PowerPoint templates that you select in Office Personal Portfolio do not appear (300094)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Personal Portfolio
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

This article was previously published under Q300094

SYMPTOMS

When you select a template on the PowerPoint tab in Microsoft Office Personal Portfolio, the template may not appear as expected.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when Microsoft PowerPoint is already started in the background, and then you click a template in Microsoft Office Personal Portfolio. The template is, in fact, opened, but it remains in the background.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, click Presentationx on the taskbar (where x is the presentation number that you want). The PowerPoint window is restored and your PowerPoint presentation appears as expected.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB300094