Microsoft KB Archive/212305

= PPT2000: Presentation Using Template Ignores Default Setting =

Article ID: 212305

Article Last Modified on 4/18/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212305



For a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 version of this article, see 291930.

For a Microsoft PowerPoint 7.0 version of this article, see 120956.



SYMPTOMS
If you format and save a Default Presentation.pot file with a custom orientation or size, when you choose to create a new presentation by using a specific template, the presentation does not use the Default Presentation.pot settings.



RESOLUTION
To keep your custom slide setup, select Blank Presentation, and then add the template you want to use, rather than selecting Template in the New Presentation dialog box.

To do this, point to New on the File menu, and then click Blank Presentation. The new presentation follows the default template. On the Format menu, click Apply Design Template, and click to select the template you want. The template is added without changing the orientation and size.



MORE INFORMATION
If you create a presentation based on a template, the size of the presentation is determined by the template. If you create a presentation based on the AutoContent Wizard, the size of the slide is determined by the Wizard.

PowerPoint uses the saved information in the Default Presentation file only if you have created and saved a Default Presentation.pot file, and only when you choose the Blank Presentation option in the New Presentation dialog box.

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Keywords: kbtemplate kbprb KB212305

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