jaggies in pie charts

[South of the James]

how do you get rid of jaggies in 3d pie charts? (whats happening is that they are being printed at screen resolution even though I'm printing to a much higher resolution printer) - tried options from tools menu; print tab; checkmark nest to print inserted objects at printer resolution this did NOT work - any work arounds?
Thanks

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

This is known limitation of thw way that Excel and Graph create the picture
of a chart when embedded/linked inside of a container (such a PowerPoint
presentation).

Here's a KB article with some suggested workarounds:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=123342

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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[tom_g]

The problem occurs not only with 3D pies but with pies that have any sort of
gradient fill as well. The "Print inserted objects at printer's resolution"
toggle, found on the "Print" tab in "Tools" "Options" does not fix this
problem in PowerPoint 2003, though it did in PowerPoint 2000. Why this
functionality has not been carried forward in the latest version of
PowerPoint is beyond me. Our department's fix has been to retain a PC with
PowerPoint 2000 from which a PRN file can be created; this PRN file prints
with no problem as long as it's created using PowerPoint 2000.

Thanks for the knowledge base link. The link says that this problem does not occur in mac versions of powerpoint, however, it does. The workarounds suggested are not realistic for my clients with a limited knowledge of powerpoint to emmulate. Is there any other way to get rid of the jaggy edges in 3-D pie charts? Thanks very much!

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]
[TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PowerPoint
that you just created (you can save, but not open)? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]

Hello,

This is known limitation of thw way that Excel and Graph create the picture
of a chart when embedded/linked inside of a container (such a PowerPoint
presentation).

Here's a KB article with some suggested workarounds:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=123342

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
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[tom_g]

Reloading PPT 2000 is a great suggestion, except that XP won't support the
2000 suite, so in our situation it won't work. But I appreciate your
checking this out and your suggestion! I'll check back to see if you've found
anything out.

 

[Christophe]

Steve and others,

I posted (first time poster) a similar question on Excel charts printed out
from Powerpoint 2003. This is so infuriating.

Has there been any movement at all since Steve's last post? Is there now a
fix for 2003 that would alleviate the problem?

Thank you

Christophe