Microsoft KB Archive/188738

= PPT98: Chart or Equation Looks Dimmed =

Article ID: 188738

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188738





SYMPTOMS
Embedded objects may occasionally appear hazy, unavailable (grayed out), or ghosted in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.



CAUSE
This effect appears when the object is currently open in its OLE server. This is a design implementation to signal that that object is currently open in its OLE server.



WORKAROUND
To prevent this from occurring, quit all open OLE server applications before returning to PowerPoint.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: macppt mac mac_ppt ppt98 8.0 ppt8 grey overlay grayed out ghost gray hashed box diagonal lines

Keywords: kbprb KB188738

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