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
    2018-06-26T13:41:36+00:00

    Hello, the solution that worked for us is: 

    PowerPoint Slide -> print in A1/A3 (if there is no A1/A3 go to Manage Custom Sizes -> + -> width: 594, height: 841 ) -> as PDF -> Open in preview

    The images are converted correctly.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-26T13:24:46+00:00

    26 June 2018

    In the last two or so weeks, I have noticed a problem in printing Powerpoint figures on my Mac . I am using Powerpoint 16.14.1, and running High Sierra (10.13.5), and I do not recall if the problem originates with a Mac OS update or with an Office update.

    I often draw simple line diagrams and graphs with line widths of 0.5 pt or smaller. These look fine on the screen, but if I try to print them or print-to-PDF, the line widths are grossly enlarged.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-26T12:50:47+00:00

    Hello, 

    My PowerPoint for MAC was recently updated to version 16.14.1 and since, I experienced many issues. 

    The sizes, fonts, shape and line thickness, figure alignment become different when I print or transfer my documents into pdf. 

    HELP!!!!!

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