PPT97: How to Set Object Defaults in PowerPoint

ID: Q158284

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to set object defaults in Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows. You can set the default for a picture, an AutoShape, or a Text object.

MORE INFORMATION

To change the default settings for an AutoShape, follow these steps:

1. Select an object.

2. On the Format menu, click AutoShape. (To change the default settings

   for a Text object, click Text Box.)

   NOTE: In some cases you may see a WordArt object or a picture rather
   than an AutoShape.

3. Click the Color And Lines tab and make the changes you want.

4. Click Default For New Objects and then click OK.

New objects will now follow the new style.

If you have text in an object, you can save the text style as a default. Select the text, click Font on the Format menu, and then select the Default

for new objects check box.

NOTE: This procedure changes the default styles for the active presentation only. To change the default styles for all new presentations, make the changes in Blank Presentation.pot. This file is located in the Templates folder.

For more information about changing the default formatting, click the Office Assistant, click the Index tab, type "templates," click Search, click Display, and then click to view the "Change the default format of the blank presentation" topic.

For information about saving an object style as the default, click the Office Assistant, click the Index tab, type "objects, styles," click Search, click Display, and then click to view the "Save an object style as the default" topic.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 ppt97 defaults objects colors and lines fills

Keywords          : kbgraphic kbfaq
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: December 1, 1998