An object in a PowerPoint 2003 presentation may not appear in some views

When you view a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation that contains an object, such as a background, a picture, a chart, or a movie, the object may not appear in some views.

For example, the object may appear in Slide Show view. However, when you view the presentation in Normal view, the object does not appear.

This issue may occur because of a Microsoft Windows compatibility issue between the graphics adaptor driver and PowerPoint 2003.

Sometimes, if you use a lower value for the Windows hardware acceleration feature, the object in the PowerPoint 2003 presentation will appear in all views. To change the value for the hardware acceleration feature, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Themes.
2. Click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click the Troubleshoot tab.
6. Move the Hardware acceleration slider to a lower value, such as None. Then, click OK.
7. Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.

If this issue is corrected after you change the value for the Windows hardware acceleration feature, contact the vendor of your graphics adaptor to determine whether an updated driver that may resolve this issue is available.

For information about your hardware manufacturer, visit the following Web site:

For more information about how to troubleshoot video display problems, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: