Microsoft KB Archive/329040

= PPT2002: Autoshapes May Not Display When You Use Microsoft Word and Paste a Table That Contains AutoShapes to a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation =

Article ID: 329040

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q329040



SYMPTOMS
When you use the AutoShapes feature to add an autoshape in a Microsoft Word 2002 table, and then paste the table in a PowerPoint 2002 presentation, the autoshape that you created may not appear.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a limitation in the AutoShape feature when you move table cells.



Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office XP Service Pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date        Time   Size        File name - 28-Oct-2002  19:17      1,804   Hotfix.txt 25-Oct-2002  02:12      3,132   Readme.txt 25-Oct-2002  02:07  5,728,836   Winword.msp 25-Oct-2002  02:28  5,639,208   Winword_admin.msp After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:  Date        Time    Version      Size        File name -- 10-Oct-2002 20:44   10.0.4622.0  10,598,984  Winword.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbofficexppresp3fix kbbug kbfix kbofficexpsp2fix KB329040

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