PPT2000: F12 Does Not Open the Save As Dialog Box When Presentation Is Opened in Web Browser (327044)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
This article was previously published under Q327044

SYMPTOMS

If you open a PowerPoint 2000 presentation in your Web browser, when you press F12 to open the Save As dialog box, the Save As dialog box does not open.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you open a PowerPoint 2000 presentation in your Web browser either by clicking a hyperlink or by directly opening the presentation. PowerPoint 2000 cannot register the F12 shortcut command when you open a PowerPoint 2000 presentation in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Note To directly open the presentation in PowerPoint 2000, on the File menu, click Open.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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   Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------
   08-Nov-2002  06:25  1,113,088  Powerpnt.msp
   08-Nov-2002  07:06  2,188,800  Powerpnt_admin.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
   30-Sep-2002  07:05  9.0.0.6926  4,255,796  Powerpnt.exe
This fix is a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed. For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office 2000 SP-3 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0


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:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbbug kbfix KB327044
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