WD: Can't Change Orientation of PowerPoint Slide in Word 7.0

ID: Q140741

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

After you insert a Microsoft PowerPoint slide object into a Word document, you cannot change the orientation of the slide using Word's in-place editing capabilities.

CAUSE

PowerPoint uses the internal defaults for new presentations using the Template, Pick A Look Wizard, or AutoContent Wizard options. The orientation and size information is not supplied from the specified template file, but from the internal PowerPoint defaults. Word 7.0 is relying on PowerPoint?s internal defaults by design.

PowerPoint 7.0 uses the saved information in the Blank Presentation.Pot file only when you choose the blank presentation option. The Pick A Look Wizard asks specifically for the type of output for this presentation; however, a custom size is not an option.

RESOLUTION

To change the orientation of your slide object, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Create the slide in PowerPoint, then insert the slide object in

          your Word document. To insert the slide object in a Word
          document, do the following:

          a. On the Word Insert menu, click Object.

          b. Click the Create From File tab.

Method 2: Edit the slide in Open Edit mode instead of In-place edit

          mode:

          Word 97
          -------

          a. With the right mouse button, click the PowerPoint slide
             object in the Word Document.

          b. On the menu that appears, point to Slide Object and then click
             Open.

          c. On the File menu, click Page Setup.

          d. Change the slide orientation to Portrait, and click OK.

          e. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to <Document Name>."

          Word 7.0
          --------

          a. With the right mouse button, click the PowerPoint slide
             object in the Word Document.

          b. On the menu that appears, click Open Slide.

          c. On the File menu, click Slide Setup.

          d. Change the orientation to Portrait.

          e. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to <Document Name>."

For additional information on PowerPoint 95's Templates, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120956
   TITLE     : PPT: Presentations Using Template Ignores Default Settings

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135731
   TITLE     : OFF95: location of Templates and Wizard Files

Additional query words: 7.0 word7 word95 embed link portrait landscape modify alter orientation change rotate winword word97 7.0a

Keywords          : kbinterop kbole kbdta
Version           : windows:7.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 20, 1999