Can't copy Powerpoint Slide into Word as Microsoft Powerpoint Slide Object

[Miguel]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I often need to copy a couple of Powerpoint slides into Word documents. Copying them as "Pictures" renders a very low quality both for on-screen and printed formats. When I attempt to copy a slide as "Microsoft Powerpoint Slide Object" I get an "There is insufficient Memory. Save document now" message, and obviously no paste. I have tried several basic workarounds, including restarrting, closing all applications and altering all combinations between .doc, docx, .ppt and .pptx. I have the latest updates and service packs both for Office 2008 and OSX. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a workaround that gets the job done?

 

[John McGhie]

I am afraid this is a known (and inexcusable!!) bug.

Please use Help>Send Feedback to report it to Microsoft.

In the meantime, use Save As to save your presentation as PDF, then use
Insert>Picture from Word to insert the slide(s) you want as PDF pictures.

That will get you the full resolution slide into the document without the
histrionics.

Hope this helps

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I often need to copy a couple of Powerpoint slides into Word documents.
Copying them as "Pictures" renders a very low quality both for on-screen and
printed formats. When I attempt to copy a slide as "Microsoft Powerpoint Slide
Object" I get an "There is insufficient Memory. Save document now" message,
and obviously no paste. I have tried several basic workarounds, including
restarrting, closing all applications and altering all combinations between
.doc, docx, .ppt and .pptx. I have the latest updates and service packs both
for Office 2008 and OSX. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there a
workaround that gets the job done?

--
Don't wait for your answer, click here: http://www.word.mvps.org/

Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Sydney, Australia. mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

Have you updated Office with SP1 (12.1.0)? I believe it was supposed to at
least improve if not correct this.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Miguel]

Thanks Bob! I think this'll do the trick (so much for seamlessness, though!). Hope future updates address this!

 

[Miguel]

Bob, I have 12.1.1, I like to keep my updates up-to-date! You are right, though, it seems 12.1.0 solved a similar issue for another scenario (if I remember right, some people had trouble opening e-mail attachments and the error message was the same). Hope they solve it soon; John McGie kindly directed me to a work-around, creating a pdf of the slide and pasting that, for now.

Thanks for the prompt response!