Microsoft KB Archive/61899

Masters and the Auto Slide Number, Date, and Time

PSS ID Number: Q61899 Article last modified on 05-22-1998

windows:2.0,3.0,4.0

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.x, and 4.0 == 

= SUMMARY =

The automatic slide-numbering (##), auto-date (//), and auto-time symbols are recognized by PowerPoint only when placed on the slide master or notes master.

In PowerPoint 2.0, if you choose Omit Master on a particular slide, that slide will not be auto numbered, dated, or timed. If you want the slide number, date, or time to appear on a slide with the master omitted, you must type them in manually.

In PowerPoint 3.0 and 4.0, you can specify which elements from the master slide you want an individual slide to adopt.

To do this in PowerPoint 3.0, choose Follow Master from the Slide menu, and select or unselect the elements (Color Scheme, Background Items, Title Style, and/or Body Style) that you want the slide to adopt from the master.

To do this in PowerPoint 4.0, choose Slide Layout, Slide Background, or Slide Color Scheme from the Format menu.

For more information on working with masters in PowerPoint 3.0, refer to pages 155-181 in the Microsoft PowerPoint Handbook. For more information on working with masters in PowerPoint 4.0, refer to pages 44-48 in the Microsoft PowerPoint User’s Guide.

= Additional query words: 2.0 2.00 3.0 3.00 ppt2 ppt30 ppt40 =

Keywords : kbusage Version : windows:2.0,3.0,4.0 Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.