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

[Guest]

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

 

[Sonia]

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.

 

[Afrokid]

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?

 

[Jean-Pierre Forestier [MVP[]

With PPT 2007, you can (at last) add new placeholders

 

[Echo S]

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

 

[tmirelle]

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

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

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?

 

[Pia Bork]

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).

 

[Echo S]

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

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

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

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

 

[Echo S]

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

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

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

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