PPT97: Screen Flashes when Adding Object to Slide Show Via Macro

ID: Q176786

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

During a slide show, if you run a macro that adds an object, such as a drawing object or shape, the screen flashes as the object appears.

CAUSE

When you add an object during a slide show, PowerPoint redraws the new image on the slide. To redraw the image, PowerPoint refreshes the entire screen. This causes the screen to flash.

WORKAROUND

There is no workaround currently available.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: powerpnt ppt ppt98 ppt97 powerpt power point flashing flashed blink blank macppt

Keywords          : kbbuglist
Version           : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug kbprb

Last Reviewed: September 18, 1998