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
    2018-06-26T17:58:20+00:00

    A fix is available for those users that run Insider Fast builds. The issue should also be resolved with the next Insider Slow build which will be available early next month. In the meantime you should be able to print by using PowerPoint Online. You can also roll back to a previous version by using Time Machine.

    -Jesse

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-26T17:49:38+00:00

    Same issue at my organisation, only started happening after the last update. 

    Also images get heavily compressed and loose quality.

    This is a very serious problem for us.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-26T17:25:40+00:00

    This started happening to me right after the last upgrade. It also impacts PowerPoint files that are not being converted to .pdf's (which I never do because others without Adobe need to be able to edit the file). 

    The weight of underlines, text box borders, shape outlines and table borders are all heavy weight and blurry. Doesn't matter if I reduce the weight, they don't look correct on the screen and forget about even trying to print the pages - they look terrible! 

    Do you have an update on a fix for this? Really puts a cramp in your style when you're in a design organization. 

    Thanks!!

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