Microsoft KB Archive/285499

= PPT2002: Office Assistant Appears During Slide Show =

Article ID: 285499

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q285499





SYMPTOMS
When you view a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show, the Office Assistant may unexpectedly appear.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you finish viewing a linked slide show in a presentation. For example, if you have an AutoShape that is linked to another PowerPoint presentation, you can click the AutoShape during the slide show to view the other presentation. When that presentation is finished and you click to close and return to your slide show already in progress, the Office Assistant appears.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, hide the Office Assistant before starting a slide show by clicking Hide the Office Assistant on the Help menu.



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: PPT

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