Microsoft KB Archive/115077

End Slides in PowerPoint 4.0 Viewer Build Differently

PSS ID Number: Q115077 Article last modified on 05-17-1998

windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

A presentation being viewed in the PowerPoint 4.0 Viewer will act differently than the same presentation being viewed in either PowerPoint 4.0 or in the PowerPoint 3.0 viewer.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
  Open PowerPoint and create a blank presentation.   Create a presentation consisting of three slides, each containing a bulleted list. (The number of slides does not matter; this is an example.)   Save the presentation (for demonstration purposes name it 1.PPT).   Create two more presentations like the one above, naming them 2.PPT and 3.PPT.   Create a list file calling each presentation. Name the list file 123.LST. To create 123.LST:   Open a text editor such as Notepad. </li>  Type the following text and press ENTER after each line: 1.PPT 2.PPT 3.PPT </li>  Save the file as 123.LST (be sure to save it to the same directory as 1.PPT, 2.PPT, and 3.PPT). </li></ol> </li>  Start PowerPoint version 3.0 or 4.0. </li>  From the file menu, choose Open. In the File Open dialog box, switch to the directory that contains 123.LST and its associated .PPT files. Type the following in the Filename text box: 123.LST </li>  Choose OK. </li>  1.PPT will start as an on-screen slide show. Press 999 and then press ENTER to move to the last slide. The last slide will display correctly. </li>  Press ESC to exit the slide show. </li>  Exit or minimize PowerPoint, and start the PowerPoint 4.0 viewer. </li>  Switch to the directory that contains 123.LST. In the Filename box type 123.LST and choose Show. </li>  If you press 999 and then press ENTER in the PowerPoint 4.0 viewer, the slide does not show all of its objects. In the example above, the bullets do not display. </li></ol>

= RESOLUTION =

The only way to see the last slide in its entirety by jumping to the end of the presentation is to move back to the previous slide and then move ahead to the last slide.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the PowerPoint viewer version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 4.00 power point powerpt function behave winppt 4.00a 4.00c differently ====================================================================== Keywords : kbusage kbbuglist Version : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.