Something special about the "number area" in the master?

[Epinn]

Hi,

(a) I **insert** all different formats of images into the three placeholders
of the footer in the master respectively.

Result: I see all of them as I expect in normal view. No problem.

(b) I apply the same picture to the three placeholders of the footer in the
master. This time I do format>placeholder>color>fill effects>picture.

Result: I see all three placeholders filled with the same picture in
**master** view. But, I only see **two** pictures in **normal view**
because the "number area" placeholder is **not** filled with the picture.

(c) Same as (b), except that I move the "date/time" placeholder on the left
away from the footer and move the "number area" placeholder to the very left
to take the original place of the "date/time" placeholder.

Result: Exactly the same result as stated above under (b). In other words,
"number area" placeholder is blank in **normal** view regardless of where I
place it, if I use the "format placeholder" method.

Wonder what is happening here. Appreciate advice.

Epinn

 

[John Wilson]

Hi Epinn - been on holiday?

My guess is in view > headers and footers you have slide numbering turned off!
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[Epinn]

Hi John,

Bang on! The reason I didn't even think of that was because it **worked**
when I used the **insert** method i.e. (a). So, there is quite a difference
between inserting a picture to and formatting a placeholder of the footer in
the master.

I was reading the thread on "rotated text in slide master title" and I
realized that you talked about "format placeholder>TEXTBOX...." while the
user talked about "format placeholder>SIZE......" If it was TEXTBOX, then
the rotation feature was not grayed out regardless. I have no clue about
textbox, size, rotation and I know if I explore some more, I'll learn
something.

By the way, thank you for telling another user how to do the "arrow flow"
using wipe. I had so much fun trying it your way and the motion path
method.

So you see, I wasn't on holiday. I just tried to live up to my promise to
give the MVP's a break. You know it was **hard** for me to refrain from
posting. It wasn't a complete blackout. I did have two posts last week but
just comments and I held back questions. I'll **try** to slow down here as
I have other applications to learn as well.

Cheers,

Epinn