't know what to do.

 

[Jean-Pierre Forestier [MVP[]

How did you changed your font? (how many slides?)

 

[LVTravel]

I made my first powerpoint presentation a week ago. after turning it in my
professor told me that she can't open it because of the font i chose. the
program doesn't support it. since then i have changed it twice, first i
used
ariel and then new times roman. I don't know what to do.

What version of PowerPoint did you use to create your presentation and what
version is your professor using while trying to open it? If you are using
PPT 2007 and the professor is using an earlier version that could be your
issue. If so, do a SaveAs and save the presentation as a PPT 97-2003 file
format (.ppt) instead of the 2007 format (.pptx.)

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Hi Jennifer,

If there is a font used anywhere in the presentation that has DRM (Digital
Rights Management) protection on it, then you will not be able to open it on
a computer that does not share the same font. This sounds like what your
professor is experiencing. You had mentioned Arial and TNR. Are there any
other fonts listed in the 'Replace Fonts' dialog?

To get to the Replace Font dialog box in PowerPoint 2003, click on The
Format tool then select Replace Fonts, then use the first pull down to see
what fonts are in your presentation.


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[Bill Dilworth]

See: http://www.onppt.com/ppt/article1059.html

Real life examples 7/8ths of the way down the page.

Bill D.

 

[Jennifer]

we are both useing ppt 2007 version

What version of PowerPoint did you use to create your presentation and what
version is your professor using while trying to open it? If you are using
PPT 2007 and the professor is using an earlier version that could be your
issue. If so, do a SaveAs and save the presentation as a PPT 97-2003 file
format (.ppt) instead of the 2007 format (.pptx.)