weird weird weird... multiple text boxes

[alves]

Hi,

I was asked to update an entire course (310 slides in 10 files). these
files were created more than 5 years ago and who created had obviously
some problems in using powerpoint....

Basically each line is a differente text box... yes this is true!

I now want to convert them all into a single textbox, any solution? I
thought on sending it to word or anything similar and then import it
back again... but to be hoinest not sure how to do it or if there is
any easier solution!

Thanks in advance!

 

[John Wilson]

I doubt if send to word will help if the text isn't in placeholders. Your
only way AFAIK is to write or get written some custom vba to read the text
boxes and add the text to placeholders then delete the original. This is
certainly possible but there would have to be some sort of pattern so that
the correct text could be identified.

If eg all the text except titles was the same size or font ...?

 

[alves]

No, No obvious pattern. often the size or font changes (eg. subtopics
or special enphasis on a given word(s))...

This is just wrong!!

PA

 

[John Wilson]

I'll happily have a look if it not confidential. There is maybe a subtle
pattern that's not obvious to you.
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[alves]

Hi,

Thanks for you reply. I manage to export all into a txt file (which is
a excellent start!!!)

However, when I try to open the file in PPT it says "Powerpoint can't
open the type of file represented by AllText.txt".

I tried to convert it to word and then import and everything came up
as slide title and each line one slide...

Any suggestion? This is a good start because it is already much easier
to copy paste blocks of text from the txt file than from each textbox
in ppt.

Thanks.

PA