PowerPoint converting metafile - red X (workaround?)

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sprynretail

I'm having an issue with a PPT file with graphics from a coworker on a
PC.

The following always results in red X's:
1. Open the file from a PC with images
2. Immediately save the file (PowerPoint displays "Converting:
Metafile" for each image)
3. SAVE AGAIN
(Note: Images still appear in slides at this point)
4. Close the file (I don't need to quit)
5. Re-open file

I now have red X's for each Metafile.

BUT, the following steps seem to result in the images being saved
correctly:
1. Open the file from a PC with images
2. Step through the pages one at a time
(getting the "Converting metafile" on each page with graphics)
3. Save the document
From then on all the images seem to work OK. It's as if the automatic
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batch conversion in combination with the second save corrupts the
images in the document.

I'm running PowerPoint 2004 version 11.3.5 (070411) on Mac OS 10.4.9
(MacBook Pro)
I don't know which version of PC PowerPoint was used.

....Mike
 
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sprynretail

Mike,

Thanks for reporting this . Would you mind if I kindly ask Steve Rindsberg
(the pptfaq maker) to add your findings to the powerpoint faq pages?
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I would not mind!

....Mike
 
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