PPT97: Cannot Use Page Up, Page Down, Arrow Keys in Slide Finder

ID: Q171587

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Page Up, Page Down and arrow keys on your keyboard do not function in the Find Presentation section of the Slide Finder.

CAUSE

PowerPoint is unable to determine when the focus is on the slide miniature and does not respond to the keyboard action.

WORKAROUND

Use the mouse to go to or select the slide you want.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about inserting slides from another presentation, click the Office Assistant, type "How to copy slides from another presentation," click Search, and then click to view "Copy a slide from one presentaiton to another."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If PowerPoint Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Additional query words: 8.0 slidefinder insert slides keystrokes end up down right left

Keywords          : kbui kbdta
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 26, 1998