"size" fields are blank for autoshapes; lines, text boxes, etc. ??

[Jason]

When I double click on things and bring up the Format Autoshape box, the
height and width fields are blank. It didn't used to be like that... I could
draw a rectagle, double click on it to find out the dimensions. This is also
happening to some pictures.

any thoughts....

Thanks!
Jason

 

[Glen Millar]

Hi Jason,

Hmmm. Are any of the objects grouped? Else, have you tried Help| Detect and
Repair? Or Checked for updates?

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Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
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whether you are using vba, whether
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anything else relevant.

 

[Deborah Jean]

Which Office Suite are you using 2002 XP 2003 need more info before I can
answer this question.

Deborah Jean
MOS Master Instructor

 

[Echo S]

When I double click on things and bring up the Format Autoshape box, the
height and width fields are blank. It didn't used to be like that... I
could
draw a rectagle, double click on it to find out the dimensions. This is
also
happening to some pictures.

I've seen this behavior, but I can't tell you what causes it or how to fix
it, sorry. Sometimes if you type 100% x 100% in the scale area (and then hit
your Tab key), it will cause the height/width to show.

 

[DickV]

I have exactly the same experience.
I'm using vanilla Powerpoint 2003 SP2 installed as part of MS Office
Standard Edition 2003.
Items are not grouped and I have no special code that I know of.
Echo S workaround is sometimes OK, sometimes makes the text box huge!

This must be a bug ... any ideas?

Dick V

 

[Echo S]

Interesting. Is it truly a textbox you're working with?

 

[Jason]

Thanks for the reply and sorry for the delay Deborah. I am using 2002 with SP3.

This happens to other items besides text boxes such as rectangles with no
text on/in them etc...

I will try the dect and repair...

Also, setting the scale to 100% does make the dimensions appear. Thanks for
that tip Echo S!!!