MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 97 README FILE (c) 1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document provides late-breaking or other information that supplements the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 documentation. If you installed Microsoft PowerPoint 97 with Microsoft Office 97, see also the Microsoft Office 97 readme file (OfRead8.txt) for information that is relevant to all Microsoft Office 97
products. ________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS INSTALLING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 97 IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint 97 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Using Punctuation Characters in Directory Names May Cause Problems Installing and Loading Add-In Programs with Microsoft PowerPoint 97 MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 97 HELP Help Topics Graphics Don't Print Clearly WORKING WITH PRESENTATIONS Slide Show Doesn't Run when the Open Dialog Box Is Open Incorrect Font Is Used in Paintbrush Picture Object Pack and Go Wizard Cannot Pack a Presentation That Is Saved in the Temp Folder Presentation Conferencing Between Different Versions of PowerPoint Is Not Available Yet OLE Objects Are Set to "Edit" When You Open a Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 File in Microsoft PowerPoint97 Microsoft Word Table Gridlines Do Not Appear in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Working with Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Files when Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Is Installed Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Is Not Supported on Windows NT Workstation Incorrect Characters in Microsoft Organization Chart on non-U.S. Systems Macros May Not Run with a Mixed Selection MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 VALUPACK Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack Setup May Not Be Successful Without Administrative Permissions Microsoft Office 97 Sounds Don't Work with Windows NT Workstation 3.51 PRINTING Printing Microsoft Graph 97 Charts Solutions for Printing Drawing Objects MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS Reload Method Is Not Available Changes to Code Examples MsgBox Function ReSize Event MICROSOFT FORMS 2.0: ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION CHANGES Methods Controls Events Properties Other Known Issues ________________________________________________________________ INSTALLING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 97 IMPORTANT: Disable Virus Protection Before Running Setup -------------------------------------------------------- Some virus protection programs, such as VSafe.com and Norton Anti- Virus Autoprotect, can interfere with the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Setup program. If you use a virus protection program on your computer, please disable it before running Setup. (You can re- enable the virus protection program after Setup is complete.) Note: If your virus-detection program starts automatically when you start Windows, you can disable it by restarting Windows while holding down the SHIFT key. Minimum System Requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint 97 ------------------------------------------------------- To use Microsoft PowerPoint 97, you need: * Personal or Multimedia computer with a 486 or higher processor. * Microsoft Windows 95 operating system, Windows NT Workstation 3.51 with Service Pack 5 or later, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 2 or later (will not run on earlier versions). * 8 MB of memory for use on Windows 95; 16 MB of memory for use on Windows NT Workstation. * 26-58 MB of hard disk space required; 43 MB required for typical installation, depending on configuration. Use the Office Upgrade Wizard during Setup to maximize free disk space. * CD-ROM drive (coupon enclosed for 3.5-inch high-density disks; CD-ROM contains additional items such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, extra clip art, .avi files, photos, and sounds not available on 3.5-inch disks). * VGA or higher-resolution video adapter (Super VGA, 256-color recommended). * Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device. Additional items or services required to use certain features: * 9600 baud or higher modem (14.4 baud recommended). * Multimedia computer required to access sound and other multimedia effects. * Microphone required to record presenter's voice. * Microsoft Outlook required to schedule meetings and export tasks from Meeting Minder. * TCP/IP running on local area network (except Novell NetWare) or the Internet required for Presentation Conferencing. * Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider. Requirements for Microsoft PowerPoint 97 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------- To use Microsoft PowerPoint 97 with Windows NT Workstation 4.0, you must install Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later. Using Punctuation Characters in Directory Names May Cause Problems --------------------------------------------------------- If the name of the directory you install Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Excel 97, Microsoft Outlook 97, Microsoft PowerPoint 97, or Microsoft Word 97 into includes a comma (,), single quotation mark ('), or exclamation point (!), you may have problems when you use the programs. To avoid problems, use the default directory or use only letters and numbers in directory names. Installing and Loading Add-In Programs with Microsoft PowerPoint 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------
You must start up and then exit PowerPoint one time before you install any add-in programs from the World Wide Web or from the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack. If more than one person uses the computer, some add-in programs need to be loaded separately for each user. To load an add-in program that is already installed, or to check whether an add-in program is loaded, click Add-Ins on the Tools menu. ________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 97 HELP Help Topics Graphics Don't Print Clearly ---------------------------------------- When you print a Help topic that contains a graphic, the graphic may not print clearly. In particular, this occurs when you print a topic with grayscale colors using a printer driver that does not have options to control dithering. ________________________________________________________________ WORKING WITH PRESENTATIONS Slide Show Doesn't Run when the Open Dialog Box Is Open ------------------------------------------------------- When you use the Open dialog box (File menu) to open a presentation, you must close the Open dialog box to run a slide show of the presentation. Incorrect Font Is Used in Paintbrush Picture Object --------------------------------------------------- Paintbrush pictures that contain text added in Paintbrush do not use the PowerPoint default font when the picture is embedded in a PowerPoint slide. To change the font used in the embedded picture, double-click the picture to edit it in Paintbrush, erase the text, and then retype it in the font you want to use. Pack and Go Wizard Cannot Pack a Presentation That Is Saved in the Temp Folder --------------------------------------------------------------
To pack a presentation that is saved in the Temp folder, first save the presentation in another folder, and then delete the presentation from the Temp folder. A presentation is saved in the Temp folder if you view the presentation as an audience member for a presentation conference. Presentation Conferencing Between Different Versions of PowerPoint Is Not Available Yet ------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 does not initially support conferencing between different versions of PowerPoint. This support will be made available at a later date. OLE Objects Are Set to "Edit" When You Open a Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 File in Microsoft PowerPoint97 ------------------------------------------------------- When you open a Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 file that contains an OLE object (such as Microsoft Graph, Organization Chart, and clip art objects) in Microsoft PowerPoint 97, the default action setting for the object is Edit. When you run the slide show and click the OLE object, the source program for the OLE object starts up. To avoid this problem, change the action setting for the OLE object to None. For information about how to change action settings, see Microsoft PowerPoint Help. Microsoft Word Table Gridlines Do Not Appear in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 --------------------------------------------------------- When you insert a Microsoft Word table that is formatted with gridlines into Microsoft PowerPoint 97, some of the gridlines may not show on the screen. The gridlines will print normally. To view the gridlines both on the screen and when you print, before you insert the table, make the gridlines more than 3/4-inch thick in Word. Working with Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Files when Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer Is Installed --------------------------------------------------------- The current version of the 32-bit Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer that you can download from the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ does not let you open files saved in the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 format by double-clicking them on the desktop. Also, you cannot use the Send To PowerPoint command in Microsoft Word 97. To fix this problem, type the following text at the MS-DOS prompt from the directory where Microsoft Office 97 or Microsoft PowerPoint 97 is installed: powerpnt /regserver An updated version of Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer will be available from the same Web site at a later date. Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM) Is Not Supported on Windows NT Workstation -----------------------------------------------------------------
If you use a 16-bit e-mail program compatible with Vendor Independent Messaging (VIM), such as Lotus cc:Mail, on Windows NT Workstation, you cannot send or route presentations. Incorrect Characters in Microsoft Organization Chart on non-U.S. Systems ----------------------------------------------------------------
When you use the U.S. version of Microsoft Organization Chart on a version of Windows that uses a non-ANSI character set, the characters do not appear correctly. To show the correct characters in Microsoft Organization Chart, select the text that does not appear correctly, click Font on the Text menu, and then click the correct language in the Script box. Macros May Not Run with a Mixed Selection ----------------------------------------- A macro may not run if multiple objects of different types were selected when the macro was recorded. (In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, some ShapeRange methods do not work for mixed ShapeRange selections.) For example, if you record a macro that applies an arrowhead when both a line and a rectangle are selected, PowerPoint shows an error message when you run the macro. To avoid this problem, make sure objects are the same type when you select more than one object. ________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 VALUPACK Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack Setup May Not Be Successful Without Administrative Permissions ----------------------------------------------------------------
If you use Windows NT Workstation 3.51 or later, you must be a member of the Administrators group to install some components of the Office 97 ValuPack. Microsoft Office 97 Sounds Don't Work with Windows NT Workstation 3.51 -----------------------------------------------------------------
The Office 97 sounds available in the Microsoft Office 97 ValuPack don't work if you use Windows NT Workstation 3.51, even if the Provide Feedback With Sound check box is selected on the General tab in the Options dialog box (Tools menu) in the Office programs. Note that the sounds available with the Office Assistant do work with Windows NT Workstation 3.51 if you have selected the Make Sounds check box on the Options tab in the Office Assistant dialog box. ________________________________________________________________ PRINTING Printing Microsoft Graph 97 Charts ---------------------------------- To correctly print Microsoft Graph 97 pie charts or charts with a fill pattern, print at a low resolution. Solutions for Printing Drawing Objects -------------------------------------- This section lists workarounds for printer driver and other printing problems. HP LaserJet series 4 and 5, Windows 95, Microsoft Universal Printer Driver: Several output quality problems may occur. These problems may be corrected by changing the printer settings. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Select the printer you are using. On the File menu, click Properties. Click the Graphics tab, and then select the Use Raster Graphics option. PostScript printing, Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0: Fill effects may not print correctly. The problem may be fixed by upgrading to the latest version of the Microsoft PostScript Driver for Windows NT Workstation 3.51 or 4.0. Download the latest driver from: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt- public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/pscript-fix. PostScript printing, Windows 95, Print To File: With some PostScript printers, the file may be sent to the printer rather than to the file. The problem may be fixed by upgrading to the latest PostScript driver based on Adobe PostScript 4.1. HP LaserJet 5Si, Windows 95: Shapes and WordArt with some fill effects may not print correctly. These problems may be corrected by changing the printer settings. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, and then click Printers. Select the printer you are using. On the File menu, click Properties. Click the Print Quality tab. Under Advanced, click the Settings button, and then select the Raster Graphics And Text option. HP DeskJet 1600C, Windows 95: Use driver version 4.2 or later. Download the latest driver from: http://www.hp.com/ HP Color LaserJet, Windows 95: Pattern-filled objects may not print correctly. This problem may be fixed by upgrading the driver to version 1.300 or later. Download the latest driver from: http://www.hp.com HP Color LaserJet PostScript, Windows 95: Objects with pattern fills may appear in black and white rather than in color. The problem may be fixed by upgrading to a driver based on Adobe PostScript 4.1. You can download the latest driver from: http://www.hp.com/ Lexmark Optra R and Optra L Series PostScript, Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 and 4.0: Gradient-filled objects may print poorly. Contact the Lexmark Technical Support Center for assistance. ________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS Reload Method Is Not Available ------------------------------ The Reload method is not available for use in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft PowerPoint 97. Changes to Code Examples ------------------------ The following code examples should replace those in Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic Help (VbaPpt8.hlp). ActivePresentation Property This example adds a new color scheme to the active presentation and sets the title color. ActivePresentation.ColorSchemes.Add.Colors(ppTitle).RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) Activate Method This example activates the document window immediately following the active window in the document window order. Windows(2).Activate DefaultShape Property This example adds a shape to slide 1 in the active presentation, sets the default fill color to red for shapes in the presentation, and then adds another shape. This second shape automatically has the new default fill color applied to it. With Application.ActivePresentation Set sld1Shapes = .Slides(1).Shapes sld1Shapes.AddShape msoShape16pointStar, 20, 20, 100, 100 .DefaultShape.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) sld1Shapes.AddShape msoShape16pointStar, 150, 20, 100, 100 End With ExtraColors Property The following example adds a rectangle to slide 1 in the active presentation and sets its fill foreground color to the first extra color. If there hasn't been at least one extra color defined for the presentation, this example will fail. With ActivePresentation Set rect = .Slides(1).Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 50, 50, 100, 200) rect.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = .ExtraColors(1) End With Footer Property This example sets the text for the footer on the slide master in the active presentation and sets the footer, date and time, and slide number to appear on the title slide. With Application.ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.HeadersFooters .Footer.Text = "Introduction" .DisplayOnTitleSlide = True End With IndentLevel Property This example indents the second paragraph in shape 2 on slide 2 in the active presentation. Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes(2).TextFrame _ .TextRange.Paragraphs(2).IndentLevel = 2 InsertBefore Method This example appends the contents of the Clipboard to the beginning of the title on slide 1 in the active presentation. Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.Title.TextFrame _ .TextRange.InsertBefore.Paste ParagraphFormat Property This example sets the line spacing before, within, and after each paragraph in shape 2 on slide 2 in the active presentation. With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes(2) With .TextFrame.TextRange.ParagraphFormat .LineRuleWithin = msoTrue .SpaceWithin = 1.4 .LineRuleBefore = msoTrue .SpaceBefore = 0.25 .LineRuleAfter = msoTrue .SpaceAfter = 0.75 End With End With Range Method This example sets the title color for slides 1 and 3 in myDocument. Set mySlides = ActivePresentation.Slides.Range(Array(1, 3)) mySlides.ColorScheme.Colors(ppTitle).RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0) This example sets the title color for the slides named "Slide6" and "Slide8" in myDocument. Set mySlides = ActivePresentation.Slides.Range(Array("Slide6", "Slide8")) mySlides.ColorScheme.Colors(ppTitle).RGB = RGB(0, 255, 0) SetPosition Method This example moves node 2 in shape 3 on myDocument to the right 200 points and down 300 points. Shape 3 must be a freeform drawing. Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) With myDocument.Shapes(3).Nodes pointsArray = .Item(2).Points currXvalue = pointsArray(1, 1) currYvalue = pointsArray(1, 2) .SetPosition 2, currXvalue + 200, currYvalue + 300 End With SlideShowWindow Object Use the Presentation property to return the presentation that's currently running in the specified Slide Show window. The following example shows the name of the presentation that's currently running in Slide Show window 1. MsgBox SlideShowWindows(1).Presentation.Name (Ignore the code that follows this line.) SubAddress Property This example sets shape 1 on slide 1 in the active presentation to jump to the slide named "Last Quarter" in Latest Figures.ppt when the shape is clicked during a slide show. With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1).ActionSettings(ppMouseClic k) .Action = ppActionHyperlink With .Hyperlink .Address = "c:\sales\latest figures.ppt" .SubAddress = "last quarter" End With End With This example sets shape 1 on slide 1 in the active presentation to jump to range A1:B10 in Latest.xls when the shape is clicked during a slide show. With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1).ActionSettings(ppMouseClic k) .Action = ppActionHyperlink With .Hyperlink .Address = "c:\sales\latest.xls" .SubAddress = "A1:B10" End With End With MsgBox Function --------------- In addition to the constants listed for the MsgBox function, the following constants are available for use as button argument settings. Constant Value Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- vbHelp 16384 (&H4000) Adds a Help button to the message box. Click the Help button or press F1 to generate a Help event. vbSetForeground 65536 (&H10000) Places the message box in the foreground and activates it. Keyboard input is directed to the message box. vbRight 524288 (&H80000) Right-justifies the text in the message box. vbRtlReading 1048576 (&H100000) On Hebrew and Arabic systems, shows message and caption text using right-to-left reading order. ReSize Event ------------ The syntax and remarks for the Resize event should read as follows: Syntax: Private Sub UserForm_Resize() Remarks: Use a Resize event procedure to move or resize controls when the parent UserForm is resized. You can also use this event procedure to recalculate variables or properties. Note: UserForm controls have no Resize event. ________________________________________________________________ MICROSOFT FORMS 2.0: ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION CHANGES The following sections describe changes to the documentation for Microsoft Forms 2.0. These changes supercede the contents of the Help file Fm20.hlp. These sections also contain known issues with Microsoft Forms 2.0. Methods ------- * Repaint Method: The Repaint method does not return a value. The correct syntax is: Object.Repaint Controls -------- * CheckBox Control: The initial value of a CheckBox control is False. The GroupName property can be used with one or more CheckBox controls. Note, however, that the CheckBox controls in a group still operate independently of one another. * OptionButton Control: The initial value of an OptionButton control is False. * ToggleButton Control: The initial value of a ToggleButton control is False. Events ------ * Click Event: When the user clicks on the active page or tab of a MultiPage or the active tab of a TabStrip, the Click event is initiated. However, if the MultiPage or TabStrip contains multiple rows of page tabs, the Click event is only initiated for tabs in the foremost row of pages. Properties ---------- * AutoTab Property: When this property is True, the TabKeyBehavior property is not in effect. * AutoSize Property: Setting the AutoSize property to True adjusts the size of a control to fit the text within it. If you change the text in a control after setting AutoSize to True, you must also set AutoSize to False and then back to True to get the control to resize. * DragBehavior Property: fmDragBehaviorEnabled should not be used with MatchRequired = True. * IMEMode Property: The following is a more detailed description of the IMEMode property. IMEMode Meaning ---------- -------------------------------------------- NoControl The control does not affect the IME. On Activates the IME without changing its language or other settings. Off Turns the IME off without affecting the language or other settings. In China, Off also switches the keyboard to non-IME. Disabled Makes the IME disappear so that its settings cannot be changed. All other values set the IME to a particular language. Controls, such as command buttons, that do not allow typing will disable the IME while they have focus. Every control makes a copy of the IME state in effect when that control receives focus. When it loses focus, it restores this saved state. This saving and restoring occurs without regard to the value of the IMEMode property of the control. This differs slightly from the example in the Help text. Each change that a user makes to the IME while a control has focus immediately updates that control's IMEMode property (if it has one). All controls will accept setting all IME modes without error, but when a mode is not "native" to a locale it will: a. Not be listed in property sheets in that locale. b. Have the same effect as a native mode. See below. All modes are native, except: - Disabled is native only in Japan. Elsewhere, it acts like Off. - In Japan, the Hangul and Hanzi modes are not native. Using them has the same effect as using Hiragana. - In Korea, the only native modes are NoControl, Hanzi, and Alpha (Full and Half). Off and Disabled have the same effect as Alpha. On, Hiragana, Katakana, and Hanzi have the same effect as Hangul. - In China, the Hiragana, Katakana, Hangul, and Hanzi modes are not native. Using them has the same effect as HanziFull or Hanzi as appropriate. - Everywhere else, the only native mode is "NoControl." All other modes have the effect of "NoControl." * List Property: The last sentence of the Help text is not correct. You can use the List property to copy an entire single dimension or multidimensional array of values to a control. * ListRows Property: Setting ListRows to 0 shows all the rows in the list. * MatchRequired Property: This property is in effect when the MatchEntry property is set to fmMatchEntryComplete or fmMatchEntryFirstLetter, but is not enforced when MatchEntry is set to fmMatchEntryNone. When the Input Method Editor (IME) is used to process keystrokes, the MatchRequired property does not always ensure that the user types a matching value in a ComboBox. * MultiLine Property: When this property is True, the TabKeyBehavior property is not in effect. * ScrollBars Property: Corrections to text are below. - For a single-line control, replace Rule 2 with the following sentence: "When the ScrollBars property is set to fmScrollBarsHorizontal or fmScrollBarsBoth, the control shows a horizontal scroll bar if the text is longer than the edit region. The height of the control will not be changed, so the horizontal scroll bar may overlap the text in the
control." - Ignore Rule 3. - For a MultiLine control, ignore the third bulleted item in Rule 4. * ShowDropButtonWhen Property: If AutoSize is True, changing the ShowDropButtonWhen property immediately changes the size of the control based on whether the drop button is visible or hidden. * SpecialEffect Property: This property does not apply to the ToggleButton. * TabKeyBehavior Property: This property is enforced when AutoTab is False and MultiLine is True. * Value Property: The Value property of the TabStrip is an integer indicating the active tab. Zero indicates the first tab. The maximum value is one less than the number of tabs. * Visible Property: You are not allowed to change the Visible property of a control during the Layout event or Enter event. Doing so will cause an error at run time. Other Known Issues ------------------ The Marquee control included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 does not work properly in Microsoft Forms 2.0. This is a known problem that will be fixed in a future release of Internet Explorer. Calling "Unload Me" during the Enter event of a Microsoft Forms 2.0 CommandButton, OptionButton, or CheckBox may result in an "Out of stack space" error or may cause an "illegal operation" error. The workaround is to call "Unload Me" during the Click event instead. © BugNet material copyright 1994-1999 by BugNet. This historic replica of BugNet from the period 1994-1999
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