Special text formatting is lost when a Word document is pasted in PowerPoint2002 or in PowerPoint 2003 (285506)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
This article was previously published under Q285506

SYMPTOMS

When you copy text from Microsoft Word and then paste it into PowerPoint, the format of the text may be changed: Special formatting may be ignored or altered, and there may not be a similar way of formatting the text in PowerPoint.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because some of the font attributes that are available in Word are not supported by PowerPoint. Although PowerPoint supports a wide variety of font styles and effects, an even greater range of font attributes is available in Word.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a list of font attributes that are available in Word but which are not currently supported by PowerPoint:
  • Underline style

    NOTE: PowerPoint supports only a Single Underline underline style. When you copy text formatted with a Word Underline style that is not supported in PowerPoint, the underline style changes to Single Underline.
  • Effects
    • Strikethrough
    • Double Strikethrough
    • Outline
    • Engrave
    • Small caps
    • All caps
    • Hidden

  • Character spacing

    Word supports scale, spacing, and position of fonts.
  • Text effects

    Word supports the following text animations:
    • Blinking Background
    • Las Vegas Lights
    • Marching Black Ants
    • Marching Red Ants
    • Shimmer
    • Sparkle Text
When you have text from Word that contains font attributes that are available only in Word, and you copy the text to a PowerPoint presentation, the unsupported font attributes are removed.

To view the font attributes that are available in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
  1. Start PowerPoint.
  2. On the Format menu, click Font.
Notice that the Font dialog box appears, and that the font attributes are displayed.

To view the font attributes that are available in Word, follow these steps:
  1. Start Word.
  2. On the Format menu, click Font. Notice that the Font dialog box appears, and that the font attributes are displayed.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2006
Keywords:kbformat kbFont kbprb KB285506 kbAudEndUser
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