Style Holdover from Word

[Katie Mills]

Hi,
I am using Word's Outline View and the "Send to Microsoft Office PowerPoint"
function (added from the "Items not on the ribbon" in Word) to create slides
from my outline points. Everything comes in just fine, but when I go to
change the style of my slides, it changes only the backgrounds, not the text
formatting. In other words, my text comes in blue and stays blue no matter
what i do - can't change the font automagically, either.
I'm not sure whether to post this to the Word group or the Powerpoint group,
so I apologize if this is in the wrong place!
Thanks in advance,
Kathy

 

[Echo S]

Try resetting the slide layouts. (In PPT 2007, the Reset button is on the
Home tab next to the New Slide button.)

 

[Katie Mills]

Thanks!
That worked. I also just found that changing the Word style to "Default
(Black and White)" instead of the standard Word 2007 style before exporting
to PowerPoint worked as well. Yours is easier, though! I found that when
using the Reset feature, all the slides must be selected.

Try resetting the slide layouts. (In PPT 2007, the Reset button is on the
Home tab next to the New Slide button.)

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What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi,
I am using Word's Outline View and the "Send to Microsoft Office
PowerPoint"
function (added from the "Items not on the ribbon" in Word) to create
slides
from my outline points. Everything comes in just fine, but when I go to
change the style of my slides, it changes only the backgrounds, not the
text
formatting. In other words, my text comes in blue and stays blue no matter
what i do - can't change the font automagically, either.
I'm not sure whether to post this to the Word group or the Powerpoint
group,
so I apologize if this is in the wrong place!
Thanks in advance,
Kathy

 

[Echo S]

Ah, yeah, you definitely want to select all the slides in your situation!
Glad to know that worked for you.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Thanks!
That worked. I also just found that changing the Word style to "Default
(Black and White)" instead of the standard Word 2007 style before
exporting
to PowerPoint worked as well. Yours is easier, though! I found that when
using the Reset feature, all the slides must be selected.

Try resetting the slide layouts. (In PPT 2007, the Reset button is on the
Home tab next to the New Slide button.)

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Hi,
I am using Word's Outline View and the "Send to Microsoft Office
PowerPoint"
function (added from the "Items not on the ribbon" in Word) to create
slides
from my outline points. Everything comes in just fine, but when I go to
change the style of my slides, it changes only the backgrounds, not the
text
formatting. In other words, my text comes in blue and stays blue no
matter
what i do - can't change the font automagically, either.
I'm not sure whether to post this to the Word group or the Powerpoint
group,
so I apologize if this is in the wrong place!
Thanks in advance,
Kathy