Bug 142570 - Saving ODP to PPT trashes character formats, saving to PPTX trashes pics
Summary: Saving ODP to PPT trashes character formats, saving to PPTX trashes pics
Status: RESOLVED INSUFFICIENTDATA
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.1.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2021-05-30 18:00 UTC by Nick Brown
Modified: 2022-11-25 03:43 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Saves as pps (1.79 MB, application/vnd.ms-powerpoint)
2021-05-31 20:37 UTC, Nick Brown
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Description Nick Brown 2021-05-30 18:00:57 UTC
Description:
1. When saving an ODP file in Powerpoint (PPT) format, the export function removes character formatting, specifically "outlines". These are not lost in the ODP file. So working with a PPT file looses the formatting each time a save is done but working with ODP is ok. This is repeatable when saving to PPS.

2. When saving an ODP file in Powerpoint (PPTX) format, slide backdrop photos are  lost and an arbitrary theme is loaded instead. The character formatting remains damaged. This is repeatable when saving to PPSX. In addition when saving as PPSX the slideshow function does not operate.

In both cases in business situations (relying on text outlines and backdrop images with a slideshow) where the recipient of the presentation can only handle MS Powerpoint and cannot work with Libreoffice this renders Libreoffice useless 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new presentation (no template). Save as ODP
2. Place a big photo as slide backdrop (slide/set background image
3. Place some text (big - 32 pt is good); select text, activate "outline"
4. Save file again (in ODP)
5. Save as, select PPT format.
6. Close LibreOffice
7. Repeat step 5 and 6, saving in PPS, PPTX and PPSX
8. Open LibreOffice on PPS; note results
9.  Close LibreOffice
10. Repeat steps 9 and 9, on PPS, PPTX and PPSX respectively

Actual Results:
PPT and PPS lose text outlines, retaining only the text colour (as solid colour).
PPTX loses backdrop photos, loses text outlines, retaining only the text colour (as solid colour).
PPSX does not run as a slideshow, loses backdrop photos, loses text outlines, retaining only the text colour (as solid colour).

Expected Results:
A. All file format versions should be seamlessly interchangable
B. All file versions should retain text formatting
C. PPTX and PPSX should not lose backdrop photos
D. PPTX and PPSX should not introduce arbitrary template
E. PPSX should run as slideshow


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes


OpenGL enabled: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.3.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 10(Build:2)
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 4.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 1:7.1.3~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 Xisco Faulí 2021-05-31 14:17:43 UTC
Thank you for reporting the bug. Please attach a sample document, as this makes it easier for us to verify the bug. 
I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once the requested document is provided.
(Please note that the attachment will be public, remove any sensitive information before attaching it. 
See https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/FAQ#How_can_I_eliminate_confidential_data_from_a_sample_document.3F for help on how to do so.)
Comment 2 NISZ LibreOffice Team 2021-05-31 15:28:38 UTC
PPSX export not working is bug #114443

PPTX Text outline being lost is bug #127696

Background image being lost - I can't find it already reported, let's focus on that.
Comment 3 Nick Brown 2021-05-31 20:37:04 UTC
Created attachment 172511 [details]
Saves as pps
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2021-06-01 04:30:58 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2022-04-27 12:12:06 UTC
I'm not seeing the problem of losing the background image. Tried both saving from ODP to PPTX and from ODP to PPT to PPTX.

Please test with a fresh version.

Arch Linux 64-bit
Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 1c1427e81c2463fbc40855adfafa360c13108abb
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded Jumbo
Built on 27 April 2022
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2022-10-25 03:33:40 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2022-11-25 03:43:55 UTC
Dear Nick Brown,

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