Microsoft KB Archive/331113

= Chart color changes unexpectedly after you apply a design template in PowerPoint 2002 =

Article ID: 331113

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q331113



SYMPTOMS
When you insert slides into your PowerPoint presentation and then apply a different design to all the slides in your presentation, the colors of the charts on the slides that you inserted may use a different color from the color of the design template that you applied.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:  You insert slides from a template file (.pot).

-and- The slides that you insert contain OLE chart objects.

-and- You apply a design template to the slides in your presentation.

-and- You run a macro that uses the following lines of code to set an object of type Graph.Chart to the chart on your slide:

Dim m_objChart As Graph.Chart Dim m_objSlide as PowerPoint.Slide

‘Call code that sets the m_objSlide object to the current slide in the presentation

Set m_objChart = m_objSlide.Shapes(“”).OLEFormat.Object



In this situation, PowerPoint does not correctly update the colors of the chart on the slides.



RESOLUTION
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 Public Update 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.

The English version of this fix should 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 After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the following file attributes: <pre class="fixed_text">Date         Time   Version       Size         File name

25-Nov-2002  17:50   10.0.4721.0   5,978,696   Powerpnt.exe

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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, double-click the chart on your slide, and then click an empty area of your slide. When you do so, the color of your chart changes to the correct color as determined by the design template that you applied to your presentation.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information about working with design templates, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type design template in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: FIX

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbchart kbcolor kbslideshow kbbug kbfix KB331113

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