PPT97: Other Notes Pages Change After Editing Notes Page

ID: Q186871

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you modify the notes on one Notes Page in a PowerPoint presentation, notes on other Notes Pages are also modified and look exactly the same.

CAUSE

This problem appears if the presentation was created in PowerPoint version 4.0 or 7.0 and PowerPoint translated it incorrectly, resulting in two or more slides pointing to the same Notes Page.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q151261
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: powerpoint ppt97 ppt8 8.0 ppt powerpnt powerpoint97 connected linked changed changes modified modifies linking connect sr2 sr-2 sr 2

Keywords          : kbformat kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: November 27, 1998