Polishing off a new template-trouble with text placement

[Claudia7674]

I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using XP Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the title slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one. The text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them. Is there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

 

[Echo S]

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

 

[Claudia7674]

Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes, however, I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the master so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?) I tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one. The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them. Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.

 

[Echo S]

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to get back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even though you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in their own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes, however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the master so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?) I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one. The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them. Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.

 

[Claudia7674]

OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I create a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to get back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even though you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in their own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes, however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the master so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?) I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one. The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them. Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.

.

 

[Echo S]

Sorry, I can't tell what you're doing there. How many slide masters do you
have?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I create
a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to get
back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and
choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide
for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide
master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title
placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the
settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even though
you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in their
own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes,
however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the master
so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?) I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that
looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

:

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad
hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide
Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using
XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the
title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one.
The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them.
Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the
new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.

.

 

[Claudia7674]

Hi Echo,

Just two masters,one for the title and one for the text.

I went through the steps you outlined again. I opened the layout pane,
applied the title layout to the title slide (which had centered titles), and
the text placement boxes come in centered. (my layout has titles flush left).
I then formatted those placement boxes for exact positionand alignment on the
slide as I want them and saved hoping this would work. Nada...

Bottom line is no matter what I do, when I copy an older presentation in,
the title slide takes on the old format of the presentation I am copying in.
The title comes in centered and bold...mine is flush left and unbold...etc.
Yet the text slides take on the new format...bullets have changed, etc. So
this tells me it IS possible.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says nothing and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view it is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue to what
I am doing wrong.

Again I appreciate your time and help!

Sorry, I can't tell what you're doing there. How many slide masters do you
have?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I create
a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to get
back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and
choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide
for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide
master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title
placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the
settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even though
you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in their
own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes,
however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the master
so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?) I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that
looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

:

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad
hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide
Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company using
XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the
title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new one.
The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had them.
Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the
new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.


.

.

 

[Echo S]

I think you have it backwards.

Open the slide masters -- View | Master | Slide Master

Click on the placeholders and format them. Forget the layout pane for now.
Just format your slide masters. Put the placeholders in the postition they
should be in. Give them the formatting attributes you want them to have.

Close master view -- go to View | Normal to get back to normal editing view.

Now insert a new slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose a layout from the pane --
title and bulleted text. You should get an empty slide with placeholders
formatted like your slide master. This indicates that the master is set up
correctly.

Now insert a new title slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose the Title Slide
layout from the pane. You should get an empty title slide with placeholders
formatted like your title master. This indicates that the title master is
set up correctly.

If you do not get these results, then something is wrong.

If you do get these results, then you can move on and paste in your existing
slides.

After you paste in the existing slide, you may need to (probably will need
to) reset the layout for the pasted slide. So, paste in your slide. Then go
to the slide layout pane and right-click the appropriate layout and choose
"reapply layout." You might have to do this twice. It should then pick up
the formatting you set up on your slide masters.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue to
what
I am doing wrong.

No, this is normal. It's what should be happening.

Somehow I think you're missing some fundamental information on templates,
but I'm not sure what it is. Have you looked at anything about how to build
a template? Go here http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/tutorials.htm and
choose the link for "creating templates - ppt 2002 and 2003." Maybe this
will help you with the basics.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo,

Just two masters,one for the title and one for the text.

I went through the steps you outlined again. I opened the layout pane,
applied the title layout to the title slide (which had centered titles),
and
the text placement boxes come in centered. (my layout has titles flush
left).
I then formatted those placement boxes for exact positionand alignment on
the
slide as I want them and saved hoping this would work. Nada...

Bottom line is no matter what I do, when I copy an older presentation in,
the title slide takes on the old format of the presentation I am copying
in.
The title comes in centered and bold...mine is flush left and
unbold...etc.
Yet the text slides take on the new format...bullets have changed, etc. So
this tells me it IS possible.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue to
what
I am doing wrong.

Again I appreciate your time and help!

Sorry, I can't tell what you're doing there. How many slide masters do
you
have?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to
Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to
what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I
create
a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

:

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't
have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to
get
back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and
choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide
for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide
master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title
placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the
settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even
though
you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel
of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you
just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in
their
own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes,
however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the
master
so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?)
I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that
looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

:

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad
hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide
Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


message
I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company
using
XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the
title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new
one.
The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had
them.
Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the
new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.


.

.

 

[Claudia7674]

Hi Echo,

I think this worked..Thanks so much for all your help!

I think you have it backwards.

Open the slide masters -- View | Master | Slide Master

Click on the placeholders and format them. Forget the layout pane for now.
Just format your slide masters. Put the placeholders in the postition they
should be in. Give them the formatting attributes you want them to have.

Close master view -- go to View | Normal to get back to normal editing view.

Now insert a new slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose a layout from the pane --
title and bulleted text. You should get an empty slide with placeholders
formatted like your slide master. This indicates that the master is set up
correctly.

Now insert a new title slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose the Title Slide
layout from the pane. You should get an empty title slide with placeholders
formatted like your title master. This indicates that the title master is
set up correctly.

If you do not get these results, then something is wrong.

If you do get these results, then you can move on and paste in your existing
slides.

After you paste in the existing slide, you may need to (probably will need
to) reset the layout for the pasted slide. So, paste in your slide. Then go
to the slide layout pane and right-click the appropriate layout and choose
"reapply layout." You might have to do this twice. It should then pick up
the formatting you set up on your slide masters.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue to
what
I am doing wrong.

No, this is normal. It's what should be happening.

Somehow I think you're missing some fundamental information on templates,
but I'm not sure what it is. Have you looked at anything about how to build
a template? Go here http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/tutorials.htm and
choose the link for "creating templates - ppt 2002 and 2003." Maybe this
will help you with the basics.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo,

Just two masters,one for the title and one for the text.

I went through the steps you outlined again. I opened the layout pane,
applied the title layout to the title slide (which had centered titles),
and
the text placement boxes come in centered. (my layout has titles flush
left).
I then formatted those placement boxes for exact positionand alignment on
the
slide as I want them and saved hoping this would work. Nada...

Bottom line is no matter what I do, when I copy an older presentation in,
the title slide takes on the old format of the presentation I am copying
in.
The title comes in centered and bold...mine is flush left and
unbold...etc.
Yet the text slides take on the new format...bullets have changed, etc. So
this tells me it IS possible.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue to
what
I am doing wrong.

Again I appreciate your time and help!

Sorry, I can't tell what you're doing there. How many slide masters do
you
have?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to
Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to
what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I
create
a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

:

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't
have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003. The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text") is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master | Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to
get
back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout and
choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the slide
for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide
master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title
placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the
settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even
though
you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and feel
of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you
just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in
their
own
information.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes,
however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the
master
so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template incorrectly?)
I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group that
looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

:

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual "ad
hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide
Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


message
I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company
using
XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on the
title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new
one.
The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had
them.
Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to the
new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.


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[Echo S]

Whew. Thanks for letting us know -- I'm glad to hear it!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo,

I think this worked..Thanks so much for all your help!

I think you have it backwards.

Open the slide masters -- View | Master | Slide Master

Click on the placeholders and format them. Forget the layout pane for
now.
Just format your slide masters. Put the placeholders in the postition
they
should be in. Give them the formatting attributes you want them to have.

Close master view -- go to View | Normal to get back to normal editing
view.

Now insert a new slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose a layout from the
pane --
title and bulleted text. You should get an empty slide with placeholders
formatted like your slide master. This indicates that the master is set
up
correctly.

Now insert a new title slide. Insert | New Slide. Choose the Title Slide
layout from the pane. You should get an empty title slide with
placeholders
formatted like your title master. This indicates that the title master
is
set up correctly.

If you do not get these results, then something is wrong.

If you do get these results, then you can move on and paste in your
existing
slides.

After you paste in the existing slide, you may need to (probably will
need
to) reset the layout for the pasted slide. So, paste in your slide. Then
go
to the slide layout pane and right-click the appropriate layout and
choose
"reapply layout." You might have to do this twice. It should then pick up
the formatting you set up on your slide masters.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click
to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says
nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view
it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue
to
what
I am doing wrong.

No, this is normal. It's what should be happening.

Somehow I think you're missing some fundamental information on templates,
but I'm not sure what it is. Have you looked at anything about how to
build
a template? Go here http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/tutorials.htm
and
choose the link for "creating templates - ppt 2002 and 2003." Maybe this
will help you with the basics.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi Echo,

Just two masters,one for the title and one for the text.

I went through the steps you outlined again. I opened the layout pane,
applied the title layout to the title slide (which had centered
titles),
and
the text placement boxes come in centered. (my layout has titles flush
left).
I then formatted those placement boxes for exact positionand alignment
on
the
slide as I want them and saved hoping this would work. Nada...

Bottom line is no matter what I do, when I copy an older presentation
in,
the title slide takes on the old format of the presentation I am
copying
in.
The title comes in centered and bold...mine is flush left and
unbold...etc.
Yet the text slides take on the new format...bullets have changed, etc.
So
this tells me it IS possible.

One note...on my title master, the text boxes are two...one says "Click
to
Edit Master Title Style" and in small to the right "Title area for Auto
Layouts" and below it the second text box for the subtitles says
nothing
and
to the right "object area for auto layouts" yet now on the normal view
it
is
different and says "Click to add subtitle"..if this might be any clue
to
what
I am doing wrong.

Again I appreciate your time and help!

:

Sorry, I can't tell what you're doing there. How many slide masters do
you
have?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


OK....I did what you said step by step.
1) view/slide/slide master and formatted the placeholder boxes (ie
top,
position, etc.)
2)Closed master view, went back to Normal view, then went to
Format/Layout
and chose one of the slide title layouts that looked the closest to
what I
had. The place holders then appear that look like the slide layout
I
chose...all of which look nothing like the layout I have. How can I
create
a
slide layout in that panel that looks like the one I have?

Would that work?

:

It's hard to say what you're doing since I can't see it and I don't
have
much description to go by.

Regardless, you cannot create additional placeholders in PPT 2003.
The
formatting of the Placeholders (where it says "click to add text")
is
generated from the slide masters. So you'd go to View | Master |
Slide
Master and format those placeholder boxes on the slide masters.

Then close out of slide master view and go back to View | Normal to
get
back
to your typical editing view. Now you must go to Format | Layout
and
choose
a slide layout. That determines which placeholders appear on the
slide
for
you to use. Those placeholders pick up the settings from the slide
master.
If it's a title placeholder, it gets the settings from the title
placeholder
on the master. If it's, say, a table placeholder, it picks up the
settings
from that bulleted text placeholder on the slide master. So even
though
you
have a bulleted text placeholder, that still governs the look and
feel
of
most of the placeholders on the slides.

It sounds to me like you're trying to create placeholders, but you
just
can't do that. You may have to settle for doing what you can with
the
placeholders and providing sample slides for the users to plug in
their
own
information.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


message
Hi Echo S

Thanks for your help....These were the "click to add text" boxes,
however,
I
created them in the normal view by copying and pasting from the
master
so
they are the same on both. (did I create the template
incorrectly?)
I
tried
what you suggested and I could not find a layout in the group
that
looked
anything like mine.

I hope you can help...I need to have this done asap for the team.

:

Do these slides use placeholder ("click to add text") or manual
"ad
hoc"
textboxes?

You may need to hit the Reapply Layout button in Format | Slide
Layout.
(Right-click the thumbnail there and hit Reapply.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


message
I am creating a new template in PowerPoint 2003 for my company
using
XP
Prof.
The only problem I am having is the text boxes I created on
the
title
slide
aren't working when an old presentation is copied into the new
one.
The
text
takes placement on the title slide where the old template had
them.
Is
there
a way to get the text from the old presentation to conform to
the
new
template. All of the text slides seem to work fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

.


.


.

.