KB188728 - PPT98: PowerPoint Saves Year in Three-Digit Format

Article ID: 188728

Article Last Modified on 8/5/2004

Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q188728

SYMPTOMS

When you save your presentation in PowerPoint 4.0 format, PowerPoint uses a three-digit format, similar to the following, to save the year incorrectly.

01/01/104

This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

The system date is set to the year 2000 or greater.
You inserted date fields in your presentation and choose to have them update automatically.
The dates are formatted in any two-digit format (such as, 01/01/04).

CAUSE

The PP Translator 8-4 file that PowerPoint 98 uses to translate files to PowerPoint 4.0 format is not year 2000 compliant.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, download the updated PowerPoint Translator 8-4 Version 8.0.4 file from either of the following Microsoft World Wide Web sites.

Microsoft Download Center

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download Y2kpp804.hqx now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Office for Macintosh Web Site

You can also download this file from the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/macoffice/y2000.htm

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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