Microsoft KB Archive/928986

= Shapes are missing from a chart if one of the shapes contains a URL in PowerPoint 2007 =

Article ID: 928986

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You create a chart in a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation. You add one or more shapes to the chart. You type a URL in one of these shapes. For example, you type www.example.com in the shape, and then you press ENTER. You save the presentation as a PowerPoint 2007 presentation. You close and then reopen the presentation. In this scenario, all the shapes and the URL are missing from the chart.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, type the complete URL in the shape.

For example, type http://www.example.com, and then press ENTER.

Additional query words: excel2007 excel2k7 excel12 xl2007 xl2k7 xl12 powerpoint2007 powerpoint2k7 powerpoint12 ppt2007 ppt2k7 ppt12

Keywords: kbtshoot kbchart kbprb kbopenfile kbsavefile kbexpertisebeginner KB928986

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