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Old October 5th, 2005, 07:33 AM
Pirjo
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Default pasting chart shows chart area, not the chart

Hi

this is sort of strange thing. There is a chart imported from another
program with copy/paste. On one computer this results showing only the chart
background. This is what it looks like.
Looking closer: If you paste the chart as enhanced metafile picture it
divides the chart in two parts: one is the chart area (background) anf the
chart itself is placed to the right of the chart area.
If you paste the chart without choosing format it is pasted as a picture.
When ungrouping the picture it divides the chart as in the enhanced metafile
picture only that the chart comes to the left of the chart area.
Using a 3D chart the paste special choises include hardware independent
bitmap (hope the term was translated correctly). using that format pastes the
chart ok.
Testing the same with 2D chart. The chart is pasted ok. Also using normal
bitmap.

Why does PowerPoint try to interpret the chart as a picture? and why only in
one computer? (there are several that can paste the same charts directly
copy/paste. only this one computer needs to use paste special/bitmap). There
must be a setting somewhere, but I have not found it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you
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Old October 5th, 2005, 06:24 PM
Echo S
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Default pasting chart shows chart area, not the chart

What version of PPT is on the one odd computer? How about service packs?

What program are you pasting from? Is it the same version on all computers?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Pirjo" wrote in message
...
Hi

this is sort of strange thing. There is a chart imported from another
program with copy/paste. On one computer this results showing only the

chart
background. This is what it looks like.
Looking closer: If you paste the chart as enhanced metafile picture it
divides the chart in two parts: one is the chart area (background) anf the
chart itself is placed to the right of the chart area.
If you paste the chart without choosing format it is pasted as a picture.
When ungrouping the picture it divides the chart as in the enhanced

metafile
picture only that the chart comes to the left of the chart area.
Using a 3D chart the paste special choises include hardware independent
bitmap (hope the term was translated correctly). using that format pastes

the
chart ok.
Testing the same with 2D chart. The chart is pasted ok. Also using normal
bitmap.

Why does PowerPoint try to interpret the chart as a picture? and why only

in
one computer? (there are several that can paste the same charts directly
copy/paste. only this one computer needs to use paste special/bitmap).

There
must be a setting somewhere, but I have not found it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you



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Old October 6th, 2005, 07:25 AM
Pirjo
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Default pasting chart shows chart area, not the chart

Sorry I did not tell those basic things :/

All computers are running Office 2002 SP2.
The program that forms the chart is a company special database and everyone
is using the same source. I am not sure but I think the database is using MS
Chart, since the chart type window looks like the one in Excel.

Pirjo

"Echo S" wrote:

What version of PPT is on the one odd computer? How about service packs?

What program are you pasting from? Is it the same version on all computers?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Pirjo" wrote in message
...
Hi

this is sort of strange thing. There is a chart imported from another
program with copy/paste. On one computer this results showing only the

chart
background. This is what it looks like.
Looking closer: If you paste the chart as enhanced metafile picture it
divides the chart in two parts: one is the chart area (background) anf the
chart itself is placed to the right of the chart area.
If you paste the chart without choosing format it is pasted as a picture.
When ungrouping the picture it divides the chart as in the enhanced

metafile
picture only that the chart comes to the left of the chart area.
Using a 3D chart the paste special choises include hardware independent
bitmap (hope the term was translated correctly). using that format pastes

the
chart ok.
Testing the same with 2D chart. The chart is pasted ok. Also using normal
bitmap.

Why does PowerPoint try to interpret the chart as a picture? and why only

in
one computer? (there are several that can paste the same charts directly
copy/paste. only this one computer needs to use paste special/bitmap).

There
must be a setting somewhere, but I have not found it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you




  #4  
Old October 13th, 2005, 04:31 AM
Echo S
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Default pasting chart shows chart area, not the chart

The only thing I can think is there's a setting or permissions or something
that's different on the problem computer.

Try opening Excel on that system, creating a chart, copying it, and pasting
it onto a PPT slide. What happens there? Do you see some of the same symptoms
as you do when trying to paste from the database program?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '05
Sept 25-28, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com



"Pirjo" wrote:

Sorry I did not tell those basic things :/

All computers are running Office 2002 SP2.
The program that forms the chart is a company special database and everyone
is using the same source. I am not sure but I think the database is using MS
Chart, since the chart type window looks like the one in Excel.

Pirjo

"Echo S" wrote:

What version of PPT is on the one odd computer? How about service packs?

What program are you pasting from? Is it the same version on all computers?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Pirjo" wrote in message
...
Hi

this is sort of strange thing. There is a chart imported from another
program with copy/paste. On one computer this results showing only the

chart
background. This is what it looks like.
Looking closer: If you paste the chart as enhanced metafile picture it
divides the chart in two parts: one is the chart area (background) anf the
chart itself is placed to the right of the chart area.
If you paste the chart without choosing format it is pasted as a picture.
When ungrouping the picture it divides the chart as in the enhanced

metafile
picture only that the chart comes to the left of the chart area.
Using a 3D chart the paste special choises include hardware independent
bitmap (hope the term was translated correctly). using that format pastes

the
chart ok.
Testing the same with 2D chart. The chart is pasted ok. Also using normal
bitmap.

Why does PowerPoint try to interpret the chart as a picture? and why only

in
one computer? (there are several that can paste the same charts directly
copy/paste. only this one computer needs to use paste special/bitmap).

There
must be a setting somewhere, but I have not found it.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you




 




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