How to fix yellow dot icon in Powerpoint?

Hello Diệp Nguyễn Tuấn Duy,

Welcome to Microsoft community!

I understand that you are having problems with the ribbon when using PowerPoint, and I understand very well how you feel, and in order to help you better, I'd like to go over some details with you:

• Is this happening every time you open it?

• Is it possible to click on an option to select something else?

• What is your Windows version?

While waiting for your confirmation message, you can try the following options:

1. Repair the Office programme:

If you are on Windows 11, you can follow the steps below: Click on the Start button -> Select Installed Applications -> Select the Office product you want to repair -> Click on the ellipsis -> Select Modify -> Select the step that applies to your installation type.

Reference Link: Repair an Office application - Microsoft Support

2. Reset PowerPoint registry:

Click Start->Enter Registry Edit->Find the current path：\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

Office you need to reset the application, renamed to .old (such as word.old) Close the registry, re-open the application.Open the application again.

Disclaimer: Generally, modifying registry subkeys or work group is intended for advanced users, administrators, and IT Professionals. It can help fix some problems, however, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For further protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click How to back up and restore the registry in Windows - Microsoft Support to view the article. 

3. Rollback to previous version:

Since 2404 is the latest release, there are some known issues to be resolved, we are working hard to test and fix them recently, you can try to rollback to the previous version to solve the problem:

How to revert to an earlier version of Office - Microsoft Support

Or you can install the version you want from the update history: Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date) - Office release notes | Microsoft Learn

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and I will be able to help you further, thank you for your patience and support.

Best regards

Isabella-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello Diệp Nguyễn Tuấn Duy,

Welcome to Microsoft community!

I understand that you are having problems with the ribbon when using PowerPoint, and I understand very well how you feel, and in order to help you better, I'd like to go over some details with you:

• Is this happening every time you open it?

• Is it possible to click on an option to select something else?

• What is your Windows version?

While waiting for your confirmation message, you can try the following options:

1. Repair the Office programme:

If you are on Windows 11, you can follow the steps below: Click on the Start button -> Select Installed Applications -> Select the Office product you want to repair -> Click on the ellipsis -> Select Modify -> Select the step that applies to your installation type.

Reference Link: Repair an Office application - Microsoft Support

2. Reset PowerPoint registry:

Click Start->Enter Registry Edit->Find the current path：\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office

Office you need to reset the application, renamed to .old (such as word.old) Close the registry, re-open the application.Open the application again.

3. Rollback to previous version:

Since 2404 is the latest release, there are some known issues to be resolved, we are working hard to test and fix them recently, you can try to rollback to the previous version to solve the problem:

How to revert to an earlier version of Office - Microsoft Support

Or you can install the version you want from the update history: Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date) - Office release notes | Microsoft Learn

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and I will be able to help you further, thank you for your patience and support.

Best regards

 

Isabella-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Is this happening every time you open it? - Yes, it's always Happend when click word or powerpoint
Is it possible to click on an option to select something else? - When click Yellow dot it still work as it's feature expect yellow dot icon

What is your Windows version? - I use window Build version 22631.3447 (Win 11) and Microsoft 365 Version 2404 (Build 17531.20000)

I have reset to default options and Modify, i guess it's for update for those icon work normal at below v2403 till i update to v2404, i try install v2405 but the error still occured