Applying a template - nothing works

[Stan_in_London]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

My University has a new template. I have lots of slides in an older template. All built on PC PPT but works well in keynote and Office 2008. If I build a new presentation in the new template - that is fine; then I wish to import slides from an old template. I highlight the source slides and drag them into the target presentation (new template). The formatting is all over the place; both old and new headers, footers exist, fonts - no pattern. Moreover, the new brush thing to apply formats is not easy for me to use as the old pick up and apply style. I am spending far too much time on this. How can I either apply a new template to ld slides or import old slides into a new template so that the old slides pick up all the formatting? If this is not possible, then maybe I need to build a template from scratch?

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Intel

My University has a new template. I have lots of slides in an older template. All built on PC PPT but works well in keynote and Office 2008. If I build a new presentation in the new template - that is fine; then I wish to import slides from an old template. I highlight the source slides and drag them into the target presentation (new template). The formatting is all over the place; both old and new headers, footers exist, fonts - no pattern. Moreover, the new brush thing to apply formats is not easy for me to use as the old pick up and apply style. I am spending far too much time on this. How can I either apply a new template to ld slides or import old slides into a new template so that the old slides pick up all the formatting? If this is not possible, then maybe I need to build a template from scratch?

Hi,

Instead of using copy/paste try using Insert> Slides > From file.
There's a checkbox that lets you decide whether or not to keep the
original formatting.

-Jim

 

[CyberTaz]

It may depend on the nature of the slides & the disparity between the
formatting of the 2 files, but have you tried Insert> Slides From> Other
Presentation? Make sure to select the "Select Slides to Insert" option and
that the "Keep design of original slides" checkbox is cleared.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac