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
    2018-06-15T15:22:59+00:00

    I was having issues with the "Print to PDF" function in PowerPoint 16.14.1. Things looked great in PowerPoint and terrible in the PDF. Font changes, shape changes, image blurriness, etc.

    I spent sometime with the Microsoft Support yesterday. They learned about the problem and bumped me up to a Level 2 PowerPoint Tech, whatever that is. He called me back a few hours later and said lots of people are having problems with the 16.14.1 update. Something about a "boundaries" issue. He showed me how to delete all my Microsoft Office apps and download previous version 16.12 from the following page:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/update-history-office-for-mac

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T15:00:49+00:00

    Just uninstall the software and install the latest V15.xx which you can find here: https://support.office.com/en-

    Worked fine for me.

    Cheers,

    Dieter

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-15T14:59:25+00:00

    I have the same issue. After upgrading to Powerpoint V16.14 lines printed super thick, arrows printer super-sized. The same happens when you export to PDF. So, it is not a printer issue, it is a software issue.

    I had to downgrade to V15.41 to make the software usable again. Older V16.xx versions had font issues, not sure when this problem got fixed. For me V15.41 is the most stable and reliable version. You can find the installer here: 

    https://support.office.com/en-

    Cheers,

    Dieter

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