PPT2000: Font Spacing Incorrect When You Print Embedded Excel Chart (301399)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Service Release 1 (SR-1)

This article was previously published under Q301399

SYMPTOMS

When you print a slide that contains an embedded Microsoft Excel chart, some character pairs (such as 'm' and 'p') may have a different spacing than the rest of the text.

This spacing problem does not appear when you view the slide on the screen.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the chart uses an 8 point font.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time       Version     Size       File name         
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   19-Apr-2001  21:26:32   0.0.0.0000  1,261,056  Powerpnt.msp      
   19-Apr-2001  22:25:12   0.0.0.0000  2,457,088  Powerpnt_Admin.msp
   25-Apr-2001  12:41:56   0.0.0.0000      2,731  Readme.txt        
   19-Apr-2001  15:41:48   9.0.0.5218  4,251,700  Powerpnt.exe      
   30-Jun-2000  14:59:44   0.0.0.0000      4,096  Pptsec.mst        
   16-May-2000  13:10:30   0.0.0.0000    476,672  Ppttools.ppa      
				

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:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbprb KB301399