Microsoft KB Archive/226751

= PPT2000: Error Message: "Sorry the Slide has too many objects to perform the operation" =

Article ID: 226751

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226751



SYMPTOMS
When you save a slide in PowerPoint 4.0 format and attempt to open it, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Opening in PowerPoint 4.0
Sorry, the slide has too many objects to perform the operation.

Opening in PowerPoint 2000
PowerPoint found an error it can't correct.



CAUSE
There is a limit of 2048 objects that can be on a PowerPoint 4.0 slide.

Whether objects are grouped or not, they are still counted as separate objects. Therefore, a slide may have what appears to be only 15 clip art objects on it, yet the 2048-object limit has been reached, so PowerPoint will not allow you to open the file.



Paste Objects as Pictures
To avoid this problem, save the PowerPoint 2000 presentation in a different format or reduce the number of objects on the slides. You can reduce the number of objects on a slide by selecting the objects, cutting them, and then pasting them as a picture onto the slide.
 * 1) In PowerPoint 2000, open the slide that has more than 2048 objects.
 * 2) Press CTRL + click each object that you want to convert into a single picture.
 * 3) Once you have selected the objects, on the Edit menu, click Cut.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 5) In the Paste Special dialog box, click Picture, then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0

Keywords: kbbug kbconvert kbpending KB226751

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