Second level text does not auto resize

[kosten]

I have PowerPoint 2003, and have been adjusting an existing design template.
It looks fine until one places too much text on the page, so the auto resize
kicks in.

It seems that all levels are resized except the second - the text size
remains the same, but after a while of adding text, the space between lines
is reduces, so the text starts overlapping.

How can I adjust the template to stop this from happening? Any ideas?

 

[Echo S]

I don't think you can adjust the auto resize settings themselves. This is
one reason I dislike them -- they're very ham-fisted, and the line spacing
issue is a deal-breaker for me. (When it goes below about .7 or .75, the
text overlaps, as you've described. I think the tool shouldn't allow that.)

Anyway, you can turn the autofit completely off. It's in Tools | AutoCorrect
| AutoFormat As You Type-- uncheck autofit title text to placeholder and
autofit body text to placeholder.

 

[kosten]

Thanks for your response. Wort case I will have to work around the problem by
not having autofit on

However it really puzzles me how and why the settings are messed up - as
NOTHING happens to the second level font, except when putting a lot of text
on the screen, each second level text is moved on top of the above. I have
never seen anything like it.

I have tried the arial suggestion with no success, and have tried the
printer tip - again no success.

Any other good tips? I have a team who will be using the template and it is
really annoying that it behaves that way. Could there be something with
incompatibility if the template has been used in PowerPoint 2007 at some
stage?

Thanks again...

I don't think you can adjust the auto resize settings themselves. This is
one reason I dislike them -- they're very ham-fisted, and the line spacing
issue is a deal-breaker for me. (When it goes below about .7 or .75, the
text overlaps, as you've described. I think the tool shouldn't allow that.)

Anyway, you can turn the autofit completely off. It's in Tools | AutoCorrect
| AutoFormat As You Type-- uncheck autofit title text to placeholder and
autofit body text to placeholder.

--
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What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I have PowerPoint 2003, and have been adjusting an existing design
template.
It looks fine until one places too much text on the page, so the auto
resize
kicks in.

It seems that all levels are resized except the second - the text size
remains the same, but after a while of adding text, the space between
lines
is reduces, so the text starts overlapping.

How can I adjust the template to stop this from happening? Any ideas?

 

[Echo S]

Yeah, I'd say that if you've been going back and forth between 2007 and
2003, then all bets are off. That's the surest way to get strange behavior
that I know!

Only suggest I'd have had for the 2nd level are the two mentioned -- printer
drivers and the font itself. It's definitely odd behavior. Hm...

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

Thanks for your response. Wort case I will have to work around the problem
by
not having autofit on

However it really puzzles me how and why the settings are messed up - as
NOTHING happens to the second level font, except when putting a lot of
text
on the screen, each second level text is moved on top of the above. I have
never seen anything like it.

I have tried the arial suggestion with no success, and have tried the
printer tip - again no success.

Any other good tips? I have a team who will be using the template and it
is
really annoying that it behaves that way. Could there be something with
incompatibility if the template has been used in PowerPoint 2007 at some
stage?

Thanks again...

I don't think you can adjust the auto resize settings themselves. This is
one reason I dislike them -- they're very ham-fisted, and the line
spacing
issue is a deal-breaker for me. (When it goes below about .7 or .75, the
text overlaps, as you've described. I think the tool shouldn't allow
that.)

Anyway, you can turn the autofit completely off. It's in Tools |
AutoCorrect
| AutoFormat As You Type-- uncheck autofit title text to placeholder and
autofit body text to placeholder.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010? http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

I have PowerPoint 2003, and have been adjusting an existing design
template.
It looks fine until one places too much text on the page, so the auto
resize
kicks in.

It seems that all levels are resized except the second - the text size
remains the same, but after a while of adding text, the space between
lines
is reduces, so the text starts overlapping.

How can I adjust the template to stop this from happening? Any ideas?