Microsoft KB Archive/122429

How to Simulate Building Two Text Boxes on One Slide

PSS ID Number: Q122429 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
• == Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0 ==

SUMMARY

You can use a build effect on only one text object per slide in PowerPoint 4.0. You can, however, simulate building two or more text objects if you use multiple slides.

Use one of the following procedures:

Method 1:

1. From the Insert menu, choose New Slide.
2. From the AutoLayout list, choose the Two-Column Text layout located on the second row, first column. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide as Slide A.
3. Select the text frame on the right and delete it.
4. Type your desired text in the left or remaining text frame.
5. Select the text frame on the left and choose Copy from the Edit menu.
6. Select New Slide from the Insert menu, and again choose the Two Column Text layout. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide as Slide B.
7. Select and delete the text frame on the right side of Slide B.
8. Move the remaining text frame from the left side of the slide to the right.
9. Make sure that nothing is selected and choose Paste from the Edit menu. A duplicate of the text frame from Slide A will appear.
10. The two frames may overlap. If this is so, put your cursor on the line of the text frame you just pasted in. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the frame into place on the left side. The text frame on Slide A should be in the same place as the text frame on the left of Slide B.
11. Add text to the frame on the right of Slide B.
12. From the Tools menu, choose Build. Choose the build effect you want to use. Go back to Slide A. Choose the same build effect.
13. Return to Slide B and select Transition from the Tools menu. Set the Effect to No Transition, and set the Advance for Automatically After 0 Seconds.

Method 2:

1. From the Insert menu, choose New Slide.
2. From the AutoLayout list, choose the Two-Column Text layout located on the second row, first column. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide as Slide A.
3. Select the text frame on the right and delete it.
4. Type your desired text in the left or remaining text frame.
5. Select the text frame on the left and choose Copy from the Edit menu.
6. Select New Slide from the Insert menu, and choose the graph and text layout located on the third row, second column. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide as Slide B.
7. Select and delete the graph placeholder on Slide B.
8. Make sure that nothing is selected and choose paste from the Edit menu and paste in the left text box.
9. Add text to the frame on the right of Slide B.
10. From the Tools menu, choose Build. Choose the build effect you want to use. Go back to Slide A. Choose the same build effect.
11. Return to Slide B and select Transition from the Tools menu. Set the Effect to No Transition, and set the Advance for Automatically After 0 Seconds.

NOTES: To help in the alignment of the text frames, you can use the guides located in the View menu. If you used the Dim Previous Points build option on Slide A, you will need to change the color of the text frame located on the left side of Slide B to the same color as your dimmed color on Slide A.

MORE INFORMATION

Even though PowerPoint 4.0 has an AutoLayout slide with two text objects on it, only the left text object will be built or appear in the Outline. This is true even if you delete the text object on the left.

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