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Q112524: PPT: Lotus 1-2-3 Chart Object Fill Colors Lost in PowerPoint

Article: Q112524
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbole kbdta kbconversion
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you insert a Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.0 or 5.0 object into PowerPoint 7.0 or
PowerPoint 97 using the Insert menu, clicking Object and clicking Create from
file, you see a solid black box where your image should be.

If you insert a Lotus 1-2-3 version 4.0 or 5.0 object into PowerPoint 4.0, 7.0,
or PowerPoint 97 using Copy and Paste, the fill colors are lost. For example,
the area inside the bars of a bar chart lose their color.

CAUSE
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This is because Lotus 1-2-3 versions 4.0 and 5.0 put device-dependent
information in the metafiles it uses to represent its objects. The Windows
Software Development Kit (SDK) recommends that you do not use device- dependent
information in metafiles.

PowerPoint recognizes that the information provided is device-dependent so it
simply ignores the information to prevent any future problems when using that
object in PowerPoint.

This problem has been reported to Lotus by Microsoft development.

MORE INFORMATION
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products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 7.00 empty blank region 123 1 2 3 graph winppt ppt95

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbole kbdta kbconversion 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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