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The last character of the text that is in a text box may disappear in a PowerPoint 2002 presentation
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986Â
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Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
You have a presentation that contains text in a text box in Microsoft PowerPoint 2002. If you click the
Font list on the
Formatting toolbar, the last character of the text that is in the text box may disappear.
This problem may occur when the
Word wrap text in AutoShape option on the
Text Box tab is enabled for the text box.
Note To locate the
Word wrap text in AutoShape option, right-click the text box, click
Format Text Box, and then click the
Text Box tab.
How to obtain the hotfix
This issue is fixed in the PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package that is dated September 6, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
906197Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=906197/
)
Description of PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 6, 2005
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:
- Quit PowerPoint 2002.
- Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click to select the following registry subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\PowerPoint\Options
- After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
- Type PPTForceFontEnum, and then press ENTER.
- Right-click PPTForceFontEnum, and then click Modify.
- In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
- On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
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