Printing transparency from PowerPoint to PDF

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Genevieve - 25 Mar 2008 21:06 GMT

I'm trying to print a PPT document to PDF. The master pages have I think
gradients and transparencies (template sent from client), and when the
document opens in Acrobat, the gradient/transparent area cuts off and is all
white. I'm using PPT 2003 and Acrobat 6.0. Any suggestions as to how I can
maintain the transparency, or is it just not possible in these versions?

Thanks!

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Ute Simon - 26 Mar 2008 12:05 GMT

Acrobat's PDF creating is based on PostScript and PostScript cannot handle
transparencies well. Microsoft's own PDF-Add-In in Office 2007 works better.
And Acrobat 8 was also improved. Either you try one of those. Or you save
your slides as images (JPG) and use those to create a PDF.

Best regards,
Ute

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> I'm trying to print a PPT document to PDF. The master pages have I think
> gradients and transparencies (template sent from client), and when the
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> Thanks!

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Genevieve - 26 Mar 2008 16:29 GMT

making the transparent image a JPG solved my problem. Thank you!

> Acrobat's PDF creating is based on PostScript and PostScript cannot handle
> transparencies well. Microsoft's own PDF-Add-In in Office 2007 works better.
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> > Thanks!

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Steve Rindsberg - 26 Mar 2008 16:38 GMT

> I'm trying to print a PPT document to PDF. The master pages have I think
> gradients and transparencies (template sent from client), and when the
> document opens in Acrobat, the gradient/transparent area cuts off and is all
> white. I'm using PPT 2003 and Acrobat 6.0. Any suggestions as to how I can
> maintain the transparency, or is it just not possible in these versions?

To add to what Ute said, one sometimes-helpful workaround is to select the
gradient/transparent shape and anything underneath it, copy it, then use
PasteSpecial, as PNG to paste a picture of the whole works back. The picture
will retain the transparent effect. You can then delete the original shapes.

Or you can export each slide in the file as a PNG then bring each PNG back into
a new presentation as a full slide. There'll be no interactivity this way but
the visual aspect of the presentation will be preserved on printouts and in the
PDF.

You can do this manually or there are inexpensive add-ins that will automate it
for you.

Our PPT Protect is one such add-in.
More info and free demo at:
http://www.pptools.com/protect/

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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