Microsoft Fix it BLOG : PowerPoint

Enable shape resizing in PowerPoint

davecal_ms — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Description of the PowerPoint 2007 hotfix package: June 29, 2007

This Fix it Solution enables you to resize a shape in a Microsoft Office PowerPoint slide without distortion when the shape is in a PowerPoint 2003 presentation that you have opened in PowerPoint 2007.

Allow damaged AutoShape object open for Office

davecal_ms — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:23:54 GMT

When you try to open an Office file that contains a damaged AutoShape object in Office 2003 Service Pack 3, you receive an error message: "<Office application> experienced an error trying to open the file"

On a computer that is running Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3), you try to open an Office file that contains a damaged AutoShape object. When you do this, you cannot open the file. Additionally, you receive an error message that resembles the following error message:

Office application experienced an error trying to open the file. Try these suggestions. Check the file permissions for the document or drive. Make sure there is sufficient free memory and disk space. Open the file with the Text Recovery converter.

This Fix it solution enables functionality provided by the following hotfix:

950522: Description of the Office 2003 hotfix package: March 21, 2008

Disable emboss shadow picture recolor

davecal_ms — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:23:30 GMT

Pictures that have certain shadow settings display incorrectly in PowerPoint 2003

In Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, pictures that have certain shadow settings display incorrectly.

This Fix it solution enables functionality provided by the following hotfix:

953342: Description of the PowerPoint 2003 hotfix package: May 21, 2008

Enable and Disable MOICE

davecal_ms — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Description of the Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment update for the Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

MOICE must be the registered handler for each supported document format.

Solution Information

This Fix it Solution automates enabling and disabling Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment (MOICE) for all supported document formats automatically.

Enable and Disable Microsoft Security Advisory (969136) workaround for PowerPoint 2003

davecal_ms — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:00:00 GMT

You receive an error message when you try to open a file type that was blocked by your registry policy settings in PowerPoint 2007 or in PowerPoint 2003

Problem description

When you try to open a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation the presentation does not open. Instead, you receive the following error message:

You are attempting to open a file type that is blocked by your registry policy setting.

Solution Information

This Fix it Solution automates disabling and re-enable the restriction on opening presentations that were blocked by the registry settings for PowerPoint.