non-"sticking" fonts

[Tom Whitmore]

I am an experienced user of PP (I use XP in Windows 2000) but I had a
problem this morning that I do not understand.

I have a title and bullet list slide. I'd like to alter the font size in
the bullet list (increase). So I clicked on the font increase button (a
big A) after I selected the whole text of the bullet list section. It
increased OK so I saved the file. When I re-opened the file the slide has
reverted to the old smaller text size.

Next I tried to increase font size (after selecting all the text) by using
the slide size dialog (not the button) -- same results, no change after I
saved and re-opened.

Next, I unchecked the auto-correct/apply as you type autofit boxes and
re-saved. Same result.

Finally I increased the font size default in my slide master -- but that
increased sizes in other slides beyond what I want.

How can I regain some control over this beast?

dr Tom

 

[Gabriel Nivasch]

Hi Tom,

I've run into a similar problem. My workaround is not to use the
textbox that comes by default on every slide.

Here's an easy way to fix a troublesome textbox:

* Duplicate the textbox by grabbing it with the mouse, holding down
"Ctrl" (the arrow onscreen will get a "+"), dragging the textbox to
its original place, and releasing the mouse.

* Now you have 2 copies of the textbox, one right above the other.

* To select the original textbox (the "bad" one), unselect everything,
and then hit Tab twice (the first Tab will select the title, and the
second Tab will select the bad textbox).

* Hit Delete twice (after the first Delete, the deleted textbox will
be replaced by an empty textbox with the words "Click to add text";
after the second Delete, even that will be gone).

Hope this works.

Gabriel

 

[Tom Whitmore]

Hi,

Thanks for the help -- but you'll note I have tried this already -- it
DOES NOT WORK in my case -- see comments above.

Tom