HELP! Keep numbering when inserting slides

[Guest]

Hi,

I posted this a few days ago and got one answer regarding linking, which was
appreciated and will work for other applicatins, but not this one. This is
due to the fact that we want to be able to pick and choose only certain
slides from other presentations.

Here is my original post that explains what I need. Perhaps VBA is the only
answer?

I have separate presentations that deal with different sizes of artwork.
For example, one presentation shows all paintings sized 4 x 5, another shows
all that are 8 x 12, etc. etc.

I wish to then create new presentations that import just certain slides from
these various presentations.

In the master slide of each separate presentation, I have, among other
things, the size of the painting directly beneath the placeholder for the
painting. I also have a slide number that is placed next to the painting
size, so that I can keep track and discuss particular paintings over the
telephone, for example. So, I have 4 x 5 - 1, 4 x 5 - 2, etc.

Here's the problem:

When I insert, say, slides 1,3 and 5 from the 4 x 5 presentation, then
slides 1, 5,8 and 10 from the 8 x 10 presentation, the slides all get
renumbered, instead of the first 8 x 10 slide still showing 8 x 10 - 1, it
now may shows something like 8 x 10 - 4.

I want it to keep the original reference for that particular size instead.
Not 8 x 10 - 4, but rather 8 x 10 - 1.

Thanks!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I want it to keep the original reference for that particular size instead.

Not 8 x 10 - 4, but rather 8 x 10 - 1.

When you use PowerPoint's own slide numbering, you get the number of the slide
in the current presentation. Add two slides in front of that slide and its
number goes up by two.

You'll probably have to add a bit of text to each of your "source" slides
manually; instead of using PowerPoint's numbering, turn it off and add "8 x 10
- 1" manually to the appropriate slide.

That way it'll keep the same number no matter where you insert it.