Transfer Copy, Graphics & Animation

[Karen]

Using PowerPoint 2003
I have presentation A & B. They both have different master
templates/backgrounds. I want to take all the copy, graphics and animation
from presentation A and transfer it to presentation B. Is there an easy way
to do this?
Thanks, Karen

 

[Troy Chollar]

Do you want to maintain the original template or have slides update to new
presentation template?

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Troy
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
A MS powerPoint MVP
www.tlccreative.com
www.ThePowerPointBlog.com

 

[Karen]

Thanks for your help.
I won't have to use the original template again. I just want everything
(except the background) to be transferred from A to B. I hope I answered your
question.
Thanks, Karen

 

[Troy Chollar]

Process is very simple, but there are some factors that can make for a lot
of work.
1. Open original presentation
2. Go to slide sorter view (thumbnails of all slides)
3. Select all
4. Copy
5. Open new presentation
6. Go to slide sorter view
7. Place cursor where new slides should go
8. Paste
9. All slides will be inserted and update to the template directly in front
of the cursor

Now the 'gotchas':
- Only elements that are on master slide placeholders will update. So if a
text box was not from a master slide preset in the original presentation,
the new presentation has no reference of what to do with it. You will have
to manually adjust position and formatting or copy/paste text into a master
slide placeholder of the new presentation.
- All slide animations will remain in place, but slide transitions will
update to the new master slide default.
- Pictures will remain in same position, which may not work with new text
box placeholders, so they may need to be moved

Hope that is helpful.

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Troy
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
A MS powerPoint MVP
www.tlccreative.com
www.ThePowerPointBlog.com