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Scott_Franks
Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Processor: Intel Hello,
Among the daily and innumerable problems I have using PowerPoint, the latest is this:
I have set up a very nice Theme with custom fonts and color schemes and all sorts of neat content slides and even multiple options for title slides. It is my desire to have Slide Number in the footer. I go to View > Header and Footer, check the box for Slide Number, set it to start at 0 and "Don't show on title slide". Perfect. It works. Title slide has no page number, the following slide starts at 1, then 2 and so on. Excellent.
So, I save this wonderful Theme and go to test it out. I open a new presentation, go to Slide Themes, choose my new custom theme that I just saved moments ago. Everything looks great. The fonts work properly, the color scheme is in tact, etc. BUT...slide numbering is turned off. On all slides. I go to View > Header and Footer and all boxes are unchecked. It didn't save my preferences.
So, I re-set my desired preferences. And again I save the Theme. Again I go to test it...and no slide numbering.
Anyone have any idea why this is happening? Other than: "PowerPoint has a mind of it's own and bends to no man's will," which I'm beginning to think should be this product's official slogan. It angers me daily. I have mastered far more powerful software than this, yet I cannot seem to make PowerPoint perform the simplest of tasks with any regularity.
Thanks for any solutions, suggestions or commiserations.
Among the daily and innumerable problems I have using PowerPoint, the latest is this:
I have set up a very nice Theme with custom fonts and color schemes and all sorts of neat content slides and even multiple options for title slides. It is my desire to have Slide Number in the footer. I go to View > Header and Footer, check the box for Slide Number, set it to start at 0 and "Don't show on title slide". Perfect. It works. Title slide has no page number, the following slide starts at 1, then 2 and so on. Excellent.
So, I save this wonderful Theme and go to test it out. I open a new presentation, go to Slide Themes, choose my new custom theme that I just saved moments ago. Everything looks great. The fonts work properly, the color scheme is in tact, etc. BUT...slide numbering is turned off. On all slides. I go to View > Header and Footer and all boxes are unchecked. It didn't save my preferences.
So, I re-set my desired preferences. And again I save the Theme. Again I go to test it...and no slide numbering.
Anyone have any idea why this is happening? Other than: "PowerPoint has a mind of it's own and bends to no man's will," which I'm beginning to think should be this product's official slogan. It angers me daily. I have mastered far more powerful software than this, yet I cannot seem to make PowerPoint perform the simplest of tasks with any regularity.
Thanks for any solutions, suggestions or commiserations.