PPT97: File Type Not Retained in File Open Dialog Box

ID: Q159312

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you choose a file type other than the default (*.ppt) in the Open Dialog box, the file type is not retained from one instance to the next. This behavior is different than Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 file type ppt8 fileopen outline saved files of type

Keywords          : kbusage
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: September 17, 1998