Microsoft KB Archive/140992

PPT4: &quot;Please Insert

PSS ID Number: Q140992 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

4.00

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When working with PowerPoint, you may get a message similar to the following:

Please insert 

= CAUSE =

This is usually caused by an extension conflict with the Color Picker system extension.

= STATUS =

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= RESOLUTION =

Disable the Color Picker system extension by doing the following:


 * 1) On the Apple menu, click Control Panels.
 * 2) Double-click Extensions Manager.
 * 3) Clear the Color Picker extension check box in the extension window.
 * 4) Restart the computer.

Color Picker will now be disabled.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The Color Picker extension is a system extension that provides two ways to pick custom colors: the Apple HSL (Hue Saturation Lightness) dialog box and the Apple RGB (Red Green Blue) dialog box. Without the Color Picker loaded, there is one color selection dialog box. You can change both HSB (Hue Saturation Brightness) and RGB (Red Green Blue) values in this same window.

= Additional query words: 4.00 m_powerpt ppt4 powerpnt power point =

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbenv kbtshoot Version : 4.00 Platform : MACINTOSH ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.