Write-Up Command Unavailable in Office Binder

ID: Q135561

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use PowerPoint for the Write-Up feature while you are working in an Office Binder and both a PowerPoint and a Word section are open, you will receive the following error message:

   This command is unavailable while there is an active Word Section in
   the Binder.

CAUSE

Office for Windows 95 binders are OLE clients designed to provide a common interface and storage area for project-specific data. Binders are not designed to provide full functionality in each of the server applications.

This behavior is by design.

RESOLUTION

You can successfully invoke the Write-Up feature under the above conditions by following these steps:

1. Switch to the Word section. On the Section menu, click View Outside .

2. Switch to the PowerPoint section. On the Tools menu, click Write-Up.

REFERENCE

For more information about the Write-Up command, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu in Microsoft PowerPoint, and type the following

   write up

KBCategory: kbole kbinterop KBSubcategory:

Additional reference words: 7.00 7.0 interoperability powerpoint powerpnt ppt ppt7

Last Reviewed: September 16, 1996