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Differences between the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format and the PowerPoint (.pptx) format
When you save a file from Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format, and then open it again in PowerPoint 2007, you might notice some formatting differences between the PowerPoint 2007 version and the OpenDocument version. Likewise, you might also see formatting differences when you open an OpenDocument file in PowerPoint 2007. This is because of the different features that the file formats support.
Note The differences you will experience when you work with the two file formats is generally constrained to formatting differences and feature availability. Data and fcontent will convert, but how you format and interact with the data and content might be different between the formats.
If you want to switch your default file format to or from ODF or OpenXML (or other formats) , do the following:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button
 , and then click PowerPoint Options.
- Click Save, and then under Save presentations, in the Save files in this format box, click the file format that you want to use by default.
What happens when I save a PowerPoint 2007 presentation in the OpenDocument Presentation format?
The table below shows which PowerPoint 2007 features are
fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) format.
- Supported Both PowerPoint 2007 and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature. Content, formatting, and usability will not be lost.
- Partially Supported Both PowerPoint 2007 and the OpenDocument Presentation format support this feature, but formatting and usability might be affected. No text or data is lost, but formatting and how you work with text or graphics might be different.
- Not Supported The feature in PowerPoint 2007 is not supported in the OpenDocument Presentation format. If you plan to save your PowerPoint 2007 document in the OpenDocument Presentation format, do not use this feature or you risk in your losing content, formatting, and usability of that part of your document.
For information about Office 2007 graphic features that are fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format, see the Graphic Elements table at the end of this article.
| Area |
Subarea |
Level of support |
Comments |
| Animations |
Entrance/Exit animations |
Partially supported |
Any entrance or exit animations that cannot be supported by ODF are
changed to an appear or disappear animation. |
| Animations |
Color animations |
Not Supported |
Animations that involve color change are not supported. |
| Animations |
Scaling animations |
Not Supported |
Blast, Flash bulb, Grow & Shrink, Vertical Height animations are not supported. |
| Animations |
Animation delays |
Fully Supported |
|
| Animations |
Animation timing |
Fully Supported |
|
| Animations |
Text animations |
Fully supported |
|
| Animations |
Triggered animations |
Fully supported |
|
| Animations |
Animation sounds |
Not Supported |
|
| Animations |
Media animations |
Fully Supported |
|
| Animations |
SmartArt |
Not Supported |
|
| Animations |
Chart Parts |
Partially Supported |
Animations on chart parts are converted to an animation on the whole chart. |
| Animations |
OLE action animations |
Not Supported |
|
| Animations |
Master/Layout animations |
Not Supported |
|
| Transitions |
Transitions |
Partially supported |
Any transitions that can be found in the SMIL specification or in the Open Document Format specification are supported. The following transitions are not supported, because they are not described by either specification: Blinds, Cut, Strips, Comb, and Newsflash. |
| Transitions |
Transition Sounds |
Not Supported |
|
| Content |
Media (movies/sounds) |
Fully Supported |
|
| Content |
Embedding WAV files |
Fully supported |
|
| Content |
OLE |
Fully Supported |
|
| Content |
ActiveX Controls |
Not Supported |
|
| Content |
Tables |
Partially Supported |
When you save a presentation with tables in it to the .odp format, the tables become images and cannot be edited. |
| Content |
Headers/Footers |
Partially Supported |
When you save a file with headers or footer fields, including the date/time or page number fields, in the .odp format, the headers and footers become text boxes that are no longer associated with the header/footer features in an ODF application. |
| Content |
Date fields |
Partially Supported |
All date types are included, but they might be converted to a default type by other ODF applications. |
| Content |
Hide Shape |
Fully supported |
|
| Content |
Hide Slide |
Fully supported |
|
| Macros/Programmability |
Macros/OM/Programmability |
Not Supported |
|
| Presentation settings |
Page size |
Partially Supported |
Although the page size is saved with the presentation, the Page Size settings in the Page Setup dialog box is inaccurate. The dialog box tries to default to the default page size. |
| Presentation settings |
Custom Shows |
Fully Supported |
|
| Presentation settings |
Narrations/Timings |
Fully Supported |
|
| Presentation settings |
Show Settings |
Partially Supported |
|
| Presentation settings |
Print Settings |
Not Supported |
|
| Presentation settings |
View Settings |
Not Supported |
|
| Collaboration |
Comments |
Not Supported |
|
| Charts |
Charts |
Partially supported |
See Differences between the OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) format and the Excel (.xlsx) format for more infomation about supported Chart features. |
| Presentation Design |
Masters |
Partially Supported |
When you save a presentation in .odp format, all theme information is lost and placed onto the masters/layouts. Inheritance of theme defaults, such as fonts, colors, and effects on new shapes, are no longer inherited. All existing shapes continue to follow the inheritance of formatting from the masters and layouts.
When you open the presentation after saving the presentation in .odp format, the default theme is used, but it should not cause any changes in the presentation. However, it does cause all future edits to be done as if that default theme was applied.
|
| Presentation Design |
Layouts |
Partially Supported |
Layouts are treated similarly to masters when opened in other ODF applications. Within PowerPoint 2007 SP2, layouts will round-trip and continue to inherit its background and placeholder properties from the master slide. As mentioned for masters, the theme information is lost, and future edits to the layout are done as if the default theme was applied. |
| Presentation Design |
Placeholders |
Partially supported |
Placeholders are saved and persisted in .odp files. All placeholders continue to inherit their formatting properties from the corresponding placeholders in the layouts and master slides. Any formatting overrides are also kept. As with layouts and masters, placeholders do not retain the theme that was used before saving to .odp. Additional placeholders added after loading an .odp file are created using the default theme unless a new theme is applied. |
| Presentation Design |
Notes |
Fully supported |
|
| Presentation Design |
Notes Masters |
Fully Supported |
|
| Presentation Design |
Handout Masters |
Fully supported |
|
| Encryption |
Encryption |
Not Supported |
|
| Protection |
Protection |
Not Supported |
|
| Text |
International text formatting |
Partially supported |
Unsupported features include:
Kinsoku
Vertical Text rotation (270, stacked)
East Asian linebreaking
Kumimoji
Some international numbering systems are mapped to bullets or Western numbering
Distributed alignment |
| Text |
Alignment |
Partially supported |
Distributed alignment is not supported.
Some visual differences might be seen in the alignment, anchoring, or wrapping of the text in other ODF applications. |
| Text |
Columns |
Not supported |
|
| Text |
Text rotation |
Partially supported |
270-rotation and stacked text are not supported. |
| Text |
Hyperlinks |
Partially supported |
Regular hyperlinks are supported, but on-hover hyperlinks are not supported. |
| Text |
Lists |
Fully supported |
Other ODF applications might change the numbering/bulleting or not support it all together. |
| Text |
Basic formatting |
Fully supported |
Italics, bold, underline, and strikethrough are all supported in ODF applications.
Different fonts or sizes are supported. |
| Text |
Advanced formatting/graphic effects |
Partially supported |
Unsupported features include:
Picture filled, gradient filled, pattern filled, or empty filled text.
Some outer shadow effects on text.
Text with picture, gradient, pattern, or empty filled outlines.
Text cannot have outlines different from the fill color. |
| Text |
Autofit |
Not supported |
When you save the presentation in .odp format, the font size for text boxes that have Autofit turned on are set to one size and no longer have Autofit when you open the file again in PowerPoint. |
| Text |
Overflow |
Fully supported |
Overflow might be seen differently in different ODF applications. |
Graphics Features
The table below shows which PowerPoint 2007 graphics features are
fully, partially, or not supported in the OpenDocument Format (.odp).
- Supported The PowerPoint 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature. Graphics using this feature generally appear and behave the same in either format.
- Partially Supported The PowerPoint 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format support this feature, but graphics might appear different between the formats. No data is generally lost between the formats, but formatting and how you work with these graphics might be different.
- Not Supported Because of the unique differences of features and implementation between the PowerPoint 2007 format and the OpenDocument Format, this feature is not supported in OpenDocument Format. If you plan to save your document in an OpenDocument Format, do not use these features in PowerPoint 2007.
| Basic Shapes |
Level of support |
Comments |
|
| Shapes |
Supported |
|
|
| Text boxes |
Supported |
Supported except for objects inside the text box. The objects inside the text box are dropped when you open an OpenDocument file. |
|
| WordArt |
Partially Supported |
ODF does not support the WordArt options in PowerPoint. As a result, WordArt is converted to a text box on save. The text and base text color are maintained but WordArt effects and formatting are lost. |
|
| 3D shapes options |
Not Supported |
|
|
| Pictures |
Supported |
Supported except for the insert and link option which are not supported by ODF. |
|
| SmartArt diagrams |
Supported |
Converted to a group of shapes. |
|
| ActiveX controls |
Not Supported |
|
|
| Objects in charts |
Supported |
Converted to a group containing the chart and objects. |
|
| Ink annotation |
Supported |
The ink annotation is converted to a freeform shape. |
|
| Group of objects |
Supported |
|
|
| Object visibility |
Supported |
|
|
| Object borders |
Supported |
Not all border styles are supported. Border styles that are not supported are saved as the default border style (black, solid line). |
|
| Object fills |
Supported |
Supported except for slide background fill.
Additionally, gradient fills with more than two stops lose all stops after the first two. |
|
| Line formatting |
Supported |
Not all line and line end styles are supported in ODF. Styles that are not supported are saved as the default, black solid line and open arrow type, respectively. |
|
| Picture cropping |
Supported |
Regular cropping of a picture is supported. However, cropping a picture with a shape is not supported. |
|
| Picture recoloring |
Partially Supported |
Some picture recoloring has the equivalent in ODF, such as black and white. Other picture recoloring does not have an equivalent and is flattened. The picture appears the same but the recoloring can no longer be changed or removed. |
|
| 3D picture options |
Not Supported |
|
|
| Picture styles |
Partially Supported |
Borders are partially supported, but might not look the same. |
|
| Themes |
Not Supported |
|
|
| Hyperlink on shape |
Not Supported |
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