Can't see text in template

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Gene

Greetings,
I dwnlded a template from MS and it has the usual "place your text here"
area's. When I print preview the template without adding my own text the
"place your text here" is not displayed. Even when I replace the template
text with my own text it will not display in PP mode or even print to the
printer. How can this text appear on the monitor but not in PP or to the
printer??? Help is appreciated.......... MUG
 
This is a PowerPoint question, but you've ended up in the Word newsgroup.

Anyway, that specific text in the placeholders ("click to add text") is
designed not to show up in a slide show or when you print. Only text you
actually type in will show/print.

If you go to View/Master/Slide Master and replace that "click to add text"
with your own text, it still reverts to "click to add text" when you look at
the slide (View/Normal). That's because the "click to add text" statement
cannot be changed -- because it has these special attributes, as you've
noticed.

If you have more PPT questions, you will want to post them in the PPT group.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint will get you there
in OE, which I see is what you're using to post.
 
This is *not* a PPT question. PP here refers to Print Preview.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Echo S said:
This is a PowerPoint question, but you've ended up in the Word newsgroup.

Anyway, that specific text in the placeholders ("click to add text") is
designed not to show up in a slide show or when you print. Only text you
actually type in will show/print.

If you go to View/Master/Slide Master and replace that "click to add text"
with your own text, it still reverts to "click to add text" when you look at
the slide (View/Normal). That's because the "click to add text" statement
cannot be changed -- because it has these special attributes, as you've
noticed.

If you have more PPT questions, you will want to post them in the PPT group.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint will get you there
in OE, which I see is what you're using to post.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


Gene said:
Greetings,
I dwnlded a template from MS and it has the usual "place your text here"
area's. When I print preview the template without adding my own text the
"place your text here" is not displayed. Even when I replace the template
text with my own text it will not display in PP mode or even print to the
printer. How can this text appear on the monitor but not in PP or to the
printer??? Help is appreciated.......... MUG
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Most likely the text areas are text boxes. These do not print or display in
Print Preview unless you have "Drawing objects" checked on the Print tab of
Tools | Options.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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My apologies. It sounded exactly like questions we get in the PPT group.

I'll bow out and leave the Word stuff to the Word experts!

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Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
This is *not* a PPT question. PP here refers to Print Preview.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Echo S said:
This is a PowerPoint question, but you've ended up in the Word newsgroup.

Anyway, that specific text in the placeholders ("click to add text") is
designed not to show up in a slide show or when you print. Only text you
actually type in will show/print.

If you go to View/Master/Slide Master and replace that "click to add text"
with your own text, it still reverts to "click to add text" when you
Click to expand...
look
at
the slide (View/Normal). That's because the "click to add text" statement
cannot be changed -- because it has these special attributes, as you've
noticed.

If you have more PPT questions, you will want to post them in the PPT group.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.powerpoint will get you there
in OE, which I see is what you're using to post.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


Gene said:
Greetings,
I dwnlded a template from MS and it has the usual "place your text here"
area's. When I print preview the template without adding my own text the
"place your text here" is not displayed. Even when I replace the template
text with my own text it will not display in PP mode or even print to the
printer. How can this text appear on the monitor but not in PP or to the
printer??? Help is appreciated.......... MUG
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I thought that also but that option is checked in the options area. None of
the text shows up - not the pre-printed text or the text I add. It is on
the monitor but disappears in print preview and when sent to the printer.
This just baffles me as it is an MS template from the MS website (a template
to print out DVD back cover and small side panels for jewel cases) not some
off the wall 3rd party one. This has got to be something easy but it is
eluding me.
 
Are you sure you checked the PRINT (not VIEW) tab of Tools | Options?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.
 
You were right, I was on the wrong tab. Sorry for not paying attention when
I read you reply. I'm always checking the VIEW tab from force of habit.
Now I can proceed to make the DVD covers. Thanks so much for the help I
appreciate it very much............ Gene
 
I'm glad I was right (and stubborn) since I couldn't think of any other
possible explanation!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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all may benefit.
 
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