Project Objects Loses Custom Color Formats in PowerPoint

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft Project for Windows 95, version 4.1
• Microsoft Project 97 for Windows
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When a Gantt chart from Microsoft Project is pasted into Microsoft PowerPoint, bar end shapes may lose their custom colors.

CAUSE

When Microsoft PowerPoint is used as an OLE client to embed a Microsoft Project chart, Microsoft PowerPoint may recolor an object to match its presentation slide settings. Bar start and end shapes (such as milestones) are affected whether they are set as a bar style (Format Bar Style) or as a custom bar setting (Format Bar).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do the following to recolor the embedded Microsoft Project charts in Microsoft PowerPoint:

1. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special, and then click Picture.

2. Choose OK to embed the picture.

3. Double-click the embedded Microsoft Project Chart.

   Microsoft PowerPoint brings up a dialog box that asks you if you would like to convert the picture to Microsoft PowerPoint objects.

4. Click Yes.