PP2007 - Change color in background styles

[John F]

PowerPoint 2007

I want to change the color in a background style. The 'Format Background'
dialog box has a recolor button which allows for some changes in color and
brightness and contrast but is there a way to completely change the color in
these files?

I guess that what I'm asking is for is where these background image files
are located on the computer?

Many thanks,
JohnF

 

[Guest]

You can't change the background color completely.
You may edit the background image with photoshop to change the background
color if you have the "psd" file of the image.
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[Echo S]

I'm not sure I understand what you're looking at. Are you referring to the
Design | Background Styles gallery, or are you talking about Design |
Background Styles | Format Background (or right-click the slide and choose
Format Background)?

Depending on the theme or template you're using, if you apply a background
style via Design | Background Styles gallery, then you can right-click the
slide, choose Format Background, and change the fill there.

Ooooh, I think I see what you're after now. If you apply, for example, the
Apex theme and change the background style to one of the "streaky" ones on
the bottom row, then right-click and choose Format Background, you can get
to the Recolor button on the Picture tab of the dialog box.

I'm not sure where those are coming from. I suspect you could hack into the
XML and make the adjustments you want, but I don't think the images are
available for tweaking. You could use Office button | Save As and save a
blank slide as an image. Then Insert | Picture to reinsert the image and
tweak that using Picture Tools Format | Recolor | More Variations | More
Colors, which gives you access to all colors, not just theme colors.

 

[John F]

Sounds good. Thanks Echo for working through that one for me and coming up
with a good wordaround.

Much appreciated.
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John F

I'm not sure I understand what you're looking at. Are you referring to the
Design | Background Styles gallery, or are you talking about Design |
Background Styles | Format Background (or right-click the slide and choose
Format Background)?

Depending on the theme or template you're using, if you apply a background
style via Design | Background Styles gallery, then you can right-click the
slide, choose Format Background, and change the fill there.

Ooooh, I think I see what you're after now. If you apply, for example, the
Apex theme and change the background style to one of the "streaky" ones on
the bottom row, then right-click and choose Format Background, you can get
to the Recolor button on the Picture tab of the dialog box.

I'm not sure where those are coming from. I suspect you could hack into
the XML and make the adjustments you want, but I don't think the images
are available for tweaking. You could use Office button | Save As and save
a blank slide as an image. Then Insert | Picture to reinsert the image and
tweak that using Picture Tools Format | Recolor | More Variations | More
Colors, which gives you access to all colors, not just theme colors.

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What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

PowerPoint 2007

I want to change the color in a background style. The 'Format
Background' dialog box has a recolor button which allows for some changes
in color and brightness and contrast but is there a way to completely
change the color in these files?

I guess that what I'm asking is for is where these background image files
are located on the computer?

Many thanks,
JohnF

 

[Echo S]

You're welcome. Glad my convoluted stream-of-conscious babble made sense to
you!

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

Sounds good. Thanks Echo for working through that one for me and coming
up with a good wordaround.

Much appreciated.
--
John F

I'm not sure I understand what you're looking at. Are you referring to
the Design | Background Styles gallery, or are you talking about Design |
Background Styles | Format Background (or right-click the slide and
choose Format Background)?

Depending on the theme or template you're using, if you apply a
background style via Design | Background Styles gallery, then you can
right-click the slide, choose Format Background, and change the fill
there.

Ooooh, I think I see what you're after now. If you apply, for example,
the Apex theme and change the background style to one of the "streaky"
ones on the bottom row, then right-click and choose Format Background,
you can get to the Recolor button on the Picture tab of the dialog box.

I'm not sure where those are coming from. I suspect you could hack into
the XML and make the adjustments you want, but I don't think the images
are available for tweaking. You could use Office button | Save As and
save a blank slide as an image. Then Insert | Picture to reinsert the
image and tweak that using Picture Tools Format | Recolor | More
Variations | More Colors, which gives you access to all colors, not just
theme colors.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/

PowerPoint 2007

I want to change the color in a background style. The 'Format
Background' dialog box has a recolor button which allows for some
changes in color and brightness and contrast but is there a way to
completely change the color in these files?

I guess that what I'm asking is for is where these background image
files are located on the computer?

Many thanks,
JohnF