can't edit file *.ppt

i created a powerpoint file with office Xp. Now i upgrade
my office to 2003, i can't edit my old file, when i try
this message appear:
"This presentation cannot be edited because it contains a
read-only embedded font

Good luck! BTW, I am on PowerPoint 2002 and the problem
started when they installed SP3!
Good Lord I have hundreds of presentations done for my
company and we use them in our archives - ALL
UNEDITABLE!! Surely someone at Microsoft can fix this??

In article , Mary Johansen wrote:
Good luck! BTW, I am on PowerPoint 2002 and the problem
started when they installed SP3!
Good Lord I have hundreds of presentations done for my
company and we use them in our archives - ALL
UNEDITABLE!! Surely someone at Microsoft can fix this??

Whoa, you're kidding. Installing SP3 to 2002 added this "improvement"

@*#$&^*^*^!!!!!



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"Mary Johansen" wrote in message
...
Good luck! BTW, I am on PowerPoint 2002 and the problem
started when they installed SP3!
Good Lord I have hundreds of presentations done for my
company and we use them in our archives - ALL
UNEDITABLE!! Surely someone at Microsoft can fix this??


I hadn't heard that Office XP SP-3 causes this.

The only fix is to open the file in a version of PPT which can do so (PPT
97, 2000, and, I though, XP), go to Format/Replace Fonts to replace the
offending font, and resave.

Or open in a version which can open, then go to File/Save As and remove the
font embedding before you save.

Please contact Microsoft and tell them why this issue needs to be resolved.
Here's how, according to MS's John Langhans:

If none of the suggestions provided give you the functionality that you
were looking for or, if you (or anyone else reading this message) have
suggestions about how transitions and animation effects should interact
with each other in PowerPoint (without having to resort to VBA or add-ins),
don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft
at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint provide this kind of functionality natively (not requiring
add-ins or ActiveX controls), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR
OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft by either:

A) If you are using Microsoft's web-based, online newsreader for Office
communities (http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx),
click on the "New" drop-down menu and choose "Suggestion for Microsoft"
from directly within the newsreader web page.

OR,

B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
submit your suggestion using your web browser at the following address:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows


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