Re: Insert picture from file causes beachballing

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Corentin Cras-Méneur wrote:
> <googmeister@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > >From my experience in Powerpoint, the drag-and-drop image operation
> > is completely different from Insert->Picture. (In my opinion, this was
> > a
> > terrible interface design decision. One consequence is that drag-and-
> > dropped images are no longer viewable if you try to read in Windows
> > Office.) But maybe this helps explain why one works and the other
> > doesn't.
>
> Drag and drop from the Finder is perfectly OK. Dragging and dropping
> directly from another application is the problem: the image is actually
> copied - then inserted in PICT which doesn't render in Windows.

Oh, didn't realize this. That's good news. Just to confirm - if I
drag-and-drop from app to Desktop, then drag-and-drop from
Desktop to ppt, the image should remain viewable under Windows?

Still non-intuitive to me, but at least more useful.

.

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