PPT4: Grouped Lines May Not Resize Properly
  
PSS ID Number: Q132188
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0
 
MACINTOSH WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you draw two lines on a slide and group them together, they may become a
very thin vertical or horizontal object if you resize them with the resize
handles.
 
If you resize the resulting thin object again, the group of lines will
return to normal.
 
RESOLUTION
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If you resize the object again, the group of lines will return to normal
(although they may be flipped horizontally). If this happens, use the
Rotate/Flip command on the Draw menu to return the lines to their proper
orientation.
 
If the reason you were trying to resize the lines in the first place was to
change their rotation, you can use the Rotation tool on PowerPoint's
Toolbar to rotate them correctly.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
 
Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Using the Line Tool in PowerPoint, draw a pair of diagonal lines.
 
2. Select both lines and click Group on the Draw menu.
 
3. Click and drag on the upper-right resize handle.
 
The lines will change to a single thin vertical or horizontal line.
 
Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c squished winppt
macppt moved
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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbusage
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c; macintosh:4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.