how do I delete direct text formatting on slides to go back tothe master format?

[Antje Soltau, ipr]

Hello,

I am working with powerpoint:mac 2004 trying to change the text format in a
presentation to a different colour. As the text on all slides has already
been formatted directly, I want to delete this direct format and go back to
the master format so that from then on I can change all text with one stroke
(to whichever colour/format it will be in the end).

Now I know that in the XP version of powerpoint I can mark a text and by
pressing the alt+strg+z keys delete the direct format. Of course the key
combination don't work on my G3 cube... and I can't find a hint in the menu
either.

Does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

Antje

 

[googmeister]

Hello,

I am working with powerpoint:mac 2004 trying to change the text format in a
presentation to a different colour. As the text on all slides has already
been formatted directly, I want to delete this direct format and go back to
the master format so that from then on I can change all text with one stroke
(to whichever colour/format it will be in the end).

Now I know that in the XP version of powerpoint I can mark a text and by
pressing the alt+strg+z keys delete the direct format. Of course the key
combination don't work on my G3 cube... and I can't find a hint in the menu
either.

Does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

This might be what you are looking for

Format -> Slide Layout -> [ click the desired layout to re-apply
master formatting ]

It applies to the whole slide, rather than marked text.

 

[Antje Soltau, ipr]

in Beitrag (e-mail address removed) schrieb
(e-mail address removed) unter (e-mail address removed) am 01.09.2005 15:33 Uhr:

Hello,

I am working with powerpoint:mac 2004 trying to change the text format in a
presentation to a different colour. As the text on all slides has already
been formatted directly, I want to delete this direct format and go back to
the master format so that from then on I can change all text with one stroke
(to whichever colour/format it will be in the end).

Now I know that in the XP version of powerpoint I can mark a text and by
pressing the alt+strg+z keys delete the direct format. Of course the key
combination don't work on my G3 cube... and I can't find a hint in the menu
either.

Does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

This might be what you are looking for

Format -> Slide Layout -> [ click the desired layout to re-apply
master formatting ]

It applies to the whole slide, rather than marked text.

Thanks,

this works with a slight detour:

I need to re-apply the master to get a master text field, copy my text into
it and then re-apply the master again to overrule my old formatting

....which only shows me that using old presentations can be more work than
starting from scratch

 

[googmeister]

in Beitrag (e-mail address removed) schrieb
(e-mail address removed) unter (e-mail address removed) am 01.09.2005 15:33 Uhr:

Hello,

I am working with powerpoint:mac 2004 trying to change the text format in a
presentation to a different colour. As the text on all slides has already
been formatted directly, I want to delete this direct format and go back to
the master format so that from then on I can change all text with one stroke
(to whichever colour/format it will be in the end).

Now I know that in the XP version of powerpoint I can mark a text and by
pressing the alt+strg+z keys delete the direct format. Of course the key
combination don't work on my G3 cube... and I can't find a hint in the menu
either.

Does anybody know how to do this?

Thanks in advance!

This might be what you are looking for

Format -> Slide Layout -> [ click the desired layout to re-apply
master formatting ]

It applies to the whole slide, rather than marked text.

Thanks,

this works with a slight detour:

I need to re-apply the master to get a master text field, copy my text into
it and then re-apply the master again to overrule my old formatting

Sounds like you weren't using the master text field to begin with;
otherwise you shouldn't need the detour.

...which only shows me that using old presentations can be more work than
starting from scratch

And when starting from scratch, be sure to use the master text field
so that future style changes are not as painful.