Elements on NOTES page

[RickGreg]

Powerpoint 11.5.1
OS 10.5.6
Intel


I am trying to create a Design Template with a customized Notes page format.

Specifically, I have deleted the "notes" placeholder from the notes master
and placed a blank box with a header "Notes". The blank box is intended for
note-taking by recipients of the notes printout. I have made sure the
"body" option in unchecked in Notes Layout.

After I do this formatting on the master, then save as a Design Template
(.pot), then apply the design to a new presentation, my notes page does not
appear as intended.

The blank box is gone. The "notes" header is gone. And the notes placeholder
text is back.

Is there any way to control the contents of the Notes master on a Design
Template?

Thank you.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Powerpoint 11.5.1
OS 10.5.6
Intel

I am trying to create a Design Template with a customized Notes page format.

Specifically, I have deleted the "notes" placeholder from the notes master
and placed a blank box with a header "Notes". The blank box is intended for
note-taking by recipients of the notes printout. I have made sure the
"body" option in unchecked in Notes Layout.

After I do this formatting on the master, then save as a Design Template
(.pot), then apply the design to a new presentation, my notes page does not
appear as intended.

The blank box is gone. The "notes" header is gone. And the notes placeholder
text is back.

Do you create the new presentation then apply the template or do you create a
new presentation *based* on the template?

 

[RickGreg]

Do you create the new presentation then apply the template or do you create a
new presentation *based* on the template?

I created a new presentation and then "applied" the template. The slide
formatting came over fine... Just the Notes page format that is not
cooperating.

(FORMAT>SLIDE DESIGN...)

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I created a new presentation and then "applied" the template. The slide
formatting came over fine... Just the Notes page format that is not
cooperating.

(FORMAT>SLIDE DESIGN...)

Try creating new based on the template then.

 

[RickGreg]

Try creating new based on the template then.

Tried that and most of the formatting works. However, if I add a new slide,
the Notes text placeholder appears in addition to my formatting ("click to
add text").

Any thoughts on how to eliminate this so I don't have to manually delete
from every page?

Thx!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Tried that and most of the formatting works. However, if I add a new slide,
the Notes text placeholder appears in addition to my formatting ("click to
add text").

Any thoughts on how to eliminate this so I don't have to manually delete
from every page?

Can you email me a copy of the template?

steve at-sign pptools dot com

Attach the file to the email, copy/paste our conversation here into the body of
the email. That'll round me up and herd me into the ClueZone, remind me what the
file's about and why I shouldn't just whack it. A Good Thing.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Can you email me a copy of the template?

steve at-sign pptools dot com

Attach the file to the email, copy/paste our conversation here into the body of
the email. That'll round me up and herd me into the ClueZone, remind me what the
file's about and why I shouldn't just whack it. A Good Thing.

Got it. Thanks ...

OK, some background. When you apply a template to an existing file, most of the
formatting of the template is applied to slides in the file but the content of the
template (any slides in it, vba code and other bits) are not applied.

When you start a new presentation BASED on the template, you get the content as
well.

Apparently PPT considers shapes on the notes master to be content, not formatting,
so applying the template doesn't bring your Notes shape in.

But ...

If you put the POT file in Applications/your version of office/Templates/My
Templates, then you can do a new file *From Gallery*, pick My Templates on the left
and choose your template.

Bingo. Your Notes shape appears.

You still get the notes body placeholder, which you may not want, but it won't
appear on printouts, so you're good to go, I think.

 

[RickGreg]

Got it. Thanks ...

OK, some background. When you apply a template to an existing file, most of
the
formatting of the template is applied to slides in the file but the content of
the
template (any slides in it, vba code and other bits) are not applied.

When you start a new presentation BASED on the template, you get the content
as
well.

Apparently PPT considers shapes on the notes master to be content, not
formatting,
so applying the template doesn't bring your Notes shape in.

But ...

If you put the POT file in Applications/your version of office/Templates/My
Templates, then you can do a new file *From Gallery*, pick My Templates on the
left
and choose your template.

Bingo. Your Notes shape appears.

You still get the notes body placeholder, which you may not want, but it won't
appear on printouts, so you're good to go, I think.

Steve-

Great. This seems to work, and the placeholder is not printing (at least on
my first test).

Can I trouble you with one more detail? I need to share this template with
a client using Powerpoint on Windows (not sure which version).

Is there a similar procedure I can pass on to them?

Thanks!

-RG

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Great. This seems to work, and the placeholder is not printing (at least on
my first test).

It won't, unless you put text in it.

Can I trouble you with one more detail? I need to share this template with
a client using Powerpoint on Windows (not sure which version).

Is there a similar procedure I can pass on to them?

Sure. Basically, have them open the file you send them, then do File, Save As and
choose Presentation Design. PowerPoint will automatically "home in" on the
correct folder to use. Give it a name, save it there.

Then to start a new presentation, they should do File, New and choose Templates,
On My Computer in the new presentation task pane and pick your template.

Good to go. QED. Rockin'. Rollin'. And like that.


Might want to have a look here as well:

Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00245.htm

That'll make your template their default blank presentation.