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Article ID: 2282856 - Last Review: July 19, 2010 - Revision: 1.0

When PowerPoint Slide Master is open, most commands on the Multiple-Mouse tab are unavailable

SYMPTOMS

When you open PowerPoint Slide Master, and then click the Multiple-Mouse tab, the buttons to add a layout, assign answers, and position answers are unavailable. Only buttons for playing the slide show and viewing the Mouse Mischief Guided Tour or Help and How-to buttons are available. The New Slide button is also available. However, it will not always let you add a new multiple-mouse slide.

CAUSE

Features that apply multiple-mouse layouts on a slide are unavailable when Slide Master is open. You use Slide Master to change the pre-formatted layouts that PowerPoint and Mouse Mischief make available. Applying pre-formatted layouts is irrelevant to working in Slide Master because Slide Master controls the layout. Therefore, features that apply multiple-mouse layouts are unavailable when Slide Master is open.

RESOLUTION

Close Slide Master before you return to the Multiple-Mouse tab.

To close Slide Master

  1. Click the Slide Master tab.
  2. Click Close Master View.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Mouse Mischief, see http://www.microsoft.com/mousemischief (http://www.microsoft.com/mousemischief) .
Note This is a "FAST PUBLISH" article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained herein is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice. See Terms of Use (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=151500) for other considerations.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Mouse Mischief
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
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