Re: background not showing on slide

Thank you for your quick reply.

In reading some of the other posts, I see that I am not the only one.

Could it have been one of the recent patches I applied?

I hate to admit it but I don't know which device is a video driver. I
looked into Device Manager and did see a Graphic Accelerator but I don't know
how to update the driver. Sorry. I am not as technically savvy as some
others.

BUT I am great at following directions (smile).

I will keep an eye out for now and see if Microsoft posts a hotfix....it
can't be that all of us are suddenly having issues....

Thanks again,

Yvonne
--
Yvonne


"Echo S" wrote:

Wow, we're seeing a lot of these odd display things lately. Sounds to me as
if something's messing up video drivers.

I'd first try changing hardware acceleration.

How to set graphics hardware acceleration back
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00129.htm

Then I'd try updating video drivers.

--
Echo S [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
PPTLive! Oct 28-31, New Orleans http://www.pptlive.com

"Yvonne" <Yvonne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F8C3FDD7-1DF0-492A-888B-3577F504BF44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am running Windows Home Edition Version 5.1 (build
2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254: SP2)

I am trying to create a scrapbook page using my MS Office PPT 2003.

Prior to July 2, 2007, I have had no problems with my PowerPoint program.

Currently I am having trouble viewing the background on my slide.
When I insert a picture I can see it on the left side under the slides
tab.

But it does not show up on the current slide in the center of the window.

When I 'grab' the PPT window at the top and move it down past the task bar
on the bottom...dipping the window below the horizon so to speak....and
back
up, the pictures I have pasted into the slide, appear.

Now that I am typing this question, the area this window covers on the
slide
underneath, has become a white area.

I recently tried to save a template as a .pot file. Not sure I did it
correctly.

I have tried to reinstall/fix the PPT program and no luck.

I also recently applied Windows patches

Am I missing something or have I really messed things up?

Thank you in advance.

--
Yvonne


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: background not showing on slide
    ... I usually suggest changing hardware acceleration because it's a painless thing to do, and it usually resolves these odd display issues -- but lately we've seen more need for completely new video drivers. ... What's new in PowerPoint 2007? ... > But it does not show up on the current slide in the center of the> window. ...
    (microsoft.public.powerpoint)
  • Re: background not showing on slide
    ... I'd first try changing hardware acceleration. ... I am trying to create a scrapbook page using my MS Office PPT 2003. ... But it does not show up on the current slide in the center of the window. ...
    (microsoft.public.powerpoint)
  • Re: pasting from clipboard, pp2003 vs pp2007
    ... What's new in PPT 2007? ... By "give graph window focus" I'm just saying switch to it, ... version) it clobbers the slide. ...
    (microsoft.public.powerpoint)
  • Re: Can one presentation be embedded within another?
    ... Window), then use the Edit>Edit Slides command. ... Slide Show>Custom Shows... ... You might check it out in PPt Help. ... than the Hyperlink method even if it could be done in Mac PPt. ...
    (microsoft.public.mac.office.powerpoint)
  • Re: background not showing on slide
    ... on how to set back my video card. ... Then I'd try updating video drivers. ... But it does not show up on the current slide in the center of the window. ...
    (microsoft.public.powerpoint)