In article <OK6#Y9KhGHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
"mmmmark" <mdneely RemoveThis @_EXTRA_vcsd.com> wrote:
> "Steve B" <mrjazzy2002 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:mrjazzy2002-AF5A20.23013830052006@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
> > Folks. I'm taking a PowerPoint crash course with the PC version. I have
> > the MS Office X on the Mac. The instructor just showed the class some of
> > the cool stuff he did on one slide with a lot of animation motion paths.
> > Couldn't wait to get home and try out some of the animation tricks,
> > however it doesn't seem the motion path menu is available in the Mac
> > version. I don't think it is in MS Office 2004 either. If not, is there
> > a work around or any PPT plug-in for the Mac to emulate the motion
> > paths? Why would MS not include this very necessary animation function?
> > Thanks steve
>
> You're correct that this function can not be setup in either v.X or 2004.
> If the paths are setup in a PC version of PPT, they WILL function in a Mac
> PPT show--but cannot be edited on a Mac. I know this to be true in 2004,
> but I can't remember if it works in v.X. Hopefully someone will help me out
> on this.
>
> -Mark
Oh Boy, what a bummer. Motion paths opened up a who new way to be extra
creative in PPT and now I don't have the function on the Mac version.
This doesn't make sense, so please MS engineers, include it in an update
for the Mac version. thanks steve
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