PowerPoint 2002 (PowerPoint XP) articles, fixes and updates - letter P

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (PowerPoint XP) starts with letter P that have been released. The list is daily updated.

• 326736 PowerPoint Show (*.pps) file copies as a PowerPoint (.ppt) file from an IIS Web server Q326736 KB326736 December 18, 2020
• 282830 Programmatic access to Office VBA project is denied Q282830 KB282830 December 17, 2020
• 302977 Presentations print or preview with an incorrect orientation in PowerPoint Q302977 KB302977 April 21, 2018
• 285470 PowerPoint cannot load an add-in when you lower the macro security level Q285470 KB285470 April 16, 2018
• 278566 Password to modify a presentation is required when you open the presentation in PowerPoint Q278566 KB278566 April 16, 2018
• 925886 PowerPoint stops responding or randomly generates an exception when there are too many ink objects in a single presentation on a Windows XP Tablet PC Edition-based computer Q925886 KB925886 January 16, 2015
• 906312 PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2002 may stop responding until the background sound stops playing in a presentation that contains multiple slides Q906312 KB906312 January 16, 2015
• 815003 Presentations may not print correctly when you print to an HP LaserJet 8550 or 4500 printer in PowerPoint Q815003 KB815003 January 12, 2015
• 189695 PPT: Pack and Go Saves Files in 8.3 File Name Format Q189695 KB189695 January 11, 2015
• 813207 PPT2002: You Are Prompted to Resave Your Presentation When You Resume Your Computer Q813207 KB813207 January 4, 2015
• 312360 "Patching is forbidden by a system policy" error message when you install an update to an Office XP program Q312360 KB312360 December 27, 2014
• 312838 Pictures in documents that were created in an earlier version of Office appear flipped in Office XP, Office 2003 and Office 2007 Q312838 KB312838 December 26, 2014
• 285467 PowerPoint and the Visual Basic Editor do not quit as expected on the Application.Quit event Q285467 KB285467 December 24, 2014
• 818076 Printing a file that contains a Visio 2002 object causes some text in object to overprint Q818076 KB818076 February 27, 2014
• 285418 PPT2002: Handwriting Tools Appear in Slide Show Q285418 KB285418 November 3, 2013
• 814176 PowerPoint 2002 quits unexpectly when you open a presentation made in an earlier version of PowerPoint Q814176 KB814176 November 2, 2013
• 870768 PowerPoint 2002 Post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: July 6, 2004 Q870768 KB870768 October 27, 2013
• 827903 Part of the animated text appears before the animation begins in PowerPoint 2000 and in PowerPoint 2002 Q827903 KB827903 October 26, 2013
• 822848 PPT2002: Cannot Change Order for Slides in a Custom Show Q822848 KB822848 October 26, 2013
• 821341 PPT2002: Error Message When You View the Printer Properties Dialog Box Q821341 KB821341 October 26, 2013
• 815994 PPT2002: Text in Slides that Contain Animations Appear Choppy with Jagged Edges When You View the Slide Show Q815994 KB815994 October 26, 2013
• 813539 PPT2002: PowerPoint Add-Ins Are Unloaded When You Close a Presentation Q813539 KB813539 October 26, 2013
• 331794 PPT2002: PowerPoint Quits When You Work with Underscore Characters Q331794 KB331794 October 26, 2013
• 329040 PPT2002: Autoshapes May Not Display When You Use Microsoft Word and Paste a Table That Contains AutoShapes to a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Q329040 KB329040 October 26, 2013
• 328104 PPT2002: Colors Appear Corrupted on a Terminal Services Client Session Connection Q328104 KB328104 October 26, 2013
• 327974 PPT2002: You Cannot Unpackage a Presentation Q327974 KB327974 October 26, 2013
• 327045 PPT2002: The French Version of PowerPoint Stops Responding When You Type the Letter "G" in the Word "D'Urgence" in the Title Frame Q327045 KB327045 October 26, 2013
• 317301 PPT2002: You Receive an Error Message When You Call the 'Close' Method of the 'ActivePresentation' Event Q317301 KB317301 October 26, 2013
• 285520 PPT2002: Exported Slides Not Sorted in Numerical Order in Windows Explorer Q285520 KB285520 October 26, 2013
• 285483 PPT2002: Macro to Programmatically Change Encryption Provider Setting Does Not Work as Expected Q285483 KB285483 October 26, 2013
• 285406 PPT2002: Icon That Is Added Programmatically Displays a Label When No Label Is Specified Q285406 KB285406 October 26, 2013
• 318042 PPT2002: Cannot Set Transparent Color of an Image Q318042 KB318042 October 25, 2013
• 314278 PPT2002: Graph Axis and Text Not Printed When You Use Grayscale Printing Q314278 KB314278 October 25, 2013
• 314267 PPT2002: Graphics Appear Fuzzy When You Print Handouts with Three or More Slides on Each Page Q314267 KB314267 October 25, 2013
• 305040 PowerPoint 2002 quits when you try to open a PowerPoint file Q305040 KB305040 October 25, 2013
• 322043 PPT: "Create MPEG32 Task_CMD Is Not Successful" Error Message When You Try to Run a Presentation Q322043 KB322043 October 24, 2013
• 322024 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding If You Type "ETC." with French (Canada) Spelling Q322024 KB322024 October 24, 2013
• 318035 PPT2002: Macintosh PNG Files Are Displayed As Black Q318035 KB318035 October 24, 2013
• 316724 PRB: Macro Warning Occurs in an Office Application When You Load a .NET Add-In Q316724 KB316724 October 24, 2013
• 316070 PPT: Borders Are Lost When You Print Inserted Excel Objects at Printer Resolution Q316070 KB316070 October 24, 2013
• 314535 PPT2002: Web Session and Cookie Information Lost Opening Presentation Q314535 KB314535 October 24, 2013
• 311928 PPT2002: GET Request for PowerPoint Slide Loses Some Session Properties Q311928 KB311928 October 24, 2013
• 293774 PPT2002: Diagramming: Picture Fill Color Is Upside Down in Pyramid Diagram Q293774 KB293774 October 24, 2013
• 291897 PPT2002: Web Pages Always Have Frames Q291897 KB291897 October 24, 2013
• 285529 PPT2002: How to Use Voice Commands to Select and Move Shapes Q285529 KB285529 October 24, 2013
• 285507 PPT2002: Freeform Edit Points Don't Snap to Grid, Guide, or Edge Q285507 KB285507 October 24, 2013
• 285494 PPT2002: Animation Schemes List Is Empty or Is Missing Items Q285494 KB285494 October 24, 2013
• 285478 PPT2002: Error Message: "No Video Capture Devices Installed" When You Record Online Broadcast Q285478 KB285478 October 24, 2013
• 285450 PPT2002: Speech Command Does Not Appear on the Tools Menu in PowerPoint Q285450 KB285450 October 24, 2013
• 285432 PPT2002: Presenter Tools: Hyperlink Opens New Window on the Wrong Monitor Q285432 KB285432 October 24, 2013
• 285409 PPT2002: You Cannot Vary the Format of the Slides in a Photo Album Q285409 KB285409 October 24, 2013
• 285400 PPT2002: Tip Icon Does Not Appear Even When Tip Is Appropriate Q285400 KB285400 October 24, 2013
• 285275 PPT2002: Unable to Edit Diagram AutoShape Formatting Q285275 KB285275 October 24, 2013
• 278586 PPT2002: Tab Button Is Not Displayed When You Select Multiple Table Cells Q278586 KB278586 October 24, 2013
• 278569 PPT2002: Encryption Types List Is Missing Weak Encryption (XOR) and Office 97/2000 Compatible Options Q278569 KB278569 October 24, 2013
• 278551 PPT2002: Action Setting Macro Does Not Run After File Is Reopened Q278551 KB278551 October 24, 2013
• 249055 PPT97: Presentation Contains Slides with No Content Q249055 KB249055 October 24, 2013
• 300094 PowerPoint templates that you select in Office Personal Portfolio do not appear Q300094 KB300094 October 23, 2013
• 297361 PPT2002: Multiple Masters Are Not Removed from the Presentation When You Clear the Multiple Masters Check Box Q297361 KB297361 October 23, 2013
• 293865 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding After You Paste Slide That Contains Animation on Slide Master Q293865 KB293865 October 23, 2013
• 293592 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding When Collapsing Custom Animation Options Q293592 KB293592 October 23, 2013
• 293207 PPT2002: Layout of Auxiliary Connecting Lines Is Incorrect After Organization Chart Conversion Q293207 KB293207 October 23, 2013
• 291930 PPT2002: Presentation Using Template Ignores Default Setting Q291930 KB291930 October 23, 2013
• 291887 PPT2002: Cannot Save Presentation Broadcast Files to URL Address Q291887 KB291887 October 23, 2013
• 290876 PPT2002: Unable to Extend or Customize Smart Tags Q290876 KB290876 October 23, 2013
• 288581 PPT2002: New Transitions Not Available When New Animation Effects Are Disabled Q288581 KB288581 October 23, 2013
• 285582 PPT2002: Animation Paths Do Not Snap to Grid When Drawn Q285582 KB285582 October 23, 2013
• 285580 PPT2002: Vertical Highlight Effect Is Not Displayed Correctly in Web Page Preview Q285580 KB285580 October 23, 2013
• 285571 PPT2002: Diagram Animations Are Not Animated When Viewed in Earlier Versions of PowerPoint Q285571 KB285571 October 23, 2013
• 285554 PPT2002: Change Color Effects Do Not Work with Embossed Text Q285554 KB285554 October 23, 2013
• 285528 PPT2002: Frame Shape Shows Through Transparent Portion of Image Q285528 KB285528 October 23, 2013
• 285513 PPT2002: Slides Are Printed as All Black in Note Pages and Handouts Q285513 KB285513 October 23, 2013
• 285505 PPT2002: Presenter Tools Thumbnail View Does Not Automatically Scroll So that the Current Slide Is Always in View Q285505 KB285505 October 23, 2013
• 285501 PPT2002: Frame Shape Album Layout Formatting Cannot Be Removed Q285501 KB285501 October 23, 2013
• 285500 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding After You Apply Transition to All Slides Q285500 KB285500 October 23, 2013
• 285499 PPT2002: Office Assistant Appears During Slide Show Q285499 KB285499 October 23, 2013
• 285491 PPT2002: Transparent Regions Appear Black When Picture Is Inserted into a Presentation Q285491 KB285491 October 23, 2013
• 285484 PPT2002: Cannot Run Pack and Go Wizard on Password-Protected Presentation Q285484 KB285484 October 23, 2013
• 285482 PPT2002: Can't Set Web Site as Location in Which to Save Online Broadcast Files Q285482 KB285482 October 23, 2013
• 285481 PPT2002: Multiple Masters Are Created Even When Multiple Masters Check Box Is Cleared Q285481 KB285481 October 23, 2013
• 285476 PPT2002: Cannot Select Items on an Inserted Calendar Q285476 KB285476 October 23, 2013
• 285466 PPT2002: Gradient Colors in Imported Graphics Are Not Printed Correctly Q285466 KB285466 October 23, 2013
• 285447 PPT2002: Page Number Changes on Slide But Does Not Change in Review Flag Q285447 KB285447 October 23, 2013
• 285444 PPT2002: Change in View Direction Does Not Show When You Compare and Merge Presentations Q285444 KB285444 October 23, 2013
• 285435 PPT2002: Cannot Scroll Smoothly Through the Revisions Task Pane Gallery Q285435 KB285435 October 23, 2013
• 285429 PPT2002: "Undo Clear" Command Does Not Return Moved Text to the Original Position on a Slide Q285429 KB285429 October 23, 2013
• 285428 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding When You Preview Animation Schemes Q285428 KB285428 October 23, 2013
• 285421 PPT2002: Bulleted List Items Are Unexpectedly Moved to Another List Q285421 KB285421 October 23, 2013
• 285415 PPT2002: Expected Message That Some Features May Be Lost Is Not Displayed During Programmatic Save to PowerPoint 95 Q285415 KB285415 October 23, 2013
• 285414 PPT2002: Missing File Message When You Attempt to Edit a Web Page with PowerPoint Q285414 KB285414 October 23, 2013
• 285413 PPT2002: Multiple Master Formatting Is Not Displayed When You Open Presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 or 95 Q285413 KB285413 October 23, 2013
• 285407 PPT2002: Background Is Printed as Bands Instead of Transparent Grayscale Q285407 KB285407 October 23, 2013
• 285403 PPT2002: Embedded Presentation Is Not Displayed as Expected in Narrated Slide Show Q285403 KB285403 October 23, 2013
• 285306 PPT2002: PPT: Unable to Add a Custom Scheme as a Standard Scheme Without Applying It to All Slides Q285306 KB285306 October 23, 2013
• 285299 PPT2002: Light Text in Table on Dark Background Is Not Visible in Print Preview and Is Not Printed Q285299 KB285299 October 23, 2013
• 285210 PPT2002: Comments from Earlier Versions Are Visible During a Slide Show Q285210 KB285210 October 23, 2013
• 283148 PPT2002: Default Blank Presentation Does Not Automatically Open After You Upgrade PowerPoint Q283148 KB283148 October 23, 2013
• 281875 PPT2002: Run-time Error When Inserting a Diagram with a Macro Q281875 KB281875 October 21, 2013
• 280606 PPT2002: AutoCorrect Options Toolbar Does Not Correctly Undo AutoCorrect Text That Contains Quotation Marks Q280606 KB280606 October 21, 2013
• 278595 PPT2002: Selected Text in Placeholders Is Unexpectedly Highlighted in Color Q278595 KB278595 October 21, 2013
• 278593 PPT2002: AutoContent Wizard Changes Color Scheme of Template Q278593 KB278593 October 21, 2013
• 278588 PPT2002: Text Is Rotated Inside Object When Copied and Pasted to and from Word or Excel Q278588 KB278588 October 21, 2013
• 278584 PPT2002: Sound Icon Motion Path Does Not Work As Expected Q278584 KB278584 October 21, 2013
• 278582 PPT2002: Use of Custom Animations in Movies Makes Both Skip Q278582 KB278582 October 21, 2013
• 278577 PPT2002: Slide Layout Is Changed When You Insert and Then Delete Diagram Q278577 KB278577 October 21, 2013
• 278576 PPT2002: Text Created in Excel Is Not Pasted as Expected into PowerPoint Q278576 KB278576 October 21, 2013
• 278571 PPT2002: No Presenter Tools When You Use the Rehearse Timings Feature Q278571 KB278571 October 21, 2013
• 278567 PPT2002: No Presenter Tools Help Topic Is Displayed When You Press F1 Q278567 KB278567 October 21, 2013
• 278562 PPT2002: Inserting Symbol Does Not Trigger the Selection Change Event Q278562 KB278562 October 21, 2013
• 278553 PPT2002: Cannot Change Shared Location for Online Broadcast Q278553 KB278553 October 21, 2013
• 278547 PPT2002: "Add As Standard Scheme" Command Does Not Work Correctly Q278547 KB278547 October 21, 2013
• 278546 PPT2002: Animations Do Not Play When Presentation Is Viewed with Browser and As Web Page Q278546 KB278546 October 21, 2013
• 328983 PRJ2000: Office XP Components Do Not Work After You Install Microsoft Project 2000 Q328983 KB328983 September 18, 2011
• 242375 PRB: Office 97 Automation Client Fails After Re-compilation with Office 2000 or Later Type Library Q242375 KB242375 March 23, 2009
• 324637 "Please point setup to the path 510581.Winword.msp" error message when you repair, remove, or reinstall an Office program or add a new component Q324637 KB324637 December 4, 2007
• 300243 PRB: Visual InterDev 6.0 ASP Debugging Fails After You Install Office XP Microsoft Script Editor Q300243 KB300243 December 4, 2007
• 290540 Products that qualify for the Microsoft Office XP upgrade Q290540 KB290540 December 4, 2007
• 280558 PowerPoint 2000 templates are not preserved during the Office XP installation Q280558 KB280558 December 4, 2007
• 316125 PRB: Visual C# .NET Error Attaching to Running Instance of Office Application Q316125 KB316125 June 29, 2007
• 285464 "Preview not available" message in the Open dialog box in PowerPoint Q285464 KB285464 June 2, 2007
• 814998 Presentations with rotated graphics take longer to print in PowerPoint Q814998 KB814998 March 26, 2007
• 285422 Pictures that are pasted from an Excel table do not scale correctly, and the table is misaligned in PowerPoint Q285422 KB285422 March 6, 2007
• 318513 PRB: PPT: Error Message: "Failed to Start Windows Media Server ASF Session" Q318513 KB318513 February 12, 2007
• 285487 Photo album update inserts additional slides after you change picture layout in PowerPoint Q285487 KB285487 February 8, 2007
• 329776 PPT2002: Known Issues with PowerPoint 2002 and the Office XP Pack on the Tablet PC Q329776 KB329776 February 1, 2007
• 317806 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding When You Check Spelling on Program Names Q317806 KB317806 January 31, 2007
• 294653 Program stops responding after you click Spelling and Grammar on Tools menu Q294653 KB294653 January 31, 2007
• 291880 PPT2002: No Option in Set Up Show Dialog Box to Choose Which Monitor for the Slide Show Q291880 KB291880 January 31, 2007
• 316723 PRB: Visual Studio .NET Shared Add-in Is Not Displayed in Office COM Add-ins Dialog Box Q316723 KB316723 January 30, 2007
• 285503 PPT2002: Collaboration Marker Commands Don't Work Q285503 KB285503 January 29, 2007
• 285493 PowerPoint Viewer cannot show all animations on another computer in PowerPoint 2002 Q285493 KB285493 January 29, 2007
• 285486 PPT2002: Photo Album Preview Does Not Show Correct Picture Rotation Q285486 KB285486 January 29, 2007
• 285475 PPT2002: Embedded Object Has Cross-hatched Appearance in Slide View When You Edit Q285475 KB285475 January 29, 2007
• 285455 PPT2002: PowerPoint Stops Responding When You Add 3D PowerPlugs Transition to Slide Q285455 KB285455 January 29, 2007
• 285438 PPT2002: Changes Applied to a Placeholder by a Reviewer Are Not Displayed Q285438 KB285438 January 29, 2007
• 285434 PPT2002: Can't Stop or Cancel Repeat Error Message "The Source Application Is Busy and Can't Respond Immediately" Q285434 KB285434 January 29, 2007
• 285420 PPT2002: Compare and Merge Presentations Command Finds No Changes in Reviewed Presentation Q285420 KB285420 January 29, 2007
• 285411 PPT2002: PowerPoint Appears to Stop Responding While It Opens HTML File Q285411 KB285411 January 29, 2007
• 285410 PPT: Unable to Animate Chart Elements of a Linked Excel Chart Q285410 KB285410 January 29, 2007
• 285401 PPT2002: Text Shadow Is in Front of Text When You Print PowerPoint Slides Q285401 KB285401 January 29, 2007
• 285305 PPT2002: Run-time Error -2147024809 When You Attempt to Change Views with Visual Basic for Applications Q285305 KB285305 January 29, 2007
• 285303 PPT2002: PowerPoint Does Not Display Full Width and Height of Embedded Excel Worksheet Q285303 KB285303 January 29, 2007
• 278587 PPT2002: Shortcut Keys to Group or Ungroup Objects Q278587 KB278587 January 29, 2007
• 276291 PPT2002: Pen Drawing Is Erased When You Close Slide Show Shortcut Menu Q276291 KB276291 January 29, 2007
• 230746 Presentation macros don't run within the PowerPoint Viewer Q230746 KB230746 January 24, 2007
• 214462 PRB: Error "Bound to Unknown Type" Inserting ATL Control in VBA UserForm Q214462 KB214462 January 24, 2007
• 308409 PRB: Visual Basic .NET Error Using GetObject or GetActiveObject for Running Instance of Office Application Q308409 KB308409 January 17, 2007
• 833259 "Parameter is incorrect" error message when you click Clips Online in Microsoft Office 2002 Q833259 KB833259 September 27, 2006
• 810988 PPT2002: Problems with Spelling Checker When You Use French Proofing Tools Q810988 KB810988 April 7, 2006
• 155474 PowerPoint text does not display if Generic/Text Only is set as the printer driver Q155474 KB155474 August 17, 2005
• 838010 Problems occur when you use the Rich TextBox Control 6.0 in Office XP and in Office 2003 Q838010 KB838010 May 5, 2004