Grouping text boxes

[daviddoria]

In powerpoint 2007, if you make a new slide and then change the layout to
"Content with caption", you get two textboxes on the left side - "click to
add title" and "click to add text". If I put "MyTitle" in the top one and
"MyText" in the second one, and then go the "format" ribbon and try to group
them, I cannot - it is grayed out. I read something about that you can't
group "placeholder" text boxes, but don't they become real text boxes once I
type text in them? Any hints on how to group these two?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Echo S]

No, they'd become textboxes if you copy/paste them. But they're still
placeholders even when they have text. And you're right -- you can't group
placeholders.

Is there a reason you're trying to group them?

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[daviddoria]

I was attempting to make the text box with the colored title bar from my
previous post - Why can you not group place holders??

No, they'd become textboxes if you copy/paste them. But they're still
placeholders even when they have text. And you're right -- you can't group
placeholders.

Is there a reason you're trying to group them?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

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In powerpoint 2007, if you make a new slide and then change the layout to
"Content with caption", you get two textboxes on the left side - "click to
add title" and "click to add text". If I put "MyTitle" in the top one and
"MyText" in the second one, and then go the "format" ribbon and try to
group
them, I cannot - it is grayed out. I read something about that you can't
group "placeholder" text boxes, but don't they become real text boxes once
I
type text in them? Any hints on how to group these two?

Thanks,

Dave

 

[Neil Annett]

It's because Microsoft couldn't program a ****ing microwave, much less a useful piece of software.

In powerpoint 2007, if you make a new slide and then change the layout to
"Content with caption", you get two textboxes on the left side - "click to
add title" and "click to add text". If I put "MyTitle" in the top one and
"MyText" in the second one, and then go the "format" ribbon and try to group
them, I cannot - it is grayed out. I read something about that you cannot
group "placeholder" text boxes, but do not they become real text boxes once I
type text in them? Any hints on how to group these two?

Thanks,

Dave

On Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:01 PM Echo S wrote:
No, they'd become textboxes if you copy/paste them. But they are still
placeholders even when they have text. And you are right -- you cannot group
placeholders.

Is there a reason you are trying to group them?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Don't Miss the PPTLive User Conference! Atlanta | Oct 11-14