How to 'duplicate' a slide into another PPT

[Ludwig]

You can duplicate a slide, with all it's animation & 'click next' settings,
images etc, within a PPT. Is there any way to copy a slide into another PPT
without loosing all these?

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Use the 'Insert Slide from file' option under the pulldown menu item
'Insert'.

You can also select the slide in the miniature view (if your version of
PowerPoint has miniatures), copy it and paste it into the new presentation.
It is better to use the first method, but either will usually work.

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[Ludwig]

I've recently used this again. However I found it does not duplicate the
font settings of some the text boxes. The font changes from Comic Sans MS to
Arial, and the colour reverts to black (from red). Some of the text settings
- itlaic and pt size do remain.

It's a pain having to reset text settings.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

Hey Ludwig,
Are you cut and pasting? Inserting => Slides from SlideShow? Or using the
'duplicate slide' command under the Insert toolbar?

Are you using the keep source formatting on the smart tag or check under the
Insert Slides dialog?

What version of PowerPoint are you using? This is critical.


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[Ludwig]

I have Office XP - Powerpoint 2002 (10.6501.6735) SP3 .

I've tried doing it two ways previously ...
1) I have the two presentations open - windows arranged. Then I drag the
complete slide as shown in the left pane (preview) to the PPT as a new slide.

OR

2) I ctrl-C the slide from one and ctrl-V into the other.

Even tried just now doing ctrl-A on the slide then moving to other PPT and
ctrl-V onto a blank one. Same effect in all cases - font &/or colour
settings change.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

When you paste the new slides into the presentation, do you get a smart tag
(looks like a Best Buy price tag without the blue/yellow or cool stuff under
it). If you click on this, you will be given several options, one of these
is keep source formatting. This is the option that will keep all the stuff
the way you want it.

If you do not see these smart tags, then look under the Tools => Options =>
Edit for the smart cut & paste check box.


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[Echo S]

You've posted twice regarding the same subject, but I'll be honest -- I
can't (and couldn't the first time, either) tell if you have a question or
if you're just posting information.

Do you have a question? If so, what is it you're trying to do? I can't see
the original post, so all I'm getting here is "I've recently used this
again" and "I've tried doing it two ways previously." Problem is, I don't
really know what "this" is.

 

[Echo S]

Oh, heck. I now see Bill D's on this. Ignore me.

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You've posted twice regarding the same subject, but I'll be honest -- I
can't (and couldn't the first time, either) tell if you have a question or
if you're just posting information.

Do you have a question? If so, what is it you're trying to do? I can't see
the original post, so all I'm getting here is "I've recently used this
again" and "I've tried doing it two ways previously." Problem is, I don't
really know what "this" is.

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http://www.echosvoice.com

I have Office XP - Powerpoint 2002 (10.6501.6735) SP3 .

I've tried doing it two ways previously ...
1) I have the two presentations open - windows arranged. Then I drag the
complete slide as shown in the left pane (preview) to the PPT as a new slide.

OR

2) I ctrl-C the slide from one and ctrl-V into the other.

Even tried just now doing ctrl-A on the slide then moving to other PPT and
ctrl-V onto a blank one. Same effect in all cases - font &/or colour
settings change.

Sans
MS to

 

[Ludwig]

Thank you Bill! Such a simple answer too.

Yes, the smart tag was there. I've seen & used them in excel when formulae
aren't the same in adjacent cells for example. It even works with keeping
the master template from the copied PPT too.

Many thanks.

 

[Ludwig]

I've had days like that too ... no worries.

 

[Echo S]

I've had days like that too ... no worries.

Cool. Glad you and Bill got stuff sorted out!

 

[Chloe R.]

I recently upgraded to PowerPoint 2003 (from PowerPoint 2000).

When copying and pasting formatted text within a Text Box, I lose the
formatting. I have enabled the "Show Paste Options buttons" that allow me to
select "Keep Source Formatting" for each item pasted.

Is there a way to default the paste action to always "Keep Source
Formatting"? I understand that when copying text in from another application
(like the internet) that it is nice to reformat according to the current
Design Template. However, when a user is merely copying/pasting already
formatted text within the same Text Box, having to hand select "Keep Source
Formatting" each time is maddening.

 

[Echo S]

Unfortunately, there's no way to set default behavior for the Paste Options.

 

[Brian Reilly, MVP]

As Echo says, there is no native way to do this. But you might want to
have a look at the Shapestyles add at pptools.com.

I wrote it to handle the pain of tedious repetition to make shapes
consistent in properties. There's a free demo that is fully
functional, just limited in the number of styles you can save.

Brian Reilly, MVP