PPT2001: Graphs Shrink After Being Edited with Windows PowerPoint (302802)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q302802

SYMPTOMS

If you edit a Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac graph in PowerPoint 2000, you may receive the following error message:
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The Chart area displays the correct object outline size, but chart graphic is displayed as a very tiny dot in top left corner of chart area.

This behavior occurs when you do the following:
  1. You edit a Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Mac graph in PowerPoint 2000.
  2. You return the presentation to the Macintosh computer, and then open the presentation in PowerPoint 2001 for Mac.
NOTE: When you double-click the chart, Microsoft Graph starts. The correct datasheet values are displayed, and the chart graphic is refreshed to the proper size. However, if you edit the graph again in PowerPoint 2000, the problem returns.

RESOLUTION

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1.


To resolve this problem, download and install the Microsoft Office 2001 Service Release 1 file. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2001/update_905.xml&secid=10&ssid=25&flgnosysreq=True

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Office 2001 Service Release, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

294949 OFF2001: Readme for Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1 (SR-1)

Or, visit the Microsoft MacTopia Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/mac) for any additional updates.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/4/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB302802
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