PPT97: Presentation Contains Slides with No Content (249055)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

This article was previously published under Q249055

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft PowerPoint 97, when you open a presentation that was created in PowerPoint 2002, many of the slides in the presentation have no content. The first slide and several subsequent slides contain the expected content, but the remaining slides appear to be empty master slides.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the presentation created in PowerPoint 2002 contains multiple masters.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the PowerPoint 97 SR1 patch. For additional information about obtaining SR1, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

172475 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install the MS Office 97 SR-1 Patch

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 SR-1.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/21/2001
Keywords:kbbug KB249055