Copying & pasting text between PowerPoint files

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Howard Joe - 03 Jun 2006 07:48 GMT

Does anyone know why I can't copy text from one PowerPoint file into another
PowerPoint file, without the text blowing up and requiring reformatting?

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Luc - 03 Jun 2006 08:39 GMT

Howard Joe,
Don't know how you are copying it and what version you are using, but when
you paste do you get a tiny little icon that says Paste options? There you
can choose to paste keeping the original format. If you don't see the tiny
icon try Tools - options - edit tab, and turn on the setting.

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> Does anyone know why I can't copy text from one PowerPoint file into
> another PowerPoint file, without the text blowing up and requiring
> reformatting?

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Howard Joe - 03 Jun 2006 19:27 GMT

Will try that. Thanks. I know the option appears in the Office 2003 version
but didn't know how to turn it on in earlier versions.

> Howard Joe,
> Don't know how you are copying it and what version you are using, but when
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>> another PowerPoint file, without the text blowing up and requiring
>> reformatting?

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Howard Joe - 06 Jun 2006 03:22 GMT

Luc, no luck. The Paste Options windows was nowhere to be found. I believe
it has to with the old version of PowerPoint being used. The computers with
the problem have Office 2000 installed. I'm requesting upgrades to Office
2003.

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