Microsoft KB Archive/332046

= Fonts on Animated Charts Appear Faint After You Regroup the Fonts =

Article ID: 332046

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 1 (SP-1)
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q332046





SYMPTOMS
The fonts from charts that have been ungrouped, animated, and regrouped may lose their clarity or sharpness in PowerPoint 2002. This symptom occurs when you view the animated slides during a slideshow. After the animation completes, the font may appear thin when you compared the font to previous slides. The font may also be faint or difficult to read. This may be more noticeable when you use brightly-colored fonts such as yellow or light shades of grey. Fonts that use dark colors such as black are not affected.



Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office XP Service Pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size       File name -  26-Nov-2002  17:09      1,804  Hotfix.txt 25-Nov-2002 22:46  2,198,084  Powerpnt.msp 25-Nov-2002 23:21  8,595,532  Powerpntff.msp 25-Nov-2002 22:54      6,617  Readme.txt

Changed file attributes:   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name 25-Nov-2002 18:50  10.0.4721.0  5,978,696  Powerpnt.exe



MORE INFORMATION
The hotfix that is described in this article does not resolve this problem with all colors. Previously, only dark colors (those near black) provided the best appearance. After you apply this hotfix, dark colors, yellow, and the shades of gray that are very near to white display correctly.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

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