Despite your title, the real problem seems to be with
PowerPoint.
No insights whatsoever, sorry. But I think a minimum report
for anyone to work upon would include
version of Stata
version of Windows
version of PowerPoint
example of graph that does not work
Nick
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Mick Cunningham
> In the recent past I have successfully copied and pasted
> Stata graphs into Powerpoint and then been able to edit them.
> I copy the graph as a Windows metafile, paste it to
> Powerpoint, and then choose "Edit Picture" (using
> right-click) and select "Yes" when it asks me if I want to
> convert is to an MS Office drawing object. (Then I also
> ungroup the objects.)
>
> However, when I try this recently, it doesn't work. The graph
> copies fine, but after I choose the Edit Picture option the
> lines and labels disappear. All that is left are the blue and
> white background objects. I've tried all the work-arounds I
> can think of, including copying to Word, copying to
> Powerpoint on other computers, re-ordering the objects,
> copying graphs as enhanced metafiles, and using different
> color schemes.
>
> If anyone has any insight into my error, I would be extremely
> grateful.
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