How do I add new object placeholders in PowerPoint slide master?

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I'm trying to create a custom layout design to facilitate entering display
data into a powerpoint presentation. Each slide has 3 variable text fields
and one image. I can't figure out how to add new object placeholders for the
additional text and objects field in the slidemaster or create a new slide
layout design.

Thanks
-lorie
 
You can't add placeholders to the master and you can't create new slide layouts.
What you *can* do is create a normal slide that has the layout your prefer.
Then duplicate and edit it any time you need the layout.
 
So there is no way of adding new text placeholders or those that insert
pictures (the max is 4 on the existing slide layouts for images etc.)? I am
trying in particular to insert additional pre-formatted text boxes and can't
find a way to do this - the problem with a normal slide is that people can
just change it and I am trying to unify in the same way that the existing
slide layouts do? Is there no way to do this?
 
Thanks Echo. I am using 2007 & still can't figure it out. can you (or someone
else) elaborate?

Echo S said:
You and the users would need to use PPT 2007 for this. It's a new feature.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
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Afrokid said:
So there is no way of adding new text placeholders or those that insert
pictures (the max is 4 on the existing slide layouts for images etc.)? I
am
trying in particular to insert additional pre-formatted text boxes and
can't
find a way to do this - the problem with a normal slide is that people can
just change it and I am trying to unify in the same way that the existing
slide layouts do? Is there no way to do this?
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Go to "View / Slidemaster", on the tab "Slide Master" click on "Insert
Layout". A new layout is added to your slide layouts.
Click on "Slide Master / Insert Placeholder" and choose one of the
placehoder (text, graphic and so on).
 
What Pia said.

Also see http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/placeholders.htm

You can add placeholders to slide layouts, but not to the slide master (the
big one).

--
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


tmirelle said:
Thanks Echo. I am using 2007 & still can't figure it out. can you (or
someone
else) elaborate?

Echo S said:
You and the users would need to use PPT 2007 for this. It's a new
feature.

--
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


Afrokid said:
So there is no way of adding new text placeholders or those that insert
pictures (the max is 4 on the existing slide layouts for images etc.)?
I
am
trying in particular to insert additional pre-formatted text boxes and
can't
find a way to do this - the problem with a normal slide is that people
can
just change it and I am trying to unify in the same way that the
existing
slide layouts do? Is there no way to do this?

:

You can't add placeholders to the master and you can't create new
slide
layouts.
What you *can* do is create a normal slide that has the layout your
prefer.
Then duplicate and edit it any time you need the layout.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I'm trying to create a custom layout design to facilitate entering
display
data into a powerpoint presentation. Each slide has 3 variable text
fields
and one image. I can't figure out how to add new object placeholders
for the
additional text and objects field in the slidemaster or create a new
slide
layout design.

Thanks
-lorie
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Oh yeah, this might help, too. http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/layouts.htm
and http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/editinglayouts.htm

--
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


tmirelle said:
Thanks Echo. I am using 2007 & still can't figure it out. can you (or
someone
else) elaborate?

Echo S said:
You and the users would need to use PPT 2007 for this. It's a new
feature.

--
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


Afrokid said:
So there is no way of adding new text placeholders or those that insert
pictures (the max is 4 on the existing slide layouts for images etc.)?
I
am
trying in particular to insert additional pre-formatted text boxes and
can't
find a way to do this - the problem with a normal slide is that people
can
just change it and I am trying to unify in the same way that the
existing
slide layouts do? Is there no way to do this?

:

You can't add placeholders to the master and you can't create new
slide
layouts.
What you *can* do is create a normal slide that has the layout your
prefer.
Then duplicate and edit it any time you need the layout.
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

I'm trying to create a custom layout design to facilitate entering
display
data into a powerpoint presentation. Each slide has 3 variable text
fields
and one image. I can't figure out how to add new object placeholders
for the
additional text and objects field in the slidemaster or create a new
slide
layout design.

Thanks
-lorie
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