2007 compatability

[HappyBetaUser]

Hi, I am not allowed to install the compatability pack on the public
computers I use. I created a presentation in PowerPoint 2007 at home and
saved it only ever as a .ppt file. I never used the themes and styles from
earlier versions, so I don't know what was available before and what it new.
But my colleagues and I were unable to open the .ppt file on the older
versions of PowerPoint on the public computers at work. 2007 is still
capable of opening the .ppt file. I doubt the file was damaged in
transferring. I emailed it to my boss, took a copy on a USB drive, and
uploaded it to some web space I have. My only remaining conclusion is there
was a style element or effect that was not properly converted to 97-2003 .ppt
format, and so we could not view the presentation. I was even presented with
a box in 2007 that told me that some text effects would change but it would
still be legible. Any thoughts? Should I submit something to the developers?
Thanks for reading.

 

[Echo S]

Hm. Saving as PPT should enable the file to be opened in 2003.

If you want to email the file to me, I'll take a look and/or file a bug.
echos at indy dot net

One question, though -- what version of PPT are you and your colleagues
using? Please open PPT and look in Help|About to see the version -- I'm most
specifically curious to see if SP1 or SP2 has been installed.