GP Fault in PowerPoint When Using FLOWCHRT.PPT
PSS ID Number: Q121510
Article last modified on 11-11-1994
PSS database name: POWERPT

3.00
WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 3.0
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SUMMARY
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You may receive the following error message when you add a slide to
a presentation that contains one of the sample flowcharts from
FLOWCHRT.PPT:

   PP3 Caused a General Protection Fault in Module POWERPNT.EXE at
   XXXX:XXXX

STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM
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1. Open the file FLOWCHRT.PPT located in the TIMESAVR subdirectory.
2. Go to slide 2 (examples). Click on one of the sample flowcharts.
3. From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
4. From the File menu, choose New.
5. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
6. Duplicate this flowchart, then stack one above the other. You can
   use the Duplicate command from the Edit menu, or drag the flowchart
   with your mouse while holding down the CTRL key.
7. Select both of these objects by holding down the SHIFT key and
   clicking both of them with your mouse.
8. From the Arrange menu, choose Group, then choose Copy from the Edit
   menu.
9. Insert a new slide into your presentation.

MORE INFORMATION
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This is a problem with the flowchart samples on slide 2 that shipped
with PowerPoint version 3.0 for Windows only. You may use the samples
from any of the other slides to create a flow chart without receiving
the general protection (GP) fault. This error does not occur with
PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, nor with PowerPoint 3.0 for the Macintosh.

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Additional reference words: 3.00 power point powerpt w_powerpt timesaver
timesavers time saver savers GP GPF

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