Microsoft KB Archive/226659

= PPT2000: Text on ActiveX Controls May be Cropped in Web Page =

Article ID: 226659

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226659



SYMPTOMS
When you view a PowerPoint presentation saved as HTML, the text on ActiveX controls may appear cropped or cut off. In addition, this text will not scale in proportion to the rest of the presentation.



CAUSE
The text in the ActiveX controls cannot scale to match the size of the presentation if the presentation is viewed at less than full screen.



RESOLUTION
View the presentation in full screen mode. When you view the presentation, click the Full Screen Slideshow icon in the lower right corner of your Internet Explorer browser. The form controls will display properly in full screen mode.

NOTE: Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is required to view a presentation in full screen mode.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
ActiveX controls are similar to those you find in programming languages such as Visual Basic for Applications. ActiveX controls include scroll bars, command buttons, option buttons, toggle buttons, and other controls that you use to create custom programs, dialog boxes, and forms. The ActiveX controls in Microsoft PowerPoint are stored in the Control Toolbox (View menu, Toolbars submenu). When you add an ActiveX control to a presentation, you can make the control "active" by writing macros in the Visual Basic Editor that customize the behavior of the control. For example, you can use ActiveX controls to create an online survey in your presentation in which respondents can enter text in text boxes or select or clear check boxes.

Using ActiveX controls on Web pages
If you plan to publish a presentation as a Web page, you can use ActiveX controls to enable users to type data. When you use ActiveX controls in a Web presentation, you write Web scripts (rather than macro code) to run the controls. You can write the scripts in Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition or JavaScript.

For more information about web scripts, click Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Help on the Help menu, type Learn about creating and editing Web scripts. in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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