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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / June 2006Automate powerpoint
Hello there, I am trying to create a template powerpoint that would have the place holder on the first page, where you should enter, say, a name of the client. On the following pages, this same name should be repeated in designated places. Let's say I am creating a presentation for Microsoft. The name is mentioned on the first page in the TO: box. On the following pages the name is repeated in select places, whereever I chose to put it. Later, when I want to give the same presentation to Google, all I have to do is change the name on the first slide, and the rest will be self corrected. How do I do this??? Thanks! Anton If it is in the same place on every slide, then you could just put it on the master slide. Other alternatives is to have a bogus (and unusual name) where you want it and use a global search and replace. The final option is to use some sort of macro to do this. The tricky parts of this are knowing when to trigger the macro and accessing all the correct shapes. --David  SignatureDavid M. Marcovitz Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology Loyola College in Maryland Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_ http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/ "Anton" <fantonim@gmail.com> wrote in news:1150211993.885175.267470 @f6g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks! > Anton You cant do exactly what you want but you could use edit > replace to quickly change the name (or ctrl H) Signature----------------------------------------- Did that answer the question / help? _____________________________ John Wilson Microsoft Certified Office Specialist > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Thanks! > Anton > Hello there, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > to do is change the name on the first slide, and the rest will be self > corrected. David's suggestions are good. Another: if you have a bit of time ahead of time to prepare this, our Merge addin might be helpful. You could fill in the client name (or dozens of them) in a spreadsheet and let Merge create a new presentation (or one for each of your dozens of names) automatically for you. For just a name, I'd go with the Search And Replace suggestion David made. If you have a lot of different data to change for each presentation and need to merge in pictures and other goodies as well, have a look at http://merge.pptools.com ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
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