default bullets (not)

[gbarsh]

In PPT2007, can someone tell me how to get rid of bulleted text as a
default. I would like to use a simple minimalist blank template whose
properties are stable and propagate to slides that are pasted in, but
all my attempts to create such a template have failed. I have a single
custom layout on a single master slide; no placeholders, objects, or
text (completely blank), but when I paste slides into a "new"
presentation from other files, all the text suddenly acquires bullets.

I have tried going to slide master view, pasting in a text box and a
shape, changing bullet/number styles to none, and then saving as a
template (blank.potx), to no avail.

Any advice about this trivial but annoying problem (having to reformat
all the text on slides pasted into new presentation) will be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,

 

[Pia Bork]

In PPT2007, can someone tell me how to get rid of bulleted text as a
default. I would like to use a simple minimalist blank template whose
properties are stable and propagate to slides that are pasted in, but
all my attempts to create such a template have failed. I have a single
custom layout on a single master slide; no placeholders, objects, or
text (completely blank), but when I paste slides into a "new"
presentation from other files, all the text suddenly acquires bullets.

instead of a completely blank master you should create a template with a
master that has a text-placeholder without bullets. Try it this way:
- Go to View/Master
- Go to the first master that is shown above the others
- Highlight the complete text-placeholder and deactivate the bullets
- leave the master and save your template

Make a new presentation based on this template and insert slides without
keeping the formatting.



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