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
    2018-07-02T10:47:47+00:00

    I'm having the same problem printing a set of slides with charts on. Any text is printing with all the letters overlapping and the graphics at all fuzzy!

    Have tried changing the print options from High to Medium... the text is a little better but the whole thing generally looks rubbish!

    I have also tried exporting or saving as, a PDF.... but when the file is opened it looks like when it's printing our of PP.

    Please fix ASAP! I have to get my document printed and to a client ASAP!!!!

    Thanks

    K Smith

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-07-02T09:45:11+00:00

    Hi BASadmin,

    If you would like to download previous Office version, you can follow the links in this article to download and use it as a temporary workaround: Update history for Office 2016 for Mac

    @JewelBowman & rdegroot,

    Thanks for sharing your experience here.

    Regards,

    Yoga

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-02T09:40:34+00:00

    Hello - I am not sure what the trigger was for this issue to start as it has worked fine in the past.

    When I convert a Powerpoint to a PDF the font spacing goes wild, fonts display incorrectly and images go blurry! As I said was fine up until a few weeks ago.

    I am running Mac OS High Sierra Version 10.13.5 on a Macbook Air. I am running PowerPoint for Mac via Office 365.

    This issue occurs in all 3 ways I have tried to convert to a PDF:

    1. Save as > PDF
    2. Export as > PDF
    3. Print > Save as PDF

    I will post some screenshots.

    1st image: what it looks like on screen when working in Powerpoint

    2nd image: what it looks like after converting to a PDF

    The font used is Open Sans, but I have tried with a standard font (Calibri) and it does the same thing.

    Please help!!!

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