Adding editable text box to Slide Master

[Michael Wong]

Hello,
I'm wanting to add a text box to my Slide Master such that I will be able to
edit the box on each slide. So far, adding a text box to the slide master is
easy. But once I try to edit the field in the actual slide, I find the text
box is no longer editable

 

[Sonia]

Sorry, that can't be done. We all wish we could add placeholders AND new
layouts, but it isn't possible.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Michael Wong]

Huh, that seems like something alot of people would want....*shrug*

I guess my only option is to add the text box to each slide, individually.
I had wanted to lock down the location of this text box on each slide.

*sigh*....back to work, or something like that

 

[Sonia]

I understand. The way I would do that manually is to use the Guides. I would
set View > Grid and Guides > Snap to Grid and View Guides, and then place a
horizontal guide and a vertical guide that intersect where I want the upper left
corner of the text box to always be. Then on all slides it's easy to add a
text box and snap it to the Guides.