Why is default font on new slide smaller than on master?

[Guest]

I have set my default font in the master to be 9pt. i have also made the
content layout box for text 9 pt. yet when i insert a new slide and it says
"click to add content" the text is 8pt.

 

[Guest]

Chloe

In Tools > autocorrect options >

Untick autofit bodytext to placeholder

Insert a new slide and see if the problem is solved.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip, John! i did what you told me and still have the same
problem!!! any other ideas?

Thanks so much!

 

[Echo S]

What slide layout does the new slide with 8-pt text use? If it's "title +
2-column text," that's why the font is smaller. So you'll want to make
another master to use for slides with that layout -- set the font size on
that master to 10 pt, and it will be 9 pt on the 2-column text slides.

At larger font sizes, the difference will be 2 or 4 pt, depending -- the
2-column text layout uses the next font size down in the font size
drop-down.

 

[Guest]

Dear Echo,

Thank you so much! You are so right. I was using "title + 2-column text."
Have a great weekend.

What slide layout does the new slide with 8-pt text use? If it's "title +
2-column text," that's why the font is smaller. So you'll want to make
another master to use for slides with that layout -- set the font size on
that master to 10 pt, and it will be 9 pt on the 2-column text slides.

At larger font sizes, the difference will be 2 or 4 pt, depending -- the
2-column text layout uses the next font size down in the font size
drop-down.

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Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
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Thanks for the tip, John! i did what you told me and still have the same
problem!!! any other ideas?

Thanks so much!