Microsoft KB Archive/124861

PPT4: Large Graphics Do Not Import into PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q124861 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you try to import a graphic that is larger than 56 inches in any direction into PowerPoint, one of the following may happen:

  You may receive an empty object frame.   You may receive one of the following error messages: Integer divide by zero error. -or- Floating Point Error. 

= CAUSE =

PowerPoint supports a 56-by-56-inch maximum page size. Graphics that are larger than this extend outside PowerPoint’s coordinate space and can’t be imaged.

= STATUS =

Is occurs by product design.

= WORKAROUND =

If you add your image to Microsoft ClipArt Gallery, you will be able to import the graphic. ClipArt Gallery automatically scales its graphics to fit within a 6-by-5-inch object.

To add your image to ClipArt Gallery:


 * 1) From the Insert menu in PowerPoint, Choose ClipArt.
 * 2) When ClipArt Gallery starts, choose the Options button.
 * 3) From the Options screen, choose Add.
 * 4) Switch to the directory that contains the image you want to add. Select that image file and choose OK.
 * 5) Type a description for the image (optional).
 * 6) ClipArt Gallery will create a thumbnail of the image. Select this thumbnail and choose OK.

The image will appear in the middle of your PowerPoint slide. If the image appears distorted, drag its corner resize handles until it appears correctly.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Micrografx Designer, Micrografx Windows Draw, and AutoCAD all make it easy to create images that have dimensions larger than 56 inches.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c DXF DRW big huge blank winppt limit ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbgraphic kbinterop kbdta kbconversion Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.