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Dot - 29 Jun 2004 19:43 GMT

Is there a way to set one font to be used on all the
slides in a presentation? For example, I would like to
set it at Andy 60 white.

Dot

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Sonia - 29 Jun 2004 20:15 GMT

On any slide create a text box with anything in it. Just an "a" will do.
Press escape to select the entire text box, and go to Format > Font. Select
your font and other settings (size, color, etc.) and then check the box that
says "default for new objects" and press OK. Now delete the text box. Your
default font has been changed.

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> Is there a way to set one font to be used on all the
> slides in a presentation? For example, I would like to
> set it at Andy 60 white.
>
> Dot

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Dot - 29 Jun 2004 21:27 GMT

Thank you. I did that and it worked for that slide, but
when I added another slide, it went back to the previous
font. I am trying to set it so that the entire
presentation will be in Andy 66. Did I do something
wrong?
Dot

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>On any slide create a text box with anything in it. Just an "a" will do.
>Press escape to select the entire text box, and go to

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Sonia - 29 Jun 2004 23:11 GMT

Are you using PowerPoint 2003? Try just going to View > Master > Slide
Master. Then go back to View > Normal. Is the default now in effect on all
slides/

> Thank you. I did that and it worked for that slide, but
> when I added another slide, it went back to the previous
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> Just an "a" will do.
> >Press escape to select the entire text box, and go to

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Dot - 30 Jun 2004 00:00 GMT

Thanks. That worked. But when I closed that
presentation and opened a new one, it went back to the
old settings. Should it have done that?
I can live with that. I would only have to change it
once for each presentation.
Dot

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you using PowerPoint 2003? Try just going to View > Master > Slide

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Sonia - 30 Jun 2004 00:12 GMT

If you want it to be permanent for that particular template, open a new
presentation and then go to View > Master > Slide Master, make the font
change and then do a File > Save As and don't change the name but be sure
that the selected File Type is Design Template(*.POT).

> Thanks. That worked. But when I closed that
> presentation and opened a new one, it went back to the
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> >Are you using PowerPoint 2003? Try just going to View >
> Master > Slide

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Steve Rindsberg - 29 Jun 2004 23:26 GMT

> Thank you. I did that and it worked for that slide, but
> when I added another slide, it went back to the previous
> font. I am trying to set it so that the entire
> presentation will be in Andy 66. Did I do something
> wrong?

Click off the slide so that nothing's selected. Then select the font you want
in the font dropdown listbox on the formatting toolbar. That should help

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Sonia - 29 Jun 2004 23:43 GMT

There's some real weirdness with PowerPoint 2003. It seems to require
flipping to the master view and back for the new default font to always show
up. I never noticed that before.

> > Thank you. I did that and it worked for that slide, but
> > when I added another slide, it went back to the previous
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Steve Rindsberg - 30 Jun 2004 01:54 GMT

> There's some real weirdness with PowerPoint 2003. It seems to require
> flipping to the master view and back for the new default font to always show
> up. I never noticed that before.

Hmm. Just started a new pres, nothing selected, picked Algerian off the
formatting toolbar. I can *assure* you that it wasn't my default font before.
<g>

It is now (new text boxes, new autoshapes), but I didn't have to visit the
master to get there.

Ah well. I've just spent the whole afternoon tracking down and working around
an obscure bug that manifests itself slightly differently in PPT 2002/2003.
Same code that runs w/o a whimper in 2000 just flattens the newer ones. MS
Error Reporting must be getting very tired of me. ;-)

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Dot - 30 Jun 2004 01:42 GMT

Click off the slide so that nothing's selected. Then
select the font you want
in the font dropdown listbox on the formatting toolbar.
That should help

That didn't work. I looked and I have 2002. Now I can't
get it to change at all.

Dot

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Steve Rindsberg - 30 Jun 2004 17:36 GMT

> Click off the slide so that nothing's selected. Then
> select the font you want
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> That didn't work. I looked and I have 2002. Now I can't
> get it to change at all.

Can't get what to change, Dot? Can you describe in more detail? Thanks.

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- 30 Jun 2004 18:21 GMT

Can't get what to change, Dot? Can you describe in more
detail? Thanks.

I have fixed it since. I was having a problem making the
template. When I finished and tried to add a new slide,
it went back to the previous template. I have that
figured out now. Thanks.

Dot

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Steve Rindsberg - 30 Jun 2004 19:20 GMT

> Can't get what to change, Dot? Can you describe in more
> detail? Thanks.
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> it went back to the previous template. I have that
> figured out now. Thanks.

Great ... thanks for letting us know.

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