VB Backstyle Property Not Holding When Presentation Is Running

[John G.]

I hope I'm in the right forum. I'm using PPT 2007 on XP SP3.
I have a slide where I want to be able to input data into a couple of
textboxes and a command button that will command button to reset (clear) the
entries so I can continue to input.
I've added the three controls and set the properties in the property window.
When I set the "BackStyle" property for the textboxes to transparent, the
design view shows them correctly but when I run the slide show the textboxes
are opaque with whatever the "BackColor" property is set to. I've tried
setting the "BackStyle" property with code, no joy there either.
Am I missing something? Thx in advance. JG

 

[John Wilson]

You can only use a transparent back when the control textbox object is on a
userform so I guess that's your problem. You will probably be able to use a
normal powerpoint textbox to achieve what you need though. Post back if you
don't know how to reference it.