PPT Images on PC are all fuzzy

[mmcwatters]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel I'm inserting vector graphics into my PPT on my Mac, but when I open them on the PC, they are all fuzzy. I need vectors so that I can scale and have transparent backgrounds; they look fine on the Mac.

I've tried .ai, .eps, .pdf, and .wmf formats, and always with the same result. Does anyone have any suggestions?'

Thank you.

 

[Jim Gordon Mac MVP]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor:
Intel I'm inserting vector graphics into my PPT on my Mac, but when I
open them on the PC, they are all fuzzy. I need vectors so that I can
scale and have transparent backgrounds; they look fine on the Mac.

I've tried .ai, .eps, .pdf, and .wmf formats, and always with the same
result. Does anyone have any suggestions?'

Thank you.

Hi.

This sounds like a problem on the PC side. I'd start by making sure you
have PowerPoint 2007 or 2010 on the PC and make sure it's fully updated.

-Jim

 

[mmcwatters]

Hi, Jim.

I have PowerPoint 2008 on the Mac, and Powerpoint 2007 on the PC. The problem also showed up on the PC under PowerPoint 2010.

I've decided to use PNG-24s for graphics that need transparent backgrounds, however, this is frustrating because it makes the files larger than I'd like. It's strange that even the native WMF format comes in fuzzy when saved from Illustrator CS3. I also tried PDF, .ai (Illustrator's native format); .eps, and .pdf.

Michael