global change to text box fill

[Grace]

I have about 50 slides in a power point presentation. Each has a different
background fill. How do I globally change the background fills for all
slides to white. Thanks for any assistance rendered.

 

[Echo S]

Do you need to change a textbox fill (as the subject indicates), or the
slide background (as the message body indicates)?

 

[Frank]

Sorry for confusion. I want to change the text box fills.

 

[Echo S]

If they're "manual" textboxes -- that is, ones you created by clicking the
textbox (or rectangle or other autoshape) tool on the Drawing toolbar --
you'll need to use VBA to do this.

If they're textboxes that said "click to add text," then those are known as
"placeholders." If they're placeholders, you should be able to reapply the
slide layout (Format | Slide Layout, choose the appropriate layout there --
probably the one with title and bulleted text) to the slides to have them
take on the attributes of the slide master (which more than likely doesn't
have a fill in the placeholder).

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

You can use the Format Painter option to quickly change the fills in all the
other boxes once you have changed one (and used that to apply the format).

Remember -- you can double click the Format Painter to make it "sticky" so
that you don't have to pick up the format to apply to each box.


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

 

[Echo S]

Oh, duh. Good point!

 

[Frank]

Thanks for comments.

Tried your suggestions but did not work. The only way I can change the text
box in each slide is:
right click in the body of each text box in a slid and go to format text
box. Then, chose no fill in the color dropdown box and click OK. I tried the
format tool without success.

Comments?

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Frank, are you saying that the Format Painter does not copy the background
fillof one text box to the other?

Please confirm.


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

 

[Frank]

Let me explain.

Each slide has only one text box in it that has a colored background. I want
to globally change all colored backgrounds in the text boxes so that only
the text shows on an all white background. I can do this by editing each
slide. I was wondering if all slides could be altered all at once?

Sorry for all the confusion, hope for further comments.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

I'm not too sure if I understand what you are saying -- but I'm guessing
that this PowerPoint add-in can help you:

RnR ShapeStyles - http://snipurl.com/shapestyles

I interviewed Steve Rindsberg, who creates this product:

http://www.indezine.com/blog/2006/07/shapestyles-conversation-with-steve.html

There's a free trial version available.


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

 

[Echo S]

I don't think there's a way to do this globally, although you might be able
to do it with code. How's your VBA?

Otherwise, I'd go for the Format Painter solution.

 

[Frank]

Gee:

Thanks for comments.

The shapes style add-in is impressive. It would probably do what I want;
however, probably not worth investing in for now because I only one
presentation. It seems that PowerPoint will not let you globally edit Test
Boxes within a slide unless they are "Placeholders." Hence forth, I will use
Placeholder text boxes that should resolve the problem.

Thanks tons all for most helpful comments.

 

[Frank]

VBA code is not too good. Probably get by with a snippet or two if someone
has already written something like this.

Thanks again for your assistance,

I don't think there's a way to do this globally, although you might be able
to do it with code. How's your VBA?

Otherwise, I'd go for the Format Painter solution.

--
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/

Let me explain.

Each slide has only one text box in it that has a colored background. I
want to globally change all colored backgrounds in the text boxes so that
only the text shows on an all white background. I can do this by editing
each slide. I was wondering if all slides could be altered all at once?

Sorry for all the confusion, hope for further comments.

 

[Geetesh Bajaj]

Thanks for getting back.


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

 

[Guest]

Similarly, when I insert slides from another presentation, in the new
presentation the slides have a white fill in the placeholder that I don't
want. This attribute is not on the original slide or on the new
presentation. How can I make it go away? I am having to change every
slide's placeholder in the new presentation to "no fill" slide by slide.

 

[Echo S]

If it's truly happening in the placeholders, go to View | Master and remove
the fill from the placeholders on the masters. They may be filled with what
used to be the background color, which is why you're seeing them now but
don't on the original file.

You may need to reapply the slide layout after you change the master. Format
| Slide Layout, then choose the appropriate one from the task pane.

 

[Guest]

I have done that, and the problem still occurs. Didn't used to happen, a
recent thing that now happens every presentation. Frustrating.

If it's truly happening in the placeholders, go to View | Master and remove
the fill from the placeholders on the masters. They may be filled with what
used to be the background color, which is why you're seeing them now but
don't on the original file.

You may need to reapply the slide layout after you change the master. Format
| Slide Layout, then choose the appropriate one from the task pane.

--
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/

Similarly, when I insert slides from another presentation, in the new
presentation the slides have a white fill in the placeholder that I don't
want. This attribute is not on the original slide or on the new
presentation. How can I make it go away? I am having to change every
slide's placeholder in the new presentation to "no fill" slide by slide.

 

[Echo S]

You know, I bet you deleted placeholders on the master slide. That will
cause this problem. Don't delete those. You may need to reapply the
placeholders to the slide master. Do this by going to View | Master | Slide
Master, then Format | Master Layout.

If you absolutely don't want the placeholders to show on the slide, then
drag it off the edge and set the font to a small type size so it doesn't
throw things off as you scroll from side to side. I don't recommend this,
though -- what I really recommend is that you use the slide layouts as they
were intended: insert a slide (this is in normal editing view, not master
view), then go to Format | Slide Layout and choose Blank or Title Only.

--
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 have done that, and the problem still occurs. Didn't used to happen, a
recent thing that now happens every presentation. Frustrating.

If it's truly happening in the placeholders, go to View | Master and
remove
the fill from the placeholders on the masters. They may be filled with
what
used to be the background color, which is why you're seeing them now but
don't on the original file.

You may need to reapply the slide layout after you change the master.
Format
| Slide Layout, then choose the appropriate one from the task pane.

--
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/

Similarly, when I insert slides from another presentation, in the new
presentation the slides have a white fill in the placeholder that I
don't
want. This attribute is not on the original slide or on the new
presentation. How can I make it go away? I am having to change every
slide's placeholder in the new presentation to "no fill" slide by
slide.

:

I have about 50 slides in a power point presentation. Each has a
different
background fill. How do I globally change the background fills for all
slides to white. Thanks for any assistance rendered.

 

[Echo S]

If you absolutely don't want the placeholders to show on the slide, then

drag it off the edge and set the font to a small type size so it doesn't
throw things off as you scroll from side to side. I don't recommend this,
though -- what I really recommend is that you use the slide layouts as
they were intended: insert a slide (this is in normal editing view, not
master view), then go to Format | Slide Layout and choose Blank or Title
Only.

To clarify,

If you absolutely don't want the placeholders to show on the slide, then
drag it off the edge and set the font to a small type size

do this on the slide master.

--
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/

You know, I bet you deleted placeholders on the master slide. That will
cause this problem. Don't delete those. You may need to reapply the
placeholders to the slide master. Do this by going to View | Master |
Slide Master, then Format | Master Layout.

If you absolutely don't want the placeholders to show on the slide, then
drag it off the edge and set the font to a small type size so it doesn't
throw things off as you scroll from side to side. I don't recommend this,
though -- what I really recommend is that you use the slide layouts as
they were intended: insert a slide (this is in normal editing view, not
master view), then go to Format | Slide Layout and choose Blank or Title
Only.

--
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 have done that, and the problem still occurs. Didn't used to happen, a
recent thing that now happens every presentation. Frustrating.

If it's truly happening in the placeholders, go to View | Master and
remove
the fill from the placeholders on the masters. They may be filled with
what
used to be the background color, which is why you're seeing them now but
don't on the original file.

You may need to reapply the slide layout after you change the master.
Format
| Slide Layout, then choose the appropriate one from the task pane.

--
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/


Similarly, when I insert slides from another presentation, in the new
presentation the slides have a white fill in the placeholder that I
don't
want. This attribute is not on the original slide or on the new
presentation. How can I make it go away? I am having to change every
slide's placeholder in the new presentation to "no fill" slide by
slide.

:

I have about 50 slides in a power point presentation. Each has a
different
background fill. How do I globally change the background fills for
all
slides to white. Thanks for any assistance rendered.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Gee:

Thanks for comments.

The shapes style add-in is impressive. It would probably do what I want;
however, probably not worth investing in for now because I only one
presentation.

The free demo allows you to create up to five styles and it sounds as though
that's all you'd need.

Total investment: $Zip.00