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Q130394: Kids: Color Palette Problems During PowerPoint Slide Show

Article: Q130394
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of Nature for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of People for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Solar System for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Ocean for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores Inside the Earth for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft How the Leopard Got His Spots, version 1.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Odd behavior occurs when you run a PowerPoint slide show with the products
listed below:

- Explorapedia and Leopard: a color palette shift occurs.

- Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System: Blocks of color appear around
  some objects.

WORKAROUND
==========

Use the following steps to work around the problem:

1. Return to PowerPoint.

2. Minimize PowerPoint.

3. Return to the Microsoft Kids' application.

Each time you return to PowerPoint, you must minimize it before returning to the
Kids' application.

RESOLUTION
==========

The only known resolution is to upgrade to Windows 95 or to use Windows NT.


MORE INFORMATION
================

The palette shift results from interaction between PowerPoint's graphics display
palette management system and the Windows video driver.

Additional query words: mskids kids tad series explore kbmm world people nature powerpt ppt streak slide remapping pallette pallete solar msbss msbsolar frizz frizzle liz magicbus school_bus schoolbus msbocean msboceans oceans homekids homekid msbearth

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbPowerPtSearch kbHomeMMsearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbKidsSearch kbPowerPt400 kbExplorapediaNature100 kbExplorapediaPeople100 kbPJLeopard kbScholasticOcean kbScholasticSolar kbScholasticEarth kbMSBSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,4.0

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