This article describes the Microsoft Office
PowerPoint 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated
October 28, 2008.
This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
- The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
- The prerequisites for installing the hotfix
package.
- Whether you must restart the computer after you install
the hotfix package.
- Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other
hotfix packages.
- Whether you must make any registry changes.
- The files that the hotfix package contains.
This hotfix package
fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft
Knowledge Base article:
- When you distribute elements horizontally in PowerPoint
2007, some elements may overlap. This problem occurs when the following
conditions are true:
- These elements include lines and other shapes. For
example, these elements include textboxes.
- The lines are drawn manually by using the mouse and
are not perfectly horizontal or perfectly vertical.
This problem does not occur when one of the following
conditions is true:
- You use PowerPoint 2003.
- The lines are drawn by using a macro that guarantees
that the lines are perfectly horizontal or perfectly vertical.
- In PowerPoint 2007, you press and hold the SHIFT while you
drag some grouped lines. When you do this, the grouped lines are extended to
their maximum size.
- You
use the ShadowFormat.Type property to programmatically determine a shadow type
that is created in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2007.
However, the result
that is
returned in PowerPoint 2003 differs from the result that
is returned in PowerPoint 2007. Additionally,
the result in PowerPoint 2007 is always
-2.
- In PowerPoint 2007, you connect elements by using
connectors. When you distribute these elements vertically or horizontally, the
connectors are not reattached to the repositioned elements.
- In PowerPoint 2007, when you type inside a text box, the
text automatically shifts to the left and does not center as you
specified.
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is
intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply
this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in
this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you
are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the
next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is
available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the
top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact
Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required,
you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs
will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for
this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and
Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for
which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a
hotfix is not available for that language.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for
installing this hotfix.
Restart requirement
You do
not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released
hotfix.
Registry information
To use one of the hotfixes in
this package, you do not have to make any changes to the
registry.
File information
This hotfix may not
contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the
latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct
the issues that are listed in this article.
The
global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer
package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files
are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you
view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the
difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab
in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Office-kb958566-fullfile-x86-glb.exe | 12.0.6331.5000 | 11,619,712 | 20-Oct-2008 | 23:44 | x86 |
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Oart.msp | Not
Applicable | 16,260,096 | 20-Oct-2008 | 11:10 | Not
Applicable |
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time | Platform |
|---|
| Oart.dll | 12.0.6331.5000 | 14,190,944 | 18-Oct-2008 | 18:37 | x86 |
For more information about
software update terminology, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=824684/
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates