OFF98: Error Message When You Try to Activate PowerPoint Object (178191)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q178191 SYMPTOMS
When you double-click a Microsoft PowerPoint object (slide or presentation)
that has been embedded or linked in a Microsoft Office for Windows
document, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot start the source application for this object. There may not be
enough memory available.
-or-
The server application, source file, or item can't be found. You should
reinstall the server application.
-or-
Word cannot edit the Unknown.
-or-
Word cannot edit the PowerPoint Presentation.
-or-
Word cannot edit the PowerPoint.Slide.8
CAUSE
By design, you cannot edit an embedded or linked PowerPoint presentation
because Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition is not an OLE Automation
server.
WORKAROUND
To edit the original PowerPoint slide, open the PowerPoint presentation in
PowerPoint. You can then copy the changes back to your document.
NOTE: If you copy a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh edition,
the PowerPoint slide is converted to a picture object when pasted into an
Office document.
To copy a PowerPoint slide:
- On the View menu, click Slide Sorter.
- Click the slide you want to copy.
- On the Edit menu, click Copy.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
177573 OFF98: Cannot Insert PowerPoint Slide into an Office Program
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB178191 |
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