Chart color changes unexpectedly after you apply a design template in PowerPoint 2002 (331113)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
This article was previously published under Q331113 SYMPTOMSWhen you insert slides into your PowerPoint presentation and
then apply a different design to all the slides in your presentation, the
colors of the charts on the slides that you inserted may use a different color
from the color of the design template that you applied. CAUSEThis problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
- You insert slides from a template file
(.pot).
-and- - The slides that you insert contain OLE chart
objects.
-and- - You apply a design template to the slides in your
presentation.
-and- - You run a macro that uses the following lines of code to
set an object of type Graph.Chart to the chart on your slide:
Dim m_objChart As Graph.Chart
Dim m_objSlide as PowerPoint.Slide
'Call code that sets the m_objSlide object to the current slide in the presentation
Set m_objChart = m_objSlide.Shapes("<ShapeName>").OLEFormat.Object
In this situation, PowerPoint does not correctly update the
colors of the chart on the slides. RESOLUTION A supported fix is now available
from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in
this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific
problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product
quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft
recommends that you wait for the next Office XP Public Update that contains
this fix. To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft
Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft
Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs,
visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for
support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines
that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the
file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates
and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When
you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the
difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel: Date Time Size File name
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26-Nov-2002 17:09 1,804 Hotfix.txt
25-Nov-2002 22:46 2,198,084 Powerpnt.msp
25-Nov-2002 23:21 8,595,532 Powerpntff.msp
25-Nov-2002 22:54 6,617 Readme.txt
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix
will have the following file attributes: Date Time Version Size File name
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25-Nov-2002 17:50 10.0.4721.0 5,978,696 Powerpnt.exe WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, double-click the chart on your
slide, and then click an empty area of your slide. When you do so, the color of
your chart changes to the correct color as determined by the design template
that you applied to your presentation.STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION For more information about working with
design templates, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the
Help menu, type design template in the
Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search
to view the topics returned.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbchart kbColor kbslideshow kbBug kbfix KB331113 |
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