"Click to add" text not showing in placeholder

G

Guest

Hi,
First off, I'm using Powerpoint 2003.

I've set up a design template that has both a title slide and a regular
slide. On the title slide, I have a Title placeholder and a Text placeholder.
On the regular slide I have a Title placeholder and a Text placeholder. When
I apply this design template to a new presentation, all of the placeholders
have the "Click to add" text in them...except for the Title placeholder on
the regular slide. It appears blank, although you can see the dashed line
around it. How do I get it to show the "Click to add" text? From what I've
read on this forum, with PP 2003 you can't edit this text. I don't want to
edit this text, I just want it to show up like its supposed to. Any help?
 
G

Guest

Go to the Master View of the design and click on Format, Layout and make sure
there's a checkmark beside Title

BTW, you don't have the Title selected when you're viewing the regular
slide, do you? The text disappears as soon as you select a placeholder.
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Thanks,
Glenna Shaw
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
http://www.pptmagic.com
 
G

Guest

If none ot these suggestions are the solution I'd be quite interested in
seeing the pot file.
 
G

Guest

Hi guys,
The "click to add" text is still not showing when I apply my design template.

PPTMagician, yes there is a check next to Title, and no, I don't have the
textbox selected.

John, I'll email it to you shortly. Just as a reminder, I'm using PP 2003.
 
G

Guest

Good thinking, but sadly this didn't help either.

Good to see you're not sleeping with the fishes, Luca ;-)
 
L

Luca Brasi

Well, I observed such a behavior if the height of a placeholder is
smaller than the height PP would automatically set (if option "Resize
shape to fit text" would be used).

Try enabling the mentioned option on the master or even change the font
type/size (just for testing purposes).
Good to see you're not sleeping with the fishes, Luca ;-)
Click to expand...
Is that you, Michael?? ;)
 
G

Guest

I got the email and for me "Click to Add" showed normally. Mystery! (I
applied the template to a new pres in 2003)
 

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