Article ID: 186871
Article Last Modified on 11/9/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q186871
SYMPTOMS
When you modify the notes on one Notes Page in a PowerPoint presentation, notes on other Notes Pages are also modified and look exactly the same.
CAUSE
This problem appears if the presentation was created in PowerPoint version 4.0 or 7.0 and PowerPoint translated it incorrectly, resulting in two or more slides pointing to the same Notes Page.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
Additional query words: powerpoint ppt97 ppt8 8.0 ppt powerpnt powerpoint97 connected linked changed changes modified modifies linking connect sr2 sr-2 sr 2
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbformat KB186871
