Release Notes

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Feature PowerPoint Presentation
(PPT file)
Mobile Presentation
(PDB file)
Forms No No
Search No No
XML (XHTML) No No
Grid No No
E-mail No No
Pack No No
Bullets Yes Yes
Customized bullets Yes, except unexpected character
may be substituted if bullet font is
not available.
Yes
Graphical bullets Yes Yes
Serial bullets (numbered bullets,
lettered bullets)
Yes Yes
Gradient Partial Yes
Gradient from center or corner No Yes
Image contrast and brightness
adjustments
No Yes
Interlaced JPEG images Yes, up to 1024x768 Yes
Large Images Depends on the amount of
memory that is available after
displaying the rest of the slide.
Yes
Font alignment and wrapping Yes, if the font is available. May
not be correct if a font must be
substituted.
Yes
Bold fonts Fonts are algorithmically
widened, and may not appear as
they do on the computer.
Yes
Italic fonts Fonts are algorithmically slanted,
and may not appear as they do on
the computer.
Yes
Shadow text Yes, except shadow is gray. Yes
Shadow effects No Yes
Patterned lines No Yes
Date/Time Meta-tags No Shows date/time PDB file was
created
Centering of vertical text No Yes, with some exceptions.
Text auto-adjust Text may be cut off at bottom. Yes
Texture fill of irregular shape No Yes
Animation & Transition Effects:
Multiple objects animated at the
same time
No No
Blinds (any direction) Yes Yes
Box (any direction) Yes Yes
Checkerboard (any direction) Yes Yes
Comb (any direction) Displayed as Appear Displayed as Blinds
Cover (left, right, up, down) Displayed as Appear Displayed as Wipe
Cover (diagonal) Displayed as Appear Yes
Cut Displayed as Appear Yes
Cut Through Black Displayed as Appear Displayed as Appear
Dissolve Yes Yes
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