This document provides complementary or late-breaking
information for this translator.
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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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CONTENTS
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OVERVIEW
INSTALLATION
FEATURES
PowerPoint Translator 2000
ASIAN SUPPORT
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OVERVIEW
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The Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2000 Translator for PowerPoint 95 enables users of
PowerPoint 95 to open presentations that were saved in PowerPoint 97-2000 format. Once
you've installed the translator, PowerPoint 95 automatically recognizes
and opens PowerPoint 97 presentations.
INSTALLATION
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Installation of PowerPoint Translator is designed to take place from within
the Microsoft Windows operating system. If Windows is not running, please start it before
continuing. Before you start, make sure that you close all open applications, and that you are not running any utilities or virus protection software.
Run the Setup.exe program on the PowerPoint Translator installation disc, then
follow the instructions to complete the installation.
NOTE: When installing under Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, and once the installation has completed, you will have to rename the translator from "pp8trn32.dll" to "pp8trans32.dll."
FEATURES
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The PowerPoint Translator enables PowerPoint 95 and the PowerPoint 95
viewer to read PowerPoint 97-2000 files. Once the translator is installed,
PowerPoint 95 automatically recognizes PowerPoint 97 files. When the files are opened, they will be in PowerPoint 95 format. Any special features of PowerPoint 97 will be lost.
Special features of PowerPoint 97-2000 include:
* The Title Master
* Preset Shading
* Picture Backgrounds
* Textured Backgrounds
* Animation Settings (some, and on a per-object basis).
Features will be translated as closely as possible with
PowerPoint 95 functionality.
For maximum visual fidelity, it is recommended that you save a presentation in
PowerPoint 95 format. To do this, please complete the following steps within Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2000:
1) On the File menu, click Save As.
2) In the Save As Type box, click PowerPoint 95.
3) Click Save.
PowerPoint Translator 2000
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For the revised year 2000 release of the PowerPoint translator, the display of two digit years is now fully supported
through and beyond the year 2000 . For additional information see www.microsoft.com/y2k.
ASIAN SUPPORT
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The Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2000 Translator for PowerPoint 95 supports Asian
versions of Microsoft PowerPoint-specifically, Japanese, Korean and Traditional
Chinese versions. File conversions are supported only within the
same language. For example, the Japanese version of PowerPoint 95 can convert
a Japanese PowerPoint 97-2000 file but not a Korean file.
CONVERSION FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES INCLUDING GREEK, TURKISH AND RUSSIAN
The Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2000 Translator for PowerPoint 95 now supports proper conversions of text containing characters from Central and Eastern European Languages including Greek, Turkish and Russian.