Microsoft KB Archive/176786

= PPT97: Screen Flashes when Adding Object to Slide Show Via Macro =

Article ID: 176786

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176786





SYMPTOMS
During a slide show, if you run a macro that adds an object, such as a drawing object or shape, the screen flashes as the object appears.



CAUSE
When you add an object during a slide show, PowerPoint redraws the new image on the slide. To redraw the image, PowerPoint refreshes the entire screen. This causes the screen to flash.



WORKAROUND
There is no workaround currently available.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: powerpnt ppt ppt98 ppt97 powerpt power point flashing flashed blink blank macppt

Keywords: kbbug kbprb KB176786

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