I have two Power Point presentations one in PP 2003 and a new template in
2007 with a different background than the old one. How do I copy all the text
from the old Template ( Without the Background) into the new Template ( With
the new Background)? I've been looking around for days but it seems that when
I copy the old text into the new template it carries over the old
baackground...

Help! TIA...

Stumped

Please repost your PowerPoint related inquiry in the
PowerPoint newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ang=e n&cr=US

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"pleosss" wrote:

I have two Power Point presentations one in PP 2003 and a new template in
2007 with a different background than the old one. How do I copy all the text
from the old Template ( Without the Background) into the new Template ( With
the new Background)? I've been looking around for days but it seems that when
I copy the old text into the new template it carries over the old
baackground...

Help! TIA...

Stumped

Usually, the slides should take on the attributes of the new presentation
format. However, depending on how you set up the original, that may or may
not happen like it should.

One way to get the text from the placeholders (where it says "click to add
text") is to use Send to Word. You can send the presentation outline, then
you can send it back from Word to PPT or just open the outline in PPT 2007
and apply your new formatting. You'd have to copy anything else, though --
pictures, "manual" textboxes, etc.

It might be better to figure out what's going on with your background,
though. For that, I'd follow Carey's suggestion to post in the PowerPoint
group. (You may be able to just go into the slide master (View | Master) and
delete the background image or whatever. Hard to say without knowing any
details, though.)

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"pleosss" <pleosss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have two Power Point presentations one in PP 2003 and a new template in
> 2007 with a different background than the old one. How do I copy all the
> text
> from the old Template ( Without the Background) into the new Template (
> With
> the new Background)? I've been looking around for days but it seems that
> when
> I copy the old text into the new template it carries over the old
> baackground...
>
> Help! TIA...
>
> Stumped