default line spacing before paragraph

[Dan]

I use powerpoint 2002 on Windows XP. I would like to set
the default line spacing before paragraph for new text
boxes. How do I do this?

I have tried making a new text box, selecting the text
box, selecting 'Format' then 'Line Spacing...', then
setting 'Before paragraph' to zero. This works fine for
this text box, but when I make a new text box it goes
back to 0.5. I have also tried right clicking on the
text box, once the line spacing is as I want it, and
selecting 'Set AutoShape Defaults'. This doesn't help.

Any ideas?

 

[Dan]

Hi Glenna,

Thanks, but I was wondering if there is a way to do this
for new text boxes placed on the slide. I don't use
textboxes on my slide layout, because for my
presentations, every slide is different.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Daniel

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks, but I was wondering if there is a way to do this

for new text boxes placed on the slide. I don't use
textboxes on my slide layout, because for my
presentations, every slide is different.

Dan, you might want to have a look at our ShapeStyles addin. There's a free
demo at http://shapestyles.pptools.com

Offhand, I'm not positive it'll pick up the linespacing but the demo will let
you test this thoroughly. If it doesn't work, we can talk.


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[Echo S]

If you set the line spacing on your text then right-click and select "set
autoshape defaults," those settings -- including the line spacing -- will
apply to text in *autoshapes*.

So the trick is to use the rectangle (on the drawing toolbar) instead of the
text box to add text to your slides. This isn't the way it *should* work
(IMO), but at least you can get your slides done. <g>

It's kinda odd, though. To test this, I set linespacing to .8 for the line
with 0 before and after. Then I set autoshape defaults on the right-click
menu. Autoshapes (e.g., rectangles, ovals, etc.) now use those .8/0/0
linespace settings. My textboxes, though, picked up the .8, but they still
have .5 before. The slide master uses .2 before, so I can't figure out where
the .5 is coming from!