Can you have two background schemes in one presentation?

[Guest]

I have two presentations; I need to combine these presentations in one file.
Is there a way that each separate presentation can retain their background
schemes? When I combine them, the second presentation takes on the
background scheme of the first.

 

[Michael Koerner]

Depends on you version of PowerPoint

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


|I have two presentations; I need to combine these presentations in one
file.
| Is there a way that each separate presentation can retain their background
| schemes? When I combine them, the second presentation takes on the
| background scheme of the first.

 

[Guest]

Yes, with PowerPoint 2002(XP) and PowerPoint 2003, you can use multiple
masters. Make sure that both "backgrounds" are set up in your Slide Masters
(View > Slide Master). Right click on each of the masters to "Rename" them -
I do this for the convenience.

Next make sure your Slide Design Task Pane is open (Format > Slide Design).
Find your new Design Templates. In the corresponding drop down menus you can
choose which slides get which design.

Is this what you're looking for?

 

[Guest]

I have two presentations; I need to combine these presentations in one file.
Is there a way that each separate presentation can retain their background
schemes? When I combine them, the second presentation takes on the
background scheme of the first.

It depends on what version of PowerPoint you are using. If you are using
2002 or later you can. Simply go to Insert>Slides from file and check the
"Keep Source Formatting" checkbox near the bottom of the insert slides
dialogue box.

I don't think there is any way to have a presentation with two different
templates in versions of PowerPoint older than 2002, but I stand to be
corrected.