Powerpoint 16.15 (180530) Save as PDF - images are blurry

Anonymous
2018-06-04T22:02:56+00:00

Even when PDF export quality is set to high - the images on the PPT are blurry when using PDF export.  The images are fine in the PPT itself.

Microsoft 365 Insider | PowerPoint | MacOS
Microsoft 365 Insider | PowerPoint | MacOS

A family of Microsoft presentation graphics products that offer tools for creating presentations and adding graphic effects like multimedia objects and special effects with text.

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John Korchok 235.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2018-07-10T13:03:06+00:00

Choose Help>Check for Updates and in that dialog, check Join the Office Insider program to get early access to new releases. Then choose Office Insider Slow for fairly well-tested code or Office Insider Fast for advanced features with more bugs. Don't choose the latter on a computer you use to get work done.

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Anonymous
2018-07-07T06:25:42+00:00

We sincerely apologize for the experience you had, due to the recent regression! 

This issue has been fixed in Insider Slow channel since build 16.15 (180701) and in Insider Fast channel since build 16.16 (180702), and it should reach the rest of our users soon. Please update your builds and let us know if the problem is not fully resolved.

Again, thank you for helping us improve our product!

Thanks!

Lishan

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-07T22:03:25+00:00

    This may not be the most desirable avenue for all on this thread, but I have found that using Apple Keynote to open the PPT file works well.

    In fact, it generates a nice small PDF which MSFT never did with my template in the first place (it has a graphic pattern in the background).  Typically, I'd need to generate a huge PDF from PPT (when working normally) and then use smallpdf.com to shrink back to normal sizes.  Keynote does this in one go.

    I do see that a fix is percolating its way out.  I hope it comes to general distro soon, but this workaround will also do it for those on macs.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-07T19:49:59+00:00

    Everything seems to be okay with the update. For those who aren't aware of the fix, go to the HELP menu, choose update, and then sign up for the Insider Slow option.

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  3. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP
    2018-07-07T18:09:12+00:00

    Lishan are you trying to drive people crazy? The least you could do is to tell people what Insider Slow is and how to get it.

    What is Office Insider? - Office Support

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