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Issue
Embedded/Linked OLE shapes may appear flipped, if created in
earlier versions of PowerPoint ( Prior to 2000-SR-1), when opened in
PowerPoint XP or later.
Description Using PowerPoint version
prior to 2000-SR-1, if an OLE Shape is selected with another native
PowerPoint autoshape and then flipped using the Rotate or Flip options, the
autoshape gets flipped and the OLE shape remains in it's original state.
However the bit of the OLE shape is set to flip. This bit is ignored in Pre
XP versions. When this presentation is saved and then reopened in
PowerPoint XP, the OLE shape will be flipped. Unlike pictures, this OLE
shape cannot be flipped back into the rightful state in XP.
How to reproduce
1. Create a new presentation using in PowerPoint 97.
2. Insert an OLE object.
3. Draw an AutoShape on the shape
4. Select the OLE shape and the autoshape.
5. Select Draw | Rotate or Flip | Flip Vertical
6. Save this presentation.
7. Open this presentation in PowerPoint XP, the OLE shape image will be
flipped.
Solution:
1. Open the presentation in earlier version of PowerPoint.
2. Un-flip/un-invert the OLE shapes
3. Save the presentation.
4. Open it in PowerPoint 2002 or later.
Related topics:
Unflip -
Corrective fix for flipping of images in presentation created in older
versions and opened in XP.
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