VBA - Inconsistent PPT Formatting Across Computers

ntieman

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I have automated the creation of a PPT slide. However, the issue I run into arises when I run it on other computers. The size and positioning of the shapes seems to change ever so slightly, but noticeably. I have the shapes set to position themselves automatically based on original position along with two tables that I have manually re-positioned on the slide. I made sure that the computers' Office apps were updated. Any ideas what might be causing this? Thank you.
 

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Not really a PPT forum but...
I would suspect something with the Styles or Themes in use. If you use one of the default Themes, but someone has modified the default theme on their machine you'll get different formatting.
Unfortunately, there can be many types of styles in use, for the page and for certain object types.
Also, are both machines using the same aspect ratio?
And then there could be font-replacement going on too.
 
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Spiller,

I know this isn't a PPT forum, was just hoping that someone else automating PPT with VBA would have run into the same issue. I do appreciate your time to address this. I have looked into the font issue that seems to most prevalent on the web, not the issue. Also, the aspect ratios are the same. I am even manually defining the slide width/height, then configure the shape location in PPT based off the location in the spreadsheet. If you can think of or find anything else that I might be able to look at as a possible solution, please let me know. Thank you.
 
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