Microsoft KB Archive/144992

= PPT97: Dimensions of Custom Slide Not Correct =

Article ID: 144992

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q144992



SYMPTOMS
When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows version 4.0 presentation in one of the versions of PowerPoint listed at the beginning of this article, the dimensions of a large custom slide are incorrect. For example, you may see the following results:   Version             Result PowerPoint 4.0     The Slides Sized For setting is Custom. The Width setting is 22 inches. The Height setting is 10 inches.

PowerPoint 7.0     The Slides Sized For setting is On-screen Show. The Width setting is 10 inches. The Height setting is 7.5 inches.

PowerPoint 97      The Slides Sized For setting is On-screen Show. The Width setting is 10 inches. The Height setting is 7.5 inches.



CAUSE
These symptoms occur if you saved a PowerPoint 7.0 or 97 presentation as a PowerPoint 4.0 presentation.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

189373 PPT97: Custom Slide Dimensions Appear Incorrect in Slide Setup

Additional query words: PPT4 PPT95 PPT97 large slide dimension saveas powerpnt 97 8.0 ppt8 powerpoint97 fixed sr2 sr-2 sr 2

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbusage KB144992

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