Q135558: PPT: Breaking Link to Embedded Object Converts Object to Picture

Article: Q135558
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbole
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
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SUMMARY
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When you break a link to an embedded object, the object is automatically
converted to a picture. If the linked embedded object is another PowerPoint
presentation, the resulting picture is of the first slide.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you choose to break a link to an embedded object in the Edit Links dialog
box in PowerPoint 4.0, you receive the following message:

  If you break this link, it will be converted to a picture. This cannot be
  undone.

You do not receive this error message in PowerPoint 7.0 and you can undo the
conversion by clicking Undo on the Edit menu.

Additional query words: 4.00 7.00 power point powerpnt macppt w_powerpnt ppt95

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Keywords          : kbole 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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