Font Format Changes when cutting & pasting

[Guest]

In PowerPoint2007, when I cut and paste a slide from one presentation into
another, I commonly lose lots of formatting, especially font sizes. Any way
to prevent this? It's extremely annoying.

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark

Rather than using copy/paste, insert the slides: home -> new slide -> reuse
slides -> browse -> <find file> -> open -> tick 'keep source formatting' ->
click slide you want or right click -> insert all slides.

Lucy
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MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com
See you there

 

[Guest]

I would go with Lucy's answer but you should be able to select keep source
format when you paste a slide. Do you not see a paste options button.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Lucy and John,

But with either way, selecting "keep source formatting" does not actually
truly keep the source format and changes occur with font size, placement and
color. I had already tried the "keep source formatting." This lack of being
able to keep source formatting appears to be unique to PowerPoint 2007 and I
never had the problem before to such an extent. I am using the PowerPoint in
the 2003 compatibility mode, because few computers I find elsewhere have
PowerPoint 2007 and so I have to use the old format to allow compatibility.

Any other solutions?

Thanks,

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark

This is going to sound strange, but make sure you have a local colour
printer driver installed & set as default. 2007 is very dependant on the
printer driver and odd formatting issues are often fixed by this.

How to install a local printer driver
http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00605.htm

How to select a default printer
http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00131.htm

Lucy
--
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com
We're here and it's sunny

 

[Guest]

Hi Guys,

I wish it were that easy... as a frequent user of PowerPoint this is a daily
issue for me, and it isnt the printer driver problem as i have both a local
printer driver installed, and a local printer attached... Also it seems to
happen on all the machines that i use...

If anyone has any other bright ideas as how to make "keep formatting"
actually keep all the formatting that would be great