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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
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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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
Hi Kevin,
If this problem is a show-stopper for you, you can revert to an older version of PowerPoint by restoring it from Time Machine. You need only restore PowerPoint.app. Go to Help > Check for Updates and set AutoUpdate to manual, so that it doesn't pester you about having to install updates.
If you want to participate in helping Microsoft troubleshoot and fix the problem, please join Insider Fast. Insider Fast builds are pre-release builds having bug fixes being tested, new features that have not yet been released, and new bugs not yet discovered. Microsoft hopes you will send comments about any of these factors using the Smile button in the Insider Builds.
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your reply and sorry for the inconvenience it brings to you.
We have not heard from the related team about the issue.
We will post back in the thread when we get feedback from the related team.
Thanks again for your patience and understanding.
Best Regards,
Gloria
Any updates yet?
Hello,
any updates or any timeline here when this is fixed?