MacOFFX: Worksheet Appears in Front of the Slide When You Copy from Excel into PowerPoint (312240)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office v. X for Mac
  • Microsoft Excel X for Mac
  • Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac

This article was previously published under Q312240

SYMPTOMS

When you copy a section of an Excel X for Mac worksheet or a graph into a PowerPoint X for Mac slide, the worksheet appears in front of the slide in PowerPoint. The worksheet is not active; any keyboard commands that you use affect the PowerPoint presentation and not the Excel workbook.

WORKAROUND

To return focus to the PowerPoint X program, click the PowerPoint X icon in the Dock.

To fully activate Excel X, click anywhere on the worksheet.

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/4/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB312240