VBA Code to Keep Source Formatting when inserting slides from file

[Guest]

Hello

It's clear from previous posts that there is no option to set "Keep Source Formatting" as the default option when inserting slides into a PowerPoint presentation from a second presentation

How can I do this with VBA code? I know there is an InsertFromFile Event, but it does not have the option to set "Keep Source Formatting"

Thanks!

 

[Mike M.]

Please, please, please inform us if you find a method to do this. It is
probably akin to the search for the Holy Grail. When PPT 2002 came out MS
did not choose to expose the, "Keep Source Formatting" via an API. I was in
close contact with support about this over two years ago and the response
was, "It may or may not be included in a future version." <GMC>

Hello,

It's clear from previous posts that there is no option to set "Keep Source

Formatting" as the default option when inserting slides into a PowerPoint
presentation from a second presentation.

How can I do this with VBA code? I know there is an InsertFromFile Event,

but it does not have the option to set "Keep Source Formatting".

 

[Bill Dilworth]

I am not aware of a method to access this via VBA. It calls for a smart tag
option, which is simply not available.

If this is something that you think MS should offer, then please take a
moment to let them know what and why:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

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[Guest]

You can do it in PowerPoint 2003. You have can have more than on Master Slide and Master Title. If you have 2003, and do not know how to do this let me know and I will explain. My English is not perfect (I'm French) but I can explain it.

 

[Shyam Pillai]

This should get you close - http://www.mvps.org/skp/pptxp001.htm

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Shyam Pillai

Hello,

It's clear from previous posts that there is no option to set "Keep Source

Formatting" as the default option when inserting slides into a PowerPoint
presentation from a second presentation.

How can I do this with VBA code? I know there is an InsertFromFile Event,

but it does not have the option to set "Keep Source Formatting".

 

[Mike M.]

I would like to hear how to do it with 2003.

You can do it in PowerPoint 2003. You have can have more than on Master

Slide and Master Title. If you have 2003, and do not know how to do this
let me know and I will explain. My English is not perfect (I'm French) but
I can explain it.

 

[Mike M.]

Shyam, you and I went back and forth about this a while ago. I think there
is still an issue if your presentation has multiple masters?

 

[Shyam Pillai]

What was the issue? I think I added multiple design support.

 

[Mike M.]

I can't put my finger (or toe) on it right now. I looked through the old
posts but didn't see what I was looking for. I think we may have discussed
offline but being a neat freak I think I tidied those up and hid them
somewhere. I'll keep looking. It might be that I build my presentations
using PPT 2002 but they are viewed using the viewer (circa 1997 - 2000)
which doesn't support multiple masters. And since I also automate the
player on my client I can't use the viewer circa 2003 (no automation) to get
that support. It's all sooooo confusing.

 

[John Langhans [MSFT]]

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello,

PowerPoint does not have the specific capability that you are looking for.
Although some defaults can be customized (such as using the Options dialog)
other defaults (such as Paste format) are built-in and cannot be customized
and require manual or (when possible) VBA workarounds. In your specific
case, a VBA workaround is very difficult because the option is not exposed
via the object model).

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
provide more control over various default behaviors, settings, etc.
(without have to resort to VBA or 3rd party add-ins), don't forget to send
your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
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