Problem when bringing presentation to windows 2000 computer

[Echo S]

What font are you using in the presentations? See if embedding them helps.
Even though the font may be named the same, it may not be the exact same
font...

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

It's almost a sure thing that the computer with playback problems
doesn't have the font the presentation uses. When the needed font is
missing, PowerPoint (or Windows) substitutes another one.

Even though the fonts are the same point size, the letters in different
fonts can be considerably taller or shorter and may "set" much wider.
In other words, text that perfectly filled a box in the correct font
may overflow badly when a different font is substituted.

Open the presentation on the computer with the problem and choose
Format, Replace Fonts. Look at the list of fonts in the upper listbox
on the Replace Fonts dialog box. Any that have a "?" Icon next to them
are fonts that the presentation need, but that are missing on the
computer.

Either install the font on the computer or try embedding it in the PPT
when saving the PPT file from the computer where you've created the
presentation.

 

[LMC-TV]

I have two computers that use powerpiont to run a bulliten board for public
access. I'm having a big problem when i transfer a powerpoint presentation
to another computer. The fonts become too big and the words do not fit in
the screen or in the tables on the playback computer. However the strange
part is that it says it is the exact same size and font as the presentation
on the computer that created the file. The computer that created it is
running windows xp with offcie 2000. the computer that needs to play the
presentation is running windows 2000 with office 2000. all the updates have
been applied to office, both computers. the screen resolution is the same on
both computers. I do not no know how to solve this problem. I was doing the
same thing before just fine when the playback computer was running windows
98 (although it froze and crashed quite often). any help would be
apprecieated.


keith

 

[LMC-TV]

Yes it was the fonts. It was not installed and everything works fine now.
thanks for the help

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Yes it was the fonts. It was not installed and everything works fine now.
thanks for the help

Any time. And thanks for letting us know that fixed it.