Powerpoint on a new iMac-- memory issue

Using 2004 Office/Powerpoint on a new iMac with 8GB RAM...continue to get 'not enough memory' message when trying to make a large Powerpoint file...so far, 200 pp of photos, with 100 to go.  Why?  Solution?

Office 2004 will not run on a new iMac. Only Office 2008 or 2011 will run under on a new iMac.
Yes, you may be running out of RAM. Launch Activity Montior and see how much free memory is available.
What resolution are the photos? It's wise to reduce the photo resolution to a more manageable size by exporting them from iPhoto before creating a Powerpoint slideshow.

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    I'm getting ready to purchase one of the new iMac 27" computers (yeah!) and I've basically figured out everything I want at this point other than the memory. I'm trying to decide b/w the 16 and 32 GB options. The main applications I run are Parallels and associated Windows applications like PPT, Word, Excel and remote desktop connection; iTunes and a Windows-based statistical package.
    Any thoughts on whether it's worth going up to 32 GB or whether 16 GB should do it? Part of the reason I'm asking is because I found that 8 GB of memory on my MBP was simply not enough when running Parallels and noticed a nice pickup in performance by upgrading my memory to 16 GB on my MBP.
    Thanks
    JK

    Parallels consumes a lot of memory depending of the memory you assign to your virtual machine, so maybe you will need 16 GB.
    However, don't buy your iMac with 16 GB of memory. I recommend you to buy it with 8 GB of memory, and then, buy 16 or 32 GB (maybe 32 GB are too much) and install it on your Mac. You can buy the memory in OWC or Crucial > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2012_27/DDR3L It will be much cheaper than buying the iMac with 16 GB or 32 GB.
    To install the memory onto your Late 2012 iMac > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5540

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