Microsoft KB Archive/245189

= PPT97: Status Online Template Displays or Prints a Semicircle on Page =

Article ID: 245189

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245189



SYMPTOMS
If you open or use the Project Status (Online) template that is included with PowerPoint 97, a thin, black, semicircular line may be printed on the left side of each slide, toward the center, on every page except the title page. This line only prints when you print the presentation in black and white.

In addition, if you click Black and White on the View menu, this semicircle is displayed on the screen.



CAUSE
This semicircle is on the master slide and only appears in Black and White view or when printing to a black and white printer.



WORKAROUND

 * 1) On the View menu, click Black and White.
 * 2) On the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.
 * 3) Click to select the semicircle, and then press DELETE.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 97.

Additional query words: artifact arc display line curve ppt97 pp97 invisible hidden semi-circle semi circle

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbtemplate KB245189

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