Microsoft KB Archive/226614

= PPT2000: Pictures Displayed as Black Boxes =

Article ID: 226614

Article Last Modified on 11/30/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226614



SYMPTOMS
If you open a PowerPoint presentation that was created using a previous version of PowerPoint, pictures in the presentation may be displayed as solid black rectangles in PowerPoint 2000.



CAUSE
These picture have been recolored in an earlier version of PowerPoint, and the recolor information has been incorrectly interpreted when the presentation was updated to the PowerPoint 2000 format.



WORKAROUND
The original picture information can be recovered; however, black and white colors may be inverted. Use the following method to recover the original picture information.
 * 1) Click the picture to select it.
 * 2) On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and make sure that Picture is selected.
 * 3) On the Picture tool bar, click Reset Picture.

The only other workaround is to reinsert the picture into PowerPoint.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0 block hidden missing different gone blank black dark filled

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbgraphic KB226614

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