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Subject:Re: PowerPoint Conversion to PDF From:"Teri A. Ward" <taw0200 -at- eeidf002 -dot- ca -dot- boeing -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com, Graham -dot- Brown -at- digital-dispatch -dot- com Date:Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:21:35 -0700 (PDT)
> Graham A Brown wrote:
> I am trying to convert a colour powerpoint to a pdf file. The problem is
> that the graphics are not comming in colour. They are all Black and White.
>
> Please let me know what might be the problem is.
>
> I am using windows 2000 and the PowerPoint 97 and distiller 3.0
>
I'm not using the same versions of the software that
you are, but I've been successful in creating color
PDFs from Powerpoint. When you originally print to a
file to get your PRN file, be sure to uncheck the
box labeled "Black & white" down at the bottom of
the Print dialog.
