Microsoft KB Archive/132188

PPT4: Grouped Lines May Not Resize Properly

PSS ID Number: Q132188 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If you draw two lines on a slide and group them together, they may become a very thin vertical or horizontal object if you resize them with the resize handles.

If you resize the resulting thin object again, the group of lines will return to normal.

= RESOLUTION =

If you resize the object again, the group of lines will return to normal (although they may be flipped horizontally). If this happens, use the Rotate/Flip command on the Draw menu to return the lines to their proper orientation.

If the reason you were trying to resize the lines in the first place was to change their rotation, you can use the Rotation tool on PowerPoint’s Toolbar to rotate them correctly.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= Steps to Reproduce Problem =


 * 1) Using the Line Tool in PowerPoint, draw a pair of diagonal lines.
 * 2) Select both lines and click Group on the Draw menu.
 * 3) Click and drag on the upper-right resize handle.

The lines will change to a single thin vertical or horizontal line.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c squished winppt macppt moved ====================================================================== Keywords : kbgraphic kbusage Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0 Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.