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Change a version number in a Microsoft PowerPoint printout

Bump the version, revision or draft number of a document. This works on the PDF Microsoft PowerPoint printed, even when its letters are only drawn shapes.

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How to do it

  1. 1.Drop your Microsoft Print to PDF file into MythosPDF. Drawn letters are turned back into text in a few seconds.
  2. 2.Type the new version.
  3. 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.

How Microsoft PowerPoint prints

  • • Each printed slide or handout frame becomes a page.
  • • Theme fonts are usually Aptos or Calibri with a light heading font.
  • • Text boxes print independently of each other.

What that means when you change a version number

  • • Letters you type that already appear in the printout, in the same font, are copied from its own letter shapes, so they print identically.
  • • Digits are recovered like letters, so a changed number keeps the printed digit shapes and spacing.
  • • After export, the recovered text can be selected, copied and searched, which the printout could not do.

What happens to the rest of the page

  • • Update it in the header, footer and cover if it appears in several places.
  • • Compare with the previous version to list the changes.

Questions people ask

+How do I show what changed between versions?

Use Compare to see both versions side by side.

+Why can't I select text in my Microsoft Print to PDF file?

The driver often draws every letter as a shape instead of writing text. MythosPDF reads those shapes and turns them back into real text before you edit.

+Is it better to reprint from Microsoft PowerPoint?

If you still have the Microsoft PowerPoint file and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already have, editing it is faster.

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