MS Powerpoint Tips

This page provides some tips on how to circumvent certain problems in Microsoft Powerpoint.

Vector graphics changed to raster graphics when exporting to PDF or printing

We had such issues and using more recent versions of MS Powerpoint solved the issue (in our case, the more recent version was version 2204 Build 16.0.15128.20158 64-bits)

Other option, see this link: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/vector-background-graphic-gets-bitmapped-on-pdf/82da1f44-9d59-417d-85ca-0aec05fa9621 The trick is to put the vector graphics on the "master" insted of the slide. This is not ideal as you might end up with many slides in your master, but circumvents the problem.

How to compress pictures?

To reduce the file size, it is nice to compress your pictures (images). To compress all of your images/pictures to a specific resolution (in pixel per inch, ppi, equivalent to dot per inch, dpi), select a picture, in the Format Picture ribbon, in the Adjust section, click Compress. Select the desired resolution, Select the All pictures in this file if you want to, click OK. In earlier versions of Word, right click on a picture, Format Picture, Picture tab, Compress button. It works in the same way.