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This update is no longer available. To fix the issues that are described in this article, install the latest Microsoft Office update from the following Microsoft Learn article:
Latest updates for versions of Office that use Windows Installer (MSI)
Introduction
This article describes update 2878315 for Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 and Office Home and Student 2013 RT that was released on May 13, 2014. The download links for this update are also included in this article. This update provides the latest fixes for PowerPoint 2013. It includes stability and performance improvements. Â
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Start an Office 2013 application such as Microsoft PowerPoint 2013.
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On the File menu, click Account.
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For Office 2013 Click-to-Run edition, an Update Options item is displayed. For MSI-based Office 2013 edition, the Update Options item is not displayed.
Office 2013 Click-to-Run edition
MSI-based Office 2013 edition
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Start an Office 2013 application such as Microsoft PowerPoint 2013.
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On the File menu, click Account.
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Click About PowerPoint, and then you can find the version information as shown in the following screen shot.
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Restart information You do not have to restart the computer after you install this update.
Issues that this update fixes
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Assume that you open a presentation, zoom the view to a large zoom factor (for example 400%) and then scroll away from the center of the slide and select a shape. When you run the Selection.Unselect method, PowerPoint may scroll to the center of the slide.
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After you install this update, the Shape.Type method returns msoContentApp for a content app.
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When you open many slides that contain images in PowerPoint 2013, PowerPoint may display red X placeholders instead of the images. Additionally, you may experience data loss when you save the presentation.
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Assume that you co-author a presentation with other users at the same time. When you both make some changes to the same image, and then you save the presentation, you may find a duplicate image, or the presentation may be corrupted and the save operation fails. Additionally, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:
Microsoft Office cannot open this file because some parts are missing or invalid.
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Assume that you open a PowerPoint presentation that is synced by OneDrive for Business, or by another cloud storage client. When you save the presentation, one of the following problems may occur:
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The presentation becomes read-only and the save operation fails.
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Images are lost.
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Insertion and playback of YouTube videos does not work in PowerPoint 2013 RT.
More Information
This update contains the files that are listed in the following tables. 32-bit Powerpoint-x-none.msp file information
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
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Microsoft.office.interop.powerpoint.dll |
15.0.4613.1000 |
400,072 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:17 |
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Powerpnt.exe |
15.0.4454.1000 |
1,846,344 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Powerpnt.exe.manifest |
Not Applicable |
3,550 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppcore.dll |
15.0.4613.1000 |
10,394,288 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppintl.dll |
15.0.4569.1000 |
1,238,704 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppintl.rest.idx_dll |
15.0.4569.1501 |
154,824 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Pptico.exe |
15.0.4553.1000 |
3,509,416 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:17 |
64-bit Powerpoint-x-none.msp file information
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File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
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Microsoft.office.interop.powerpoint.dll |
15.0.4611.1000 |
400,072 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Powerpnt.exe |
15.0.4454.1000 |
1,847,880 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Powerpnt.exe.manifest |
Not Applicable |
3,550 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppcore.dll |
15.0.4613.1000 |
15,996,592 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppintl.dll |
15.0.4569.1000 |
1,238,704 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Ppintl.rest.idx_dll |
15.0.4569.1501 |
154,824 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
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Pptico.exe |
15.0.4553.1000 |
3,509,416 |
8-Apr-2014 |
06:18 |
Windows 8
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Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. If you are using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, and then click Search.
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Type windows update, tap or click Settings, and then tap or click View installed updates in the search results.
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In the List of updates, locate and then tap or click update 2878315, and then tap or click Uninstall.
Windows 7
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Click Start, and then click Run.
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Type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
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Click View installed updates.
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In the List of updates, locate and then click update 2878315, and then click Uninstall.
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