picture turns black after save

I used the 'print screen' function to save a screen shot as a picture (.jpg)
in Powerpoint. When I retrieve the saved picture, it appears as a black box.
The saved picture also appears black when I try to use it in Word. I'm using
the Teacher/Student version of Office in XP on a new Compaq computer.

After you use print screen (which saves the image to the clipboard) what are you
using to do the save to JPG?

What happens when you use PowerPoint's File Save As and save the slide as JPG?
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

"California J" California wrote in message
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I used the 'print screen' function to save a screen shot as a picture (.jpg)
in Powerpoint. When I retrieve the saved picture, it appears as a black box.
The saved picture also appears black when I try to use it in Word. I'm using
the Teacher/Student version of Office in XP on a new Compaq computer.