Features that change when you open a PowerPoint 2007 presentation in an earlier version of PowerPoint - PowerPoint

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Features that change when you open a PowerPoint 2007 presentation in an earlier version of PowerPoint

Applies to: Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

The following features change when you open your Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation in an earlier version of PowerPoint (with the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats installed).

Office PowerPoint 2007 feature	What happens to the feature when you open an Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation in an earlier version of PowerPoint
Charts (except Microsoft Graph charts)	Charts are converted to OLE (OLE: A program-integration technology that you can use to share information between programs. All Office programs support OLE, so you can share information through linked and embedded objects.) objects, which you can edit. However, a chart may appear differently if you edit it in an earlier version of PowerPoint and then reopen it in Office PowerPoint 2007.
Custom slide layouts (layout: The arrangement of elements, such as title and subtitle text, lists, pictures, tables, charts, AutoShapes, and movies, on a slide.)	Custom slide layouts that have specific backgrounds, unique slide transitions, and more are represented as multiple masters (master: A slide view or page on which you define formatting for all slides or pages in your presentation. Each presentation has a master for each key component: slides, title slides, speaker's notes, and audience handouts.).
Drop shadows	Soft outer shadows are converted to hard shadows that you can edit.
Heading and body fonts	Heading and body fonts are converted to static formatting. If you then reopen the file in Office PowerPoint 2007 and use a different style, heading and body fonts do not automatically change.
Shapes, pictures, objects (object: A table, chart, graphic, equation, or other form of information. Objects created in one application, for example spreadsheets, and linked or embedded in another application are OLE objects.), animations, and new effects, including the following: Two-dimensional (2-D) or three-dimensional (3-D) text Gradient outlines on shapes or text Strikethrough and double-strikethrough on text Gradient, picture, and texture fills on text Shadows, soft edges, reflections, and most 3-D effects on any kind of object	New visual features or effects that are available in Office PowerPoint 2007 are converted to uneditable pictures in earlier versions of PowerPoint.
SmartArt graphics	SmartArt graphics are converted to uneditable pictures in earlier versions of PowerPoint.

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