How do I change default text box font size in Powerpoint 2002

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

David S - 16 Aug 2006 16:19 GMT

The default font for new textboxes seems to have changed ( now showing 44
point font in blue, centered, instead of 14 point in black right justified).

How do I reset the default ( it is not on the Slide Master - just when I do
new drawings/graphics)..

Please help - deadline for a client looming!

Working with Windows XP, Powerpoint 2002

Signature

David S

Reply to this Message

David M. Marcovitz - 16 Aug 2006 16:26 GMT

Get a new text box. Go to the Format menu and choose Font. Set things up
the way you want and click Default for New Objects.
--David

Signature

David 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/

=?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgUw==?= <DavidS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:E976F92F-AA37-43B1-9E65-60121D8BC1E1@microsoft.com:

> The default font for new textboxes seems to have changed ( now showing
> 44 point font in blue, centered, instead of 14 point in black right
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> Working with Windows XP, Powerpoint 2002

Reply to this Message

David S - 16 Aug 2006 16:46 GMT

To: David M. Marcovitz

Thank you for this - solved an irritating problem - font size now OK, but
what have I missed, it still stays centered rather than right justified. Is
there a similar check box for this somewhere?

best regards

Signature

David S

> Get a new text box. Go to the Format menu and choose Font. Set things up
> the way you want and click Default for New Objects.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> >
> > Working with Windows XP, Powerpoint 2002

Reply to this Message

David M. Marcovitz - 16 Aug 2006 19:35 GMT

Try this. Select the text box and go to the Format menu and choose Text
Box. Check the box for Default for New Objects (should be right there under
the Colors and lines tab. Now go to the Text Box tab and set the Text
Anchor Point to Top instead of Top Centered. That might take care of it for
you unless you have gotten the centering stuck in some other way.
--David

Signature

David 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/

=?Utf-8?B?RGF2aWQgUw==?= <DavidS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:C2DEEE47-467E-4321-B5A4-B5034BBF8ABA@microsoft.com:

> To: David M. Marcovitz
>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> best regards

Reply to this Message

David S - 17 Aug 2006 17:33 GMT

David

Thanks for your help
Just got back to this - unfortunately this did not work.

I did as suggested, even changing with the right justify button one time,
but to no avail. Tried saving the file after I had done this, but new text
boxea still have the same centering. Very odd. I guess I must have centering
stuck soemhow from something else, but I can't think what!

Signature

David S

> Try this. Select the text box and go to the Format menu and choose Text
> Box. Check the box for Default for New Objects (should be right there under
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> >
> > best regards

Reply to this Message

David M. Marcovitz - 17 Aug 2006 18:21 GMT

OK. I've got it this time. Sorry for the bad advice. Some of the answer
depends on how you actually got the centering to be the default. This one
will work. Create a text box and set it to whatever justification you
want to be the default (as well as any other settings you want to be part
of the default). Go to the Draw menu (on the Drawing toolbar) and choose
Set AutoShape Defaults.
--David

Signature

> David
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> must have centering stuck soemhow from something else, but I can't
> think what!

Reply to this Message