Coloured Backgrounds

[Guest]

Can somebody please answer this question for me...

If you apply the "Oceans.pot" or "Textured.pot" design template to a blank
presentation the background becomes a picture image of the ocean or texture;
a full colour picture is loaded into the background and tinted using the
"Background" reference from the color scheme. If you then change the Color
Scheme, the tinted background is up dated with the new color referenced as
"Background" within the color scheme... still with me.

Now does this happen, and how can I generate it when creating custom
templates?

The only way I can seem to get around it is by generating a new
presentation, apply the "Ocean.pot" or "Texture.pot" design template, then
import the my own picture background. It then works...

What is so unique about the "Ocean.pot" and "Texture.pot" design template?
How have they been set up?

 

[Guest]

It might have a partially transparent autoshape over the photo that uses the
colors from the color scheme. If any autoshapes use the colors from the
color scheme, it'll automatically update with the new color scheme, just like
your font will change color.

 

[Guest]

Hi Linda,

Thanks for your reply. I don't it is a coloured shape overlay as you can't
select any shape overlaid on the background. Strange?

 

[Ute Simon]

It IS strange, indeed. They built some "magic" into these backgrounds. And
the best way to use this effect is to start with one of these templates when
creating your own template.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Echo S]

What Ute said -- Microsoft did build some magic into these specific files. I
think there are 4 templates that behave this way. Ocean.pot and
Textured.pot, as you mentioned -- and also Clouds.pot and (I thought)
another I can't find or remember!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

See if this helps, Mark:

http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/cool/recolorimages.html

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for this link, interesting read.

I can't see why Microsoft haven't made more of this feature, or indeed
advertised the fact that you can use these three templates in such a way.

I generate templates regularly and have only just come across this feature.

Also, thanks to everyone else for there input.

Mark