Microsoft KB Archive/926952

= Error message when you try to switch to the Outline tab in PowerPoint 2007: &quot;Microsoft Office PowerPoint has encountered a problem and needs to close&quot; =

Article ID: 926952

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario: You create and then group several shapes together on a slide in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. You use the Copy command or the Cut command to put the grouped shapes on the clipboard. You select a placeholder on the slide, such as the Title placeholder. You paste the grouped shapes in the placeholder. You ungroup the shapes. Then, in the Slides tab pane, you click the Outline tab.

You receive the following error message:

Microsoft Office PowerPoint has encountered a problem and needs to close.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because you cannot paste grouped shapes in placeholders or ungroup shapes in placeholders in PowerPoint 2007.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, you must use the Undo command to undo the paste action that put the grouped shapes in the placeholder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: PPT2007 PowerPoint2007

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertisebeginner KB926952

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