Powerpoint export to PDF, transparent items flattened.

Anonymous
2018-11-06T23:26:30+00:00

Split from this thread.

Hi. I have exactly the same problem.

For examplee, I have a background graphic that has transparency setting 80%. When saving as PDF document, the background looks grey instead of white. 

80% Transparent background in PPT

The same slide when saves as PDF

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Anonymous
2019-04-09T14:57:32+00:00

Hi TM,

Thank you for letting us know that the issue is resolved. For everyone else, you can update your MacOS to the latest version which is 10.14.4 to get the fix:

Download macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Update

Regards,

Sheen

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  1. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2018-12-10T15:39:52+00:00

    It is not a Mojave issue, it is a 'Powerpoint compatibility with Mojave' issue.

    So true!

    PowerPoint did not change. Mac OS changed. Generally, when something changes and breaks something else, it is the thing that changed that needs to be fixed, unless the thing that broke was doing something wrong in the first place.

    From where we sit, we don't know whether this is an Apple bug, a Microsoft bug, or something both companies have to work on together.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-12-11T01:52:43+00:00

    This is not a Mojave issue. I have a MAC book running High Sierra and this issue happens in both PowerPoint and in Word. This has caused many headaches over the last month with existing files. Please find a solution!

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-12-11T02:25:29+00:00

    Hello, to mirror what Nicolle is saying in the previous post, a few key things to note: This is not a MOJAVE issue, I actually upgraded to Mojave from HIGH SIERRA in the hopes of fixing this issue, it did not work. My team is still using High Sierra and having the same issues.

    I also upgraded MS Office 2x, now using version 16.20 (Insider Slow), it's still broken.

    This is not only a PowerPont issue, the issue spans both PowerPoint and Word. 

    I'm a power-user of all these programs, and there is no "in program" work-around. The only way to save the file correctly is to export docs to 365, but then you have font compatibility issues. My only work-around is using PowerPoint for PC on my Parallels partition.

    Issues exporting to PDF:

    1. Image transparencies
    2. Overlays
    3. Gradient overlays (turn solid in color)
    4. SVG and PNG graphics loose their transparency and value (they change color) when exported
    5. SVG graphics are having the most issues, transparencies that were once "white" now appear dark in color in the presentation deck, and they color can not be adjusted!

    I have numerous examples and I'm happy to share with the MS team if you want to schedule a call with me. 

    This really needs to be fixed ASAP as it's causing serious issues (not to mention the time wasted) with both our internal team and our clients. 

    I'm happy to help troubleshoot, but please make this a priority.

    Thanks!

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