Microsoft KB Archive/90364

= PPT: Omit Master Disables Number, Date, Time Features =

Article ID: 90364

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q90364





SUMMARY
The automatic slide-numbering (##), date (//), and time markers are recognized by Microsoft PowerPoint only when they are placed on the Slide Master. If the Slide Master is omitted (or not followed), the automatic date, time, and page numbers do not appear when you run a slide show or print the slide.

To insert automatic date, time, or page numbers, follow the steps for your version of PowerPoint.

PowerPoint 7.0

 * 1) On the Insert menu, click Date, Time, or Page Numbers.
 * 2) The ##, //, or :: symbols appear on your slide. Drag them to the desired location.

PowerPoint 3.0 and 4.0

 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Insert. In the list of options, select Date, Time, or Page Number.
 * 2) The ##, //, or :: symbols appear on your slide. Drag them to the desired location.

If you omit the background items of the Master slide, the date, time, and page numbers will not be used. If you want the date, time, or page numbers to be printed or displayed on a slide for which you are not following the Master's background items, you must enter them manually onto the slide.

NOTES:

In PowerPoint 4.0 and later, click either Slide Background or Slide Color Scheme on the Format menu to specify which elements you want to have follow (or differ from) the Master. Note that you cannot omit Master slide items with the Slide Color Scheme command; you must use the Slide Background command.

In PowerPoint 3.0, to determine which aspects of the Master your presentation or slide is following, click Follow Master on the Slide menu and notice which items have check marks beside them. You can choose to follow or ignore the following aspects of the Master:
 * Color Scheme
 * Background Items
 * Title Style
 * Body Style

Additional query words: 3.00 formatting layout design macppt ppt powerpt 7.00

Keywords: kbinfo kbusage KB90364

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