Microsoft KB Archive/126388

= PRJ: Project Objects Loses Custom Color Formats in PowerPoint =

Article ID: 126388

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q126388



SYMPTOMS
When a Gantt chart from Microsoft Project is pasted into Microsoft PowerPoint, bar end shapes may lose their custom colors.



CAUSE
When Microsoft PowerPoint is used as an OLE client to embed a Microsoft Project chart, Microsoft PowerPoint may recolor an object to match its presentation slide settings. Bar start and end shapes (such as milestones) are affected whether they are set as a bar style (Format Bar Style) or as a custom bar setting (Format Bar).



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do the following to recolor the embedded Microsoft Project charts in Microsoft PowerPoint:


 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Paste Special, and then click Picture.
 * 2) Choose OK to embed the picture.
 * 3) Double-click the embedded Microsoft Project Chart.

Microsoft PowerPoint brings up a dialog box that asks you if you would like to convert the picture to Microsoft PowerPoint objects.
 * 1) Click Yes.

This procedure breaks the Project chart up into its individual components. Now you can click on each bar and change its color individually.

Additional query words: wrong default ppt8 ppt8.0 8.00

Keywords: kbinterop kbprb KB126388

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