PPT2002: Text Disappears from Photo Album Slide After You Update Slide (278592)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
This article was previously published under Q278592

SYMPTOMS

When you add text to a slide in a Photo Album using a text box or a placeholder, and then you update the Photo Album, the slide no longer contains the text. A new slide is created containing the text.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Select the picture.
  2. To add text for the first time, right-click the picture, click Add Text on the shortcut menu, and then type the text.

    To add text to existing text, right-click the picture, click Edit Text on the shortcut menu, and then type the text.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Example of the Behavior

The behavior described in the "Symptoms" section of this article can occur if you follow these steps:
  1. You open a Photo Album that contains at least one picture. (To create a Photo Album, point to Picture on the Insert menu, and then click New Photo Album.)
  2. You add text to the slide containing the picture using a text box, or one of the slide layouts in the Slide Layout task pane.
  3. You click Photo Album on the Format menu, make any change, and then click Update.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/30/2001
Keywords:kbbug KB278592
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