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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / April 2008RUSH - Need Help w/ Master Slide Background Graphics
Hi, Not new to ppt, but new to working with master slides and background graphics. I am using ppt 2007. I have a slide deck that I need to edit. If I open the deck and go into Slide Master view, I can see the background graphics that are consistent on all slides. I can hide and they disappear from view. But I can't figure out how to edit them? With the graphics showing, I can't select any of the graphics that I need to manipulate. This has to be something simple, but what am I missing here? Thanks in advance! If the graphics are in the form of shapes, then you can edit them. If you can't select the graphics, it's probably inserted as a background, which means you can't edit them. In this case, you may need to use graphic editing tool such as photoshop to edit them.  SignatureShawn Toh (tohlz) Microsoft MVP PowerPoint Site Updated: Jan 01, 2008 (Amazing PowerPoint animations, artworks, games here) http://pptheaven.mvps.org PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks in advance! > If the graphics are in the form of shapes, then you can edit them. If you > can't select the graphics, it's probably inserted as a background, which [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance! Sorry, I should have explained with more clarity. The graphics are company logos, etc. that need to be removed and replaced with different company logos, etc. With the complete slide deck open and ready for editing, I can't figure out how to delete the shape and replace it with a different shape. I can't select the shapes, I can only hide or show them. I supsect there is something in my not understanding slide masters. Go into master view and click on the logo. Then, press the delete key. What happen? SignatureShawn Toh (tohlz) Microsoft MVP PowerPoint Site Updated: Jan 01, 2008 (Amazing PowerPoint animations, artworks, games here) http://pptheaven.mvps.org PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate > > If the graphics are in the form of shapes, then you can edit them. If you > > can't select the graphics, it's probably inserted as a background, which [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > I supsect there is something in my not understanding slide masters. Reactor, As Tohlz already said, either the logos are in the background and you can't edit them. Or they have been inserted on the master and you can select, delete and edit them. Also, when the logo has been inserted on the mother master, the one at the top, the logo will be copied to the other slide layouts, but you won't be able to select them there. Maybe remove the logos on the mother master and insert your new ones there. You say you can hide and show them, could you elaborate on that. How are you hiding them? SignatureLuc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint blog: www.sixtiesfan.multiply.com/ > >> If the graphics are in the form of shapes, then you can edit them. If you [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > I supsect there is something in my not understanding slide masters. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > But I can't figure out how to edit them? With the graphics showing, I can't > select any of the graphics that I need to manipulate. In 2007, any graphics on the main master slide (the one at the top of the list) will appear on all slide layouts but will only be selectable on the master slide. Or the bit you're interested in may be grouped with other shapes on the master or one of the layouts. In that case you'd have to select and ungroup in order to get at the components. Or it may be a part of a picture that's set as the background fill. You can't get at that to edit, at least not directly. But there are ways ... Try the first couple first though ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ What are the ways to edit a picture that is set as the background? Thank you!! > > Hi, > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > What are the ways to edit a picture that is set as the background? One is to save the presentation as a web page (but not as single-file MHT format). That creates a folder full of support files, one of which will be the background image. In PPT 2007, you can probably just save a copy of the presentation, add a .ZIP extension to the end of the file name then open the zip file and poke around until you find where it's stored the image. Worst case, you create a new totally blank slide with the same background and save it as PNG. > Thank you!! > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Thanks everyone, Using all your info, I figured it out. The key piece was Luc mentioning "mother master". I was not on this slide and therefore could not make the edits I needed. All good now . .. . . thanks again. |
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