PPT2001: Must Hold Down Mouse Button to Display Menus (290084)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q290084

SYMPTOMS

After you use some commands or features, menu commands do not stay visible after you click the title of the menu; you have to hold down the mouse button in order to see the commands.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use a command or feature that is implemented as part the Microsoft Office 2001 shared library. Some commands that use the shared library include:

On the Tools menu, click Customize.
On the Tools menu, click Flag for Follow-Up.

WORKAROUND

To make the menus "sticky" again, open any dialog box that does not use the shared library, and then click Cancel. This includes, but is not limited to the following dialog boxes:

On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
On the Format menu, click Fonts.
On the Edit menu, click Header and Footer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	10/3/2002
Keywords:	kbbug KB290084