Keynote 08 and Powerpoint 2008

I have just purchased the new iWork as well as Office 2008. I work mostly with Keynote and Pages, but my publishers work with Microsoft products so I have both.

Has anyone found compatibility problems between the newly released Powerpoint 2008 and Keynote 08? I am able to export and import files from the old Keynote to Powerpoint 2008, and old Powerpoint into new Keynote, but not able to convert any new files from one to another.

Has anyone else seen experienced this?

MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 8, 2008 7:58 AM

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Mar 15, 2008 2:53 PM in response to RichardDawkins

Perhaps this is an issue with 10.4 vs 10.5? I'm running 10.4.11, and cannot open an exported Keynote to Powerpoint file in Office 2008. No movies involved, and no animations. I can open the exported files with Office 2004, then save them again, and open that new file with Office 2008. It's very strange that 2008 can't open them right away. But I guess that's Microsoft for you...

Apr 14, 2008 1:21 PM in response to Was2be

Hey there,

in another post on here ( http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7036601) I seem to have located a workaround that reliably works for me (inconvenicences aside).

If the file I exported from Keynote has any kind of notes (moderator notes, I think they're called) in any slide, PP2008 will choke opening the file.

Removing any and all notes from the presentation prior to exporting solved the problem for me.

(PP2008 v12.0.1, Keynote v4.0.3)

Have fun,
Phil

Apr 17, 2008 5:33 AM in response to Was2be

I have same problem,. Can't export from keynote into PP. Using latest versions of all software, osx 10.5 and so on. It crashes before opening the file. Also with Office 08 PP crashes when I try to edit masters and no amount of re installing seems to work... and I am speaking at a conference next week who won't let me take my laptop and keynote! Aghhhhh.. going to try to removing notes things and see if it will work....

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