PowerPoint 2003 Solution Center | Troubleshooting - PowerPoint 2003- In Office programs, you receive a "Specified COMMAND search directory had too many parameters" error message when you try to use an MS-DOS core command from the Shell function
This article describes an issue when you attempt to use DOS core commands from the Shell function in a Visual Basic for Applications macro. - "Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source" error messages when you run the Setup program for Office
Describes an error message that you receive when you install an Office program. - Equation 3.1 and Organization Chart do not appear on the Create New tab of Word 2003, PowerPoint 2003 or Excel 2003.
Discusses the problem that you cannot see the Equation 3.1 and Organization Chart on the Create New tab when you open a document from Word 2003, from PowerPoint 2003, or from Excel 2003. - When you ungroup a grouped set of drawing shapes that was copied from Excel, PowerPoint, or Word, there are two sets of duplicate drawing shapes that overlay each other
Describes a behavior that occurs in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word. When you ungroup a grouped set of drawing shapes, there are two sets of duplicate drawing shapes that overlay each other. - PowerPoint Show (*.pps) file copies as a PowerPoint (.ppt) file from an IIS Web server
Explains that a PowerPoint Show (.pps) file may be saved to a PowerPoint Presentation (.ppt) file when you try to download it from an IIS server. Requires that you create a new MIME type on the IIS server that is specific for .pps files. - Asian text font box is blank in the Font dialog box in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003
Describes how the Asian text font box appears blank without sample text when you click Font on the Format menu in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003. To resolve this problem, you can add Asian fonts such as SimSun in the Font dialog box. - List of error codes and error messages for Windows Installer processes in Office 2003 products and Office XP products
Lists the error codes and error messages that may appear may appear in the Windows Installer log file. The error code values and descriptions can help you diagnose installation problems. - You cannot save changes to hyperlink settings in PowerPoint
Discusses an issue that may occur when the storage area that stores hyperlink information has a limit of 64 K. You cannot save the changes to a hyperlink setting in a large PowerPoint presentation. - How to scale bitmaps and movies for better slide shows in PowerPoint
If you run a PowerPoint slide show that contains imported bitmaps or video clips, the bitmaps may appear distorted or the movies may play irregularly. In both cases, they appear as expected when you edit the slide in 100-percent view. When you run... - GetObject or GetActiveObject cannot find a running Office application
When you try to use GetObject (Microsoft Visual Basic) or GetActiveObject (Microsoft Visual C++) to automate a Microsoft Office application, you get one of the following error messages, even though the Office application is running: Error message 1... - PRB: Office 97 Automation Client Fails After Re-compilation with Office 2000 or Later Type Library
An Automation client that successfully automated an Office 97 application crashes with the same Office 97 application after the program is recompiled using an Office 2000 or later type library. You might receive an error similar to one of the... - An Access Snapshots (*.snp) object looks distorted when you insert the object in PowerPoint
If you insert an Microsoft Office Access Snapshot file in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, a border appears around the snapshot object. Additionally, the object may be too large for its border (zoomed). Alternatively, the object may be cut off on one or... - A new blank.pot template does not automatically open when you start PowerPoint
Explains that you a new default blank template may not open when you create a new PowerPoint presentation if you store the new template in a non-default location. To work around this issue, move the blank template to the default folder. - Animations disappear after you modify a PowerPoint 2007, PowerPoint 2003, or PowerPoint 2002 presentation in PowerPoint 2000
Explains that some custom animations in a PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2007 presentation are missing after you modify the presentation in PowerPoint 2000. A resolution is provided. - You cannot add an add-in to PowerPoint
Describes why you cannot add an add-in to PowerPoint. Provides steps to change the security level or macro setting to let you add the add-in. - PRB: Office Application That Hosts a Custom ActiveX Control Fails on the Save or Save As Method
When you add a custom ActiveX control to an Office application document, and then try to save the document, the Office application may report an error or fail (crash) before the document can be saved. This problem does not occur when you remove the... - MPEG files may not play in a slide show in PowerPoint
Explains that an MPEG file may not play in slide show view if there is a problem between Windows, the graphics adapter, and PowerPoint. Suggests that you turn off hardware acceleration to try to resolve this problem. - You cannot use a pound character in a file name for a hyperlink in an Office program
When you create a hyperlink to another file, the file name that appears in the hyperlink text may appear to be different than the actual file name. For example, a hyperlink to a file with the following file name: C:\My Documents\Book#One.xls may appear... - You receive a "QuickTime and a Video decompressor are needed to see this picture" error message when you try to play a movie in a slide view in PowerPoint
Explains that you cannot play a movie in the slide view if the movie file does not exist or if the type of the link required to play the file is not supported. Make sure that your movie files exist and can be played on the destination computer. - Object does not act as hyperlink in slide view in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2002, PowerPoint 2003, and PowerPoint 2007
If you apply a hyperlink to text or an object on a PowerPoint slide, you cannot activate the hyperlink in Slide view by clicking or double- clicking it. NOTE : The path or Uniform Resource Locator (URL) appears correctly if you right-click the object,... - Error message when clicking hyperlink in Office: "Cannot locate the Internet server or proxy server"
When you create a hyperlink in an Office document and then click the link, you may receive the following error message where <URL> is the hyperlink that you inserted. NOTE : The hyperlink does work if you type it directly in the browser or in the Open... - Equation Editor is not available in the "Insert Object Type" list
When you click on the menu of a Microsoft Office program, Microsoft Equation 3.0 is not available in the list of the tab. This problem occurs even though the Equation Editor feature is set to Installed on First Use by default during installation and... - BUG: Hyperlinks in Embedded Excel Workbook Do Not Work
When you click a hyperlink in an embedded Microsoft Excel workbook, Excel generates the following error and does not select the range indicated by the hyperlink: - MS09-017: Description of the security update for PowerPoint 2003: May 12, 2009
Resolves a security vulnerability exists in Office PowerPoint 2003 that could allow arbitrary code to run when a maliciously modified document is opened. This update resolves that vulnerability. - Linked pictures in a PowerPoint presentation are missing
Explains that linked picture in a presentation may be missing when the location of the picture has changed. To work around this issue, you can put the pictures in the document by using the Insert command instead of linking the pictures.
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