Microsoft KB Archive/818663

= Alignment and indentations in text change when you paste a text box into PowerPoint 2002 =

Article ID: 818663

Article Last Modified on 2/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you copy and paste from slides that are based on the Master Slide, the alignment of the text in an Object area for AutoLayouts text box may change. Additionally, the indentations are not retained. The text returns to its normal, non-Master Slide, default settings.



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 hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 global version of this fix has 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 -  17-May-2003  04:51    10,000,208  Powerpntff.msp 17-May-2003 03:46     4,100,352  Powerpntop.msp After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version       Size       File name ---  16-May-2003  16:43  10.0.5313.0   5,978,696  Powerpnt.exe After you install this fix, follow the steps that are listed in the &quot;More Information&quot; section of this article to set the TextRulerCopyQFE registry key and to activate the fix.This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To activate this fix, follow these steps:  Quit Word if Word is running. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate, and then click to select the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\PowerPoint\Options\TextRulerCopyQFE

 With the preceding key selected, on the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD value.</li> Type TextRulerCopyQFE, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click TextRulerCopyQFE, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

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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. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: FIX

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbslideshow kbbug kbfix kbofficexppresp3fix KB818663

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