inserted pict file in powerpoint does not show on screen

Harvey Waxman <info RemoveThis @dinghydogs.comthefrown> wrote in message news:<info-586422.09145424012004 RemoveThis @msnews.microsoft.com>...
> In article <55f8d8ac.0401240421.5a897b11 RemoveThis @posting.google.com>,
> libibo RemoveThis @mail.rockefeller.edu (Elodi) wrote:
>
> > I didn't have any problems with inserted .pct picture files when I
> > used OS X 10.2. However, after upgrading OS X to 10.3 version, all my
> > powerpoint files lost their display for inserted pict files. I tried
> > the "show formatting" option in slide sorter tool bar as the "Help
> > file" suggested, but it still doesn't work. Is this a serious bug or
> > is there anything I can do to fix it?
> >
> > Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
> > Elodi
>
> Have you tried converting them to jpg's? or gif.s?
>
> Graphic converter can do this quickly and it should work for you. Of course
> you'll have to re-import them


Yes. There is no problem with .bmp or .jpg files. But for specific
reason, .pct files looks much better in a presentation with colored
background. That's why I would prefer using this format. So it's a
pity that it stopped working for me now.
Elodi

In article <55f8d8ac.0401251713.15dfe938.RemoveThis@posting.google.com>,
libibo.RemoveThis@mail.rockefeller.edu (Elodi) wrote:

>
> Yes. There is no problem with .bmp or .jpg files. But for specific
> reason, .pct files looks much better in a presentation with colored
> background. That's why I would prefer using this format. So it's a
> pity that it stopped working for me now.


I just made a .pict file and inserted it in PP OSX with Panther 10.3.2 and it
shows fine. don't know what to say. Have you tried re-inserting them?

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On 1/25/04 11:13 PM, in article
hwaxman-9339A5.00130626012004 DeleteThis @msnews.microsoft.com, "Harvey Waxman"
<hwaxman DeleteThis @thefrowncox.net> wrote:

> In article <55f8d8ac.0401251713.15dfe938 DeleteThis @posting.google.com>,
> libibo DeleteThis @mail.rockefeller.edu (Elodi) wrote:
>
>>
>> Yes. There is no problem with .bmp or .jpg files. But for specific
>> reason, .pct files looks much better in a presentation with colored
>> background. That's why I would prefer using this format. So it's a
>> pity that it stopped working for me now.
>
>
> I just made a .pict file and inserted it in PP OSX with Panther 10.3.2 and it
> shows fine. don't know what to say. Have you tried re-inserting them?

i've had this problem as well. pict don't show up when a ppt is created in
10.2(jaguar) and then upgraded to 10.3(panther). unfortunately, the only
solution we've come up with is open the file back in 10.2, which might not
be a option if you don't have multiple computers running multiple os's. i
wish microsoft would have warned us about this before the upgrade