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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / July 2008Slide designs from Powerpoint 2003
How do I retain the slide design of slides created in power point 2003 when I cut and paste them into Power point 2007? I like the OLD design better, worked hard to get it loking just as I wanted. I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new presentation in power point 2007. JM, When you paste into PPT 2007 there should be a tiny little icon (Paste options) which allows you to retain the formatting of the PPT 2003 file or follow the target presentation. You can quite easily miss it. Does that work for you? Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > How do I retain the slide design of slides created in power point 2003 when I > cut and paste them into Power point 2007? I like the OLD design better, > worked hard to get it loking just as I wanted. > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > presentation in power point 2007. I am not getting any options when I paste - just "paste" - not other llittle icons at all. Very frustrating. JM > JM, > When you paste into PPT 2007 there should be a tiny little icon (Paste [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > > presentation in power point 2007. JM, It should be there, when you paste in the pane on your lefthand side. Right beneath the pasted slide(s). You will see the icon in slide sorter mode too. Do check Tools - Options - Edit tab - at the top next to show paste options is there a check, if not check it. Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > I am not getting any options when I paste - just "paste" - not other llittle > icons at all. Very frustrating. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > > > presentation in power point 2007. Greetings, again, Luc, I cannot find the items you suggest, IN the pane on the lefthand side, there is nothing but the run of slides. Nothing further below them anywhere either in the pane itself on in any section below that pane. I canot find "tools" anywhere either. I have looked under all the headings: Home, Insert, Design, Animations, Slide Show, Review and View. No "tools" anywhere. In slide sorter mode, I only have the series of slides. Nothing else to click on. "Paste special" under "Home" gives me nothing of interest. It is as if we are looking at different programs. I have PPT 2007. Help, please. JM > JM, > It should be there, when you paste in the pane on your lefthand side. Right [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > > > > presentation in power point 2007. JM? Sorry I gave the commands in PPT 2003. In PPT 2007 you should go to Office-button, Options for PowerPoint, then I think View category on your left, the paste options should be there somewhere. Cannot test it here, as I do not have PPT 2007 on this computer. That said, when you paste either in normal view in the lefthand pane, or in slidesorter view the little icon should appear. As an alternative you could use Insert slides from file, in PPT 2007 I think you can find it on the Home tab, New slide, at the bottom reuse slides, a task pane opens Browse for your file select slide(s) and insert. Be sure to check the Keep source formatting box at the bottom of the pane. Remember this is all from memory so you may have to troubleshoot. Luc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > Greetings, again, Luc, > I cannot find the items you suggest, IN the pane on the lefthand side, [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > > > > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > > > > > presentation in power point 2007. > JM? > Sorry I gave the commands in PPT 2003. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > source formatting box at the bottom of the pane. Remember this is all from > memory so you may have to troubleshoot. Nope, your steps are correct, Luc.  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx I appreciate all the help and time. Still not working, though. This is what I get when I follow the steps: First suggestion: I go to the Office Button, then PPT options. Then I have a long list of options, but not "View." I selected "advanced" (which I already looked at last night). Under "Cut, Copy, Paste" (I am assuming that is what you meant?) both "use smart cut and paste" and "Show paste options buttons" are selected, and they already had been last night when I wrote you. However, when I go to paste a slide into the slide show or into the side bar, no additional choices appear. I tried your other option--using Insert ->Picture and it did not work either. I clicked my way to the folder in which I had the slide show. It only showed the title slide from the show. I nonetheless clicked on that slide and got an error message. Would it make any difference if I were in "compatability mode" ? I have tried switching in and out of that (compatibility mode is my default mode) but that has not made any difference that I can see. Best - JM > > JM? > > Sorry I gave the commands in PPT 2003. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx >I appreciate all the help and time. Still not working, though. This is >what [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> >> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. Sorry, I meant that these instructions were correct: > As an alternative you could use Insert slides from file, in PPT 2007 I > think > you can find it on the Home tab, New slide, at the bottom reuse slides, a > task pane opens > Browse for your file select slide(s) and insert. Be sure to check the Keep > source formatting box at the bottom of the pane. I should have been more specific. I didn't see Luc mention Insert | Picture. He suggested Home tab | New Slide (click the bottom half of the button) | Reuse Slides. As for this part about how to make sure the Paste Options button becomes available when you paste in a slide: >> > In PPT 2007 you should go to Office-button, Options for PowerPoint, >> > then I >> > think View category on your left, the paste options should be there It's Office button | PPT Options | Advanced. The second seciton is "cut, copy and paste," and you want to make sure the "show paste options button" option is selected. (Luckily I have 2007 available right here so I was able to check exactly.) Oh, sorry again. I just re-read your post, and it seems you did find that, and these were already selected. In that case, the Paste Options button where you can opt to "keep source formatting" should show up immediately after you paste in a slide. It could be that you have an add-in or something that suppresses this, though. Since it's not showing up, you'll want to use the Reuse Slides option so you can tick the "keep source formatting" box. (This used to be called "Insert Slides From File" in previous versions, but you definitely don't want to use "Insert Picture.") SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx >I appreciate all the help and time. Still not working, though. This is >what [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> >> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. Hey Echo, I knew there was something wrong with the view thing. But no matter, you're here to pick up the missing pieces. Odd thing though the button no showing up. Although you can miss it easily, being so tiny. SignatureLuc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > Sorry, I meant that these instructions were correct: > [quoted text clipped - 87 lines] >>> >>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. Definitely odd. I once had an add-in installed, IIRC, it was one that let you specify a default slide layout other than the typical title+bulleted text slide, and it made the paste options button not show. I think maybe it was because when you pasted in the slide, it applied the layout immediately (or something like that -- I can't even remember exactly how it worked now), so the paste options button went away. Of course, as a user, I didn't see any of this -- I just knew I was supposed to have a Paste Options button, but it wasn't there! lol I figured out the problem add-in by uninstalling them all and adding them back one-by-one. Anyway, sorry to butt in -- I just figured since I have 2007 open right now, I could double-check the location in PPT Options. :-) And then I realized JM had found it already! ( lol @ self) SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx > Hey Echo, > I knew there was something wrong with the view thing. But no matter, [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] >>>> >>>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. Still no sign of any "paste options" buttin when I do the cut and paste process. But, using the "re-use slide" process, I was able to import the slide with the old format. A cumbersome process, but at least it works. Many thanks to both of you. Whatever happened to the good old "help" icon that always used to lead one to the help index? I am lost without it in the new MS program. Seems to take a lot fo time if one has to wait till one goes online to then come to this support group. best- JM > Hey Echo, > I knew there was something wrong with the view thing. But no matter, you're [quoted text clipped - 92 lines] > >>> > >>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. JM, Are you referring to the little blue Question mark icon? It is still there, just beneath the red x for closing the program. Don't say you do not see that one either. SignatureLuc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > Still no sign of any "paste options" buttin when I do the cut and paste > process. [quoted text clipped - 128 lines] >> >>> >> >>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. aaaah - OK - do see it now..... > JM, > Are you referring to the little blue Question mark icon? It is still there, [quoted text clipped - 133 lines] > >> >>> > >> >>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. JM, That's a relief. SignatureLuc Sanders MVP - PowerPoint > aaaah - OK - do see it now..... > [quoted text clipped - 160 lines] >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Nope, your steps are correct, Luc. > How do I retain the slide design of slides created in power point 2003 when I > cut and paste them into Power point 2007? I like the OLD design better, > worked hard to get it loking just as I wanted. > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > presentation in power point 2007. How about burning your PowerPoint2003 to DVD. The final output will retain all subtleties from the original presentation. Have a try at Acoolsoft PPT2DVD. More information about it: http://www.ppt-to-video.com/powerpoint-to-dvd-overview.html Free trial version: http://www.ppt-to-video.com/powerpoint-to-dvd-download.html :) How exactly does converting to DVD help maintain slide designs when copying/pasting in PPT? SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx On Jul 25, 1:44 pm, JM <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > How do I retain the slide design of slides created in power point 2003 > when I > cut and paste them into Power point 2007? I like the OLD design better, > worked hard to get it loking just as I wanted. > I do not want to lose ithe design when I cut and paste it into a new > presentation in power point 2007. How about burning your PowerPoint2003 to DVD. The final output will retain all subtleties from the original presentation. 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