Limitations using pdf-files in PowerPoint?

[sindredahl]

Good day everyone.
I am a designer working on a corporate identity for a client. This client has a rather large amount of icons/illustrations and logos, and I´d prefer to keep all the design elements as vector due to size, sharpness and the ease of managing the amount of files.



Right now we are developing the PPT-template. And I have been warned by several not to use pdf-files in PowerPoint. To clarify, the files are extremely simple, just clean shapes with fill and or stroke in a single color.

I done some tests on a Mac OS X (10.12.6) saving ppt-files from Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac (15.33). And I have opened the files on:

• OS X (PowerPoint, QuickLook and Preview)
• Windows 10 (PowerPoint)
• iPhone (Apple Mail)
• PowerPoint Online.

And it works brilliantly in all those places.

What I need to know, is the limitations of using pdf-files in ppt. Is there any documentation or charts showing pdf-features contra software versions and operative systems? What works and what doesn't. Hoping someone might shine a light on this.

Best regards,
Sindre