Notes Master Size

[Lean_Professional]

My notes master is 7" wide by 10" high... How can i change it to make it
larger?

I've seen it at different sizes but can't figure out how to change it - page
setup doesn't seem to have any effect.

Thanks in advance,
Paul

 

[John Wilson]

The settings come from the paper size set in your default printer options I
think.
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[Keith]

I've been racking my brain on this one also. I understand PPT cannot set
margins for printing, and know about the "scale to fit" page option.

My question - how is it that different PPTs with the same slide master end
up with different sized layouts? I have 2 PPTs open, one is 8" x 10.5", the
second is 7.75" x 10", and the third is 7.85" x 10.2"

I'm trying to replicate a Notes Master to the different PPTs, but research
has suggested cut/paste is the only option. It's hard to cut/paste when the
layout is not the same size.

Any suggestions?

 

[Keith]

Thanx for the quick reply, Steve; my bad on the communication. The different
sizes are for the notes master. The sizes below are showing for the total
space available for placing items on the notes master - the notes master
"blank page size" if you will.

Does that change your answer which appears to be directed at the size of the
actual slide?

Keith

 

[Keith]

Steve,

Sorry for the delay in responding; we were busy with deliverables on another
project. Now, we're back to this one.

I researched your last posting and tried it unsuccessfully. It was then I
realized the confusion I might have created.

We have a project comprised of almost 30 different PPT "lessons;" each
lesson is a standalone unit. The notes within each standalone unit (i.e. PPT
file) are all consistent, i.e. the Notes Master is properly applied to each
slide within the PPT file.

What is occurring, however, is that there is a difference in Notes Master
margins from lesson to lesson (i.e. from one PPT file to the next). This
creates a noticeable size difference when the lessons (i.e. the Notes from
each PPT file) are combined into one document. All PPT files are using the
4:3 slide size format, but the margins in the Notes Master of the different
PPT files varies by about 0.5 inches on each side of the Notes page.

Is there a way to ensure consistency across the Notes Master of these 30
different PPT files? Or do I have to design the Notes Master layout around
the "lowest common denominator" of available size and then just center the
layout on the PPT files with the larger available Notes Master margins?

I'll look forward to your reply.

Thanx. Keith

 

[Keith]

Sorry for the confusion, Steve.

Actually, a better way of saying it is that the Notes Master in one PPT file
might have an editable width of 7.5" while in a comparable file (same slide
master) the editable width might be 7". So there would be a 0.5 " difference
for any Notes Master template that I built. Ditto on the height.

 

[Keith]

I'll give it a shot and post back, Steve; extreme geekage not a problem as
I've done my share of reg hacks and system builds over the years. Not my
favorite activity , but one I'm comfortable with.

Thanx again for the continued help; you're a God-send.

Keith

 

[Keith]

You're AWESOME, Steve. Even though Script Editor is not available in PPT
2007, I was able to do the HTML back-and-forth and make it work. With
production-level stuff, I think I'll use PPT XP to open the files (they're in
PPT format for backward compatibility).

Thanx so much for hanging with me over the last couple of weeks; I think you
just saved us about 3 days production time on this project.

Make it a great 2010.

Keith