Changing color of an equation

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I created an equation for a power point slide & cant
figure out how to change the color from black to white so
that it's easy to see on the slide.

Thanks!
 
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Hello,

This is a limitation of the Equation object. It does not understand the OLE
color scheme data that PowerPoint sends to it (unlike Graph), so changes to
the color scheme have no effect on Equation objects (I don't know if the
full-blown product from MathType has the same limitation)

Here's an older KB article, but the situation and workaround are unchanged
so it still applies: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=188622

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
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I tried following the workaround, cutting the equation
object & pasting special as a picture, then double
clicking on it to convert to a powerpoint object.

However, I still can't change the color. I'm assuming I
need the text color tool from the drawing bar & it is not
available, it's continuing to default to black & doesn't
give me any other option. I'm also not able to select
the "text". I'm only able to select the whole object.

Thanks!
 
[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello,

You might have to ungroup more than once before the object is decomposed
into the individual elements which can be edited using the text and drawing
tools in PowerPoint to the degree of control that you need.

Try this simpler workaround (in a backup copy of slide of course):

1) Select Equation object
2) Right-Click -> Grouping -> Ungroup
3) When prompted, choose "Yes" to convert object to Microsoft Office
Drawing objects

The resulting group of Microsoft Office Drawing objects will generally be a
combination of text boxes and Office Drawing lines, so you would use the
"Font Color" and "Line Color" tools on the selected group to change them to
a color which works best against the background you have chosen. If are
using the Color Schemes throughout the presentation, it's probably best to
2nd color in the color scheme for both the text and lines in the group so
that, if you decide to change the color scheme or design later on the
equation text and line color will automatically adjust and still look good
with the colors of the new design and/or color scheme.

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

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Julie said:
I created an equation for a power point slide & cant
figure out how to change the color from black to white so
that it's easy to see on the slide.
Click to expand...

One way to do this is to make sure your Picture toolbar is turned on, then
select the equation and choose "recolor" from the Picture toolbar.

You may not be able to change the color of individual items (only the
equation as a whole), but at least you don't have to ungroup it.
 
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