Making Template Name Show Up in Status Bar

[Keith]

I have modified a template in PP2002 and saved it as
a .pot and it works fine and it shows up in the slide
design panel, but the name of the template that shows up
in the status bar still shows the template name that this
template was based on. How do I save it so the new
template name appears?

 

[Robert Lerner]

Keith, sorry, but we have discussed that oddity before and came up short for
a solution. It seems to only occur in version 2002, as versions 2000 and 97
don't have this problem. A property captures the original template name and
will not turn loose of it. You can see the property in the
File|Properties|Content tab. According to the gurus, that property cannot
even be altered with VBA.

Of course, templates created from a blank file will carry the name you give
it when applied to other files. Sooooo... it seems it's best to create your
templates from blanks by copying the elements of a template you like, not
just renaming it.

You can read our last discussion on the subject here...

http://tinyurl.com/io79

 

[Sonia]

It's fixed in PowerPoint 2003. <G>

Keith, sorry, but we have discussed that oddity before and came up short for
a solution. It seems to only occur in version 2002, as versions 2000 and 97
don't have this problem. A property captures the original template name and
will not turn loose of it. You can see the property in the
File|Properties|Content tab. According to the gurus, that property cannot
even be altered with VBA.

Of course, templates created from a blank file will carry the name you give
it when applied to other files. Sooooo... it seems it's best to create your
templates from blanks by copying the elements of a template you like, not
just renaming it.

You can read our last discussion on the subject here...

http://tinyurl.com/io79

 

[Robert Lerner]

That's good to know, but I actually got the new name of a template to stick
in the status bar once. I did what we're saying can't be done in 2002. I
modified an existing template (Business Plan), recolored it, and saved it as
a template with a new name. The new name appears in the status bar.

The problem is, I don't know how I did it. I've tried recreating the process
several times and it will not work.

Oh well.

 

[Robert Lerner]

How the HECK did you find that??! It works like a charm!

<bowing to the ground>

I'm not worthy!
I'm not worthy!

I'm soooo impressed. Thanks for sharing that. I never would have thought to
check there.

I'm gonna go crawl under a rock now.

 

[Echo S]

How the HECK did you find that??! It works like a charm!

<bowing to the ground>

I'm not worthy!
I'm not worthy!

I'm soooo impressed. Thanks for sharing that. I never would have thought to
check there.

I'm gonna go crawl under a rock now.

Don't do that. Shyam's just amazing, that's all there is to it.

Echo

 

[Glen Millar]

Robert,

I like the fact that it is done in html and not vba! <vbg>

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Regards,

Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP
http://www.powerpointworkbench.com/
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