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 236K 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
    2018-06-18T15:21:58+00:00

    Thanks for your cautionary remarks. However, I already reverted back to Powerpoint version 15.41 and it did not cause any instability with Word or Excel (both version 16.14.1). Since I am not using any other MS application of the Office Suite, I cannot comment on the impact on the usability of Outlook.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-18T15:16:35+00:00

    Install any older version of PPT. That's the fix we have for now.

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  3. Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2018-06-18T15:07:00+00:00

    Hi,

    I do not have a Mac and am writing from my experiences with the Windows version. That version is similar, but the two are not the same. While I used Word on a Mac, that was a long time ago. Nevertheless, I hope that I can be of some help.

    Based on my experiences here, some users have reported problems with version 16.9 and higher of Office. Office for the Mac has undergone dramatic changes in Office 2016/365. Developers are trying hard to make the Mac and Windows versions have the same or equivalent features. They are making real progress. However, fixing one thing sometimes breaks others.

    You can use the User Feedback feature to let them know if they've broken something. There may be a fix coming soon. I’d suggest checking for updates - it may take several tries for Office to recognize that there is an update, so try checking a few times.

    In the meantime, I suggest using a previous version or update until it is fixed.

    To do that, you’ll need to uninstall the current version, download the old version, and install it.

    Here are the instructions on how to uninstall for Mac:

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/uninst....

    Here is the link to install the latest stable version:

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Update....

    Here is a link to allow you to choose an earlier update release:

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/how-to....

    Here is a link to UserVoice to let the developers know what is causing you problems:

    https://powerpoint.uservoice.com/forums/288925-...

    I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

    Regards

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