PPT: PowerPoint 4.0 Readme- Filter Limitations (BMP and WMF) (117195)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0a
  • Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0c

This article was previously published under Q117195

SUMMARY

The following information about Windows bitmaps and metafiles (.bmp, .wmf) filters is from the PowerPoint 4.0 Readme Help file.

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Windows Bitmaps and Metafiles (.BMP, .WMF)

PowerPoint supports Windows bitmap (BMP) files and Windows metafiles (WMF) directly, without a separate graphic filter. These filters are required by other Microsoft products, such as Microsoft ClipArt Gallery. WMF files must be in the Aldus Placeable Metafile format (which contains a header with org and ext information).

Aldus and Micrografx have created an extended version of the Windows Metafile Format called the "Placeable Metafile Format." In this extended format, 22 bytes of information have been added to the standard metafile header. This information allows the metafile to specify how the metafile is to be placed and sized.

The WMF filter rejects files that do not have the correct key, checksum, bounding rectangle, and/or enough data in the file.

NOTE: PowerPoint 7.0 can only import .wmf files that are in the Aldus Placeable Metafile format. If you try to import a Windows Metafile that does not have a header, you receive this message:
Sorry, "<filename.wmf>" is damaged and cannot be read.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
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