Cannot Figure Out How to Use Multiple Text Masters

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Rebecca - 18 Jul 2007 22:16 GMT

I created a POT file for a client in both PPT 2003 (PC) version and
PPT 2004 (Mac) versions. When creating a new presentation on the PC
using the template, I can easily use the title and both the text
templates by simply selecting the slide I want to apply the template
to and using the Slide Design pane to apply it - I can see the small
icon representing the alternate template.

I cannot seem to find a way to do this on the Mac. I can see all three
templates in Master Slide view, but I cannot get the alternate text
template to apply to a selected slide and it is making me crazy! My
client is trying to use the POT files on her Mac to create a new
presentation and can't get anything but the one title template and one
of the two text template designs to show up. I have looked on both
this forum and the general PPT forum and can't seem to find the answer
I need.

Thanks!

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TAJ Simmons - 20 Jul 2007 00:58 GMT

Rebecca

I seem to remember from reading a post in this mac powerpoint newsgroup -
that the multiple master feature of powerpoint, has not been enabled on the
mac version of powerpoint.

Why this feature is not accessible on the mac version of powerpoint I've no
idea :(

cheers
TAJ Simmons
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>I created a POT file for a client in both PPT 2003 (PC) version and
> PPT 2004 (Mac) versions. When creating a new presentation on the PC
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> Thanks!

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TAJ Simmons - 20 Jul 2007 01:02 GMT

Rebecca,

I found an old posting that explains it better than I can...

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.powerpoint/browse_thr
ead/thread/15fa8ee53b311e85/8ce36e71ae9da85f?lnk=st&q=mac+powerpoint+multiple+ma
sters&rnum=9#8ce36e71ae9da85f

Cheers
TAJ

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CyberTaz - 20 Jul 2007 06:32 GMT

Actually you can do so, just not the same way as the PC version:

Each additional set of Masters needs to be saved as a separate Design
Template rather than being created & stored within the presentation file.
Then in the presentation file you can right-click a slide, choose Slide
Design, navigate to & select the Design Template to be applied - but make
sure to pick the option *Apply to Current Slide*. You can also select
multiple slides in Sorter in order to apply the same template but you have
to use the main menu(Format> Slide Design) rather than right-clicking.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 7/18/07 5:16 PM, in article
1184793407.050872.231630@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Rebecca"
<rebecca@creativemindsinc.com> wrote:

> I created a POT file for a client in both PPT 2003 (PC) version and
> PPT 2004 (Mac) versions. When creating a new presentation on the PC
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>
> Thanks!

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Cannot Figure Out How to Use Multiple Text Masters