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Limitations for supported attachment file formats

Format and extension	Limitations
audio	You must install the software update for KB22953 on Windows Server 2008 if you want the BlackBerry Attachment Service to support .mp3 audio files on BlackBerry devices and all audio formats on BlackBerry 7100 Series devices that support CDMA networks. To download the software update for KB22953, visit www.blackberry.com/support/downloads/.
OpenOffice Format version 1.1 — .odp files	The BlackBerry Attachment Service supports .odp files that users create using IBM Lotus Symphony only. The fonts that can be displayed in slides are dependent on the font types that are available on the BlackBerry Attachment Service. If a specific font is not available, the BlackBerry Attachment Service uses the most similar font type that is available. The BlackBerry Attachment Service does not support the following features in .odp files: some text effects and style options line spacing: proportional, at least, leading text with position functionality animation transitions tables .svm images crop and clip image effects specific types of text object spacing table of contents portrait page orientation color gradient, hatching, and bitmap fill effects some shapes shape, image, and text rotation connector shape route that connects to shapes
OpenOffice Format version 1.1 — .ods files	The BlackBerry Attachment Service supports .ods files that users create using IBM Lotus Symphony only. Cell dimensions might change when they are displayed on devices. The BlackBerry Attachment Service does not support the following features in .ods files: some text effects: specific underline styles, specific strikethrough styles, emphasis, outline, shadow, embossed, engrayed text alignment charts style effects for cells: shadow, borders headers and footers drawing objects and Fontwork objects

Format and extension

Limitations

audio

You must install the software update for KB22953 on Windows Server 2008 if you want the BlackBerry Attachment Service to support .mp3 audio files on BlackBerry devices and all audio formats on BlackBerry 7100 Series devices that support CDMA networks. To download the software update for KB22953, visit www.blackberry.com/support/downloads/.

OpenOffice Format version 1.1 — .odp files

The BlackBerry Attachment Service supports .odp files that users create using IBM Lotus Symphony only.

The fonts that can be displayed in slides are dependent on the font types that are available on the BlackBerry Attachment Service. If a specific font is not available, the BlackBerry Attachment Service uses the most similar font type that is available.

The BlackBerry Attachment Service does not support the following features in .odp files:

some text effects and style options
line spacing: proportional, at least, leading
text with position functionality
animation
transitions
tables
.svm images
crop and clip image effects
specific types of text object spacing
table of contents
portrait page orientation
color gradient, hatching, and bitmap fill effects
some shapes
shape, image, and text rotation
connector shape route that connects to shapes

OpenOffice Format version 1.1 — .ods files

The BlackBerry Attachment Service supports .ods files that users create using IBM Lotus Symphony only.

Cell dimensions might change when they are displayed on devices.

The BlackBerry Attachment Service does not support the following features in .ods files:

some text effects: specific underline styles, specific strikethrough styles, emphasis, outline, shadow, embossed, engrayed
text alignment
charts
style effects for cells: shadow, borders
headers and footers
drawing objects and Fontwork objects