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
    2018-06-21T10:02:28+00:00

    The export function works perfectly fine until my recent step to update the PowerPoint yesterday (20 June).  When I used export function, all hyperlink fonts turned into strikethrough.

    Am I able to roll back to the previous update?  I am stuck and this is work-related, feeling so frustrated ...

    In PowerPoint: 

    After Export as pdf:

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-06-21T09:41:37+00:00

    Clearly, this is a bug many are dealing with.

    For the software detectives:

    Another effect than the uncontrollable line thickness: I see is that images that were pasted in become very BLUR (much less focus than before), in the printed or pdf versions. Again, this does not happen with an older ppt version. Maybe this helps understanding the source of the problem.

    Still very much in need of a solution ...

    Thanks -

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-06-21T09:22:38+00:00

    This worked a treat for me - however @Microsoft - SORT THIS OUT!

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