PowerPoint 2007 Template

[Guest]

I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master and the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different settings for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing out.

 

[Echo S]

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

 

[Guest]

That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master and the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing out.

 

[Echo S]

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you do this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing
out.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

And you can have 2003 and 2007 installed on the same machine -- make sure
you install 2003 (and all its updates) before you install 2007. Also, don't
try to run both at the same time.


--
Geetesh Bajaj
Author of Cutting Edge PowerPoint for Dummies
http://www.cuttingedgeppt.com

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you do
this type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master
mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing
out.

 

[Guest]

So far I have not found any answers to this issue. Bill, I'm having the exact
same issues with powerpoint presentations. It's only a problem with the
title master. The only solution that i've come up with is to open the
presentation in 2003 and re-apply the presentation design. But that's not an
appropriate fix. For those people who upgrade to 2007 they should not have
to keep 2003 to "fix" conversion issues. (how long would one have to keep a
version of 2003 before it is "safe" to get rid of it)

There has to be some other fix that allows you to save the file as a 2003
PPT and only keep the 2 masters.

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you do this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing
out.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Regarding how long you would keep 2003? Certainly as long as required to
until your clients and colleagues move up to 2007.

You really don't need 2003 if you don't need to play your PowerPoints on
another computer -- but the way in which 2003 and 2007 work are different.

--
Geetesh Bajaj
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.ppted.com

So far I have not found any answers to this issue. Bill, I'm having the
exact
same issues with powerpoint presentations. It's only a problem with the
title master. The only solution that i've come up with is to open the
presentation in 2003 and re-apply the presentation design. But that's not
an
appropriate fix. For those people who upgrade to 2007 they should not
have
to keep 2003 to "fix" conversion issues. (how long would one have to keep
a
version of 2003 before it is "safe" to get rid of it)

There has to be some other fix that allows you to save the file as a 2003
PPT and only keep the 2 masters.

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you do
this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray


:

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way
they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master
mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it
in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master
and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing
out.

 

[Guest]

The fact of the matter is this is VALID problem. My clients give
presentations all over the world and they do not always have control over the
computer they are giving the presentation on. At this point, the only reason
i would need 2003 is to fix the presentation from 2007 to make sure they will
be compatible with 2003. It's not like I'm making huge changes to the
master, it is just simply applying the wrong master layout to the wrong slide
in 2003. This is something that Microsoft should not have overlooked in
their compatibility testing. I just want to know if there is another
solution other than opening the presentation in 2003 and re-doing the master
templates.

Regarding how long you would keep 2003? Certainly as long as required to
until your clients and colleagues move up to 2007.

You really don't need 2003 if you don't need to play your PowerPoints on
another computer -- but the way in which 2003 and 2007 work are different.

--
Geetesh Bajaj
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.ppted.com

So far I have not found any answers to this issue. Bill, I'm having the
exact
same issues with powerpoint presentations. It's only a problem with the
title master. The only solution that i've come up with is to open the
presentation in 2003 and re-apply the presentation design. But that's not
an
appropriate fix. For those people who upgrade to 2007 they should not
have
to keep 2003 to "fix" conversion issues. (how long would one have to keep
a
version of 2003 before it is "safe" to get rid of it)

There has to be some other fix that allows you to save the file as a 2003
PPT and only keep the 2 masters.

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you do
this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray


:

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way
they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master
mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting it
in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the Master
and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the thing
out.

 

[Echo S]

I agree it's a valid and frustrating issue, but there's not a fix for it
other than opening the file in 2003 and fixing it there. Sorry, don't shoot
the messenger.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

The fact of the matter is this is VALID problem. My clients give
presentations all over the world and they do not always have control over
the
computer they are giving the presentation on. At this point, the only
reason
i would need 2003 is to fix the presentation from 2007 to make sure they
will
be compatible with 2003. It's not like I'm making huge changes to the
master, it is just simply applying the wrong master layout to the wrong
slide
in 2003. This is something that Microsoft should not have overlooked in
their compatibility testing. I just want to know if there is another
solution other than opening the presentation in 2003 and re-doing the
master
templates.

Regarding how long you would keep 2003? Certainly as long as required to
until your clients and colleagues move up to 2007.

You really don't need 2003 if you don't need to play your PowerPoints on
another computer -- but the way in which 2003 and 2007 work are
different.

--
Geetesh Bajaj
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.ppted.com

So far I have not found any answers to this issue. Bill, I'm having the
exact
same issues with powerpoint presentations. It's only a problem with
the
title master. The only solution that i've come up with is to open the
presentation in 2003 and re-apply the presentation design. But that's
not
an
appropriate fix. For those people who upgrade to 2007 they should not
have
to keep 2003 to "fix" conversion issues. (how long would one have to
keep
a
version of 2003 before it is "safe" to get rid of it)

There has to be some other fix that allows you to save the file as a
2003
PPT and only keep the 2 masters.

:

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you
do
this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should
I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray


:

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way
they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master
mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one
of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting
it
in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the
Master
and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for
my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the
thing
out.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info, but I wasn't trying to shoot the messenger (sorry if it
came off that way), I was only trying to relay the issue and that the "pat"
answers given aren't a solution to the problem. I'm hoping that the folks at
Microsoft are and will read these posts and help us out with their product.

I agree it's a valid and frustrating issue, but there's not a fix for it
other than opening the file in 2003 and fixing it there. Sorry, don't shoot
the messenger.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

The fact of the matter is this is VALID problem. My clients give
presentations all over the world and they do not always have control over
the
computer they are giving the presentation on. At this point, the only
reason
i would need 2003 is to fix the presentation from 2007 to make sure they
will
be compatible with 2003. It's not like I'm making huge changes to the
master, it is just simply applying the wrong master layout to the wrong
slide
in 2003. This is something that Microsoft should not have overlooked in
their compatibility testing. I just want to know if there is another
solution other than opening the presentation in 2003 and re-doing the
master
templates.

Regarding how long you would keep 2003? Certainly as long as required to
until your clients and colleagues move up to 2007.

You really don't need 2003 if you don't need to play your PowerPoints on
another computer -- but the way in which 2003 and 2007 work are
different.

--
Geetesh Bajaj
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.ppted.com



So far I have not found any answers to this issue. Bill, I'm having the
exact
same issues with powerpoint presentations. It's only a problem with
the
title master. The only solution that i've come up with is to open the
presentation in 2003 and re-apply the presentation design. But that's
not
an
appropriate fix. For those people who upgrade to 2007 they should not
have
to keep 2003 to "fix" conversion issues. (how long would one have to
keep
a
version of 2003 before it is "safe" to get rid of it)

There has to be some other fix that allows you to save the file as a
2003
PPT and only keep the 2 masters.

:

Yes, I would definitely keep a 2003 copy around -- especially if you
do
this
type of work.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


That's what I had to do, but that really is inconvenient - So should
I
reload 2003 onto one of my computers then? Saving it as a 2003 .pot
doesn't
seem to work.

--
billray


:

There have been extensive changes between 2007 and 2003 and the way
they
handle slide masters. 2003 has a slide master + a title master
mechanism,
while 2007 has one slide master with collateral slide layouts (one
of
which
is a title slide layout).

I'd suggest creating the template in 2003 -- or at least adjusting
it
in
2003 so it will work as expected for yoiur client.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/


I've created a template in ppt 2007 - really only using the
Master
and
the
subsequent Title layout. I then saved it as a 2003 template for
my
client.
The problem is that the template is coming across with different
settings
for
her.

I'm sure this is a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure the
thing
out.

 

[Brigitte S]

Searching for an answer to problems with Powerpoint 2007 I just found your reply to a similar issue.

We bought a new desktop and a Toshiba laptop with pre-installed Windows XP Pro and Microsoft Office Pro 2007, which of course includes Powerpoint 2007.

It has become very interesting because the laptop doesn't display previous powerpoint presentations (ppt 2003) in Powerpoint 2007. The formatting of the slides, specifically tables are incorrect (the text sits on the border lines). The company logo on the masters are mixed up with text typed below.

But ... the desktop displays the same presentations perfectly correct "in Powerpoint 2007". To date I was unable to fix the issue on the laptop. I would be greatful for your advice.


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[Echo S]

PowerPoint 2007 text editing slow, text cut off, print, crash problems
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00850.htm

Installing a printer driver should fix it.