Bring in fill with text in placeholder

[Guest]

I am bringing (placeholder) text into a slide 1 bullet point at a time.
However, my slides are pictures so I need to fill the text background with
white fill. Is there a way to bring in the fill color with the bullet points
so the audience sees only the unobstructed picture first then the text and
white fill background for the text in the placeholder as I bring it in?
Thanks for any help

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

You could fake it with multiple text boxes rather than using a single
placeholder?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Geetesh.
My problem is, how do I change the fill (background) color as I bring in and
text. Currently, I set the fill color of the placeholder or text box to
white which obstructs the view of the picture from the start. Then I bring
in the black text one bullet point at a time.
Thank you again.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Dewayne, I should have been more detailed.

1. Create a new text box for every bullet you require. Make sure your text
boxes have white fills and black text as you need. You might even want to
experiment with the transparency of the fill if you are using PowerPoint
2002 and 2003 - you'll find all these options in the Format dialog box - to
access this dialog box, just double-click the text box.

2. Then line up all the text boxes so that they appear to be a single text
placeholder.

3. Animate each text box in succession so that the bullets build one after
the other.

Do get back if you need more info or clarifications - have a nice day.


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Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
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[Guest]

Geetesh
Works great! It is just what I needed. I appeciate your help and THANK YOU
very much.
Have a Great Day!

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Dewayne, glad to know that it worked for you. Thank you for getting back.

The technique is now posted at:

http://www.indezine.com/notes/2005/06/fake-it-with-multiple-text-boxes.html


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