Default Green

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Ross

Thanks to Kathryn J. for the answer to my default green
question. For some reason I can't find that thread on the
newsgroup when read from communities.microsoft.com
however, I was able to find it with a Google Groups search.

Was it because I used the word 'Yuck' in my subject? Who
knows - anyway, thanks for pointing out that to change the
default you need to draw an object first, then right click
to set the default property for future draws. Not very
obvious, but I'm happy to say I'll never have to deal with
the Default Green again (thanks KJ!)

Ross.
 
The word "Yuck" has been applied many times in the past to the web based
news group interface. <g>
 
You are quite welcome. Don't know why that thread doesn't show up over on
communities... Maybe it just wants you to keep using that green color....
{g}

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Hi Ross,

| knows - anyway, thanks for pointing out that to change the
| default you need to draw an object first, then right click
| to set the default property for future draws. Not very
| obvious, but I'm happy to say I'll never have to deal with
| the Default Green again (thanks KJ!)

You don't actually have draw an object first to change the default fill or
line color for shapes since, by default, they derive that from the color
scheme. If you change the default color by drawing a shape first and use a
non-color scheme color you may not end up with desired results if/when you
change the design or color scheme for the presentation. If you want to have
different default colors for shapes, but you still want text, fill and line
colors to still work together well when you change designs or color schemes
you should do the following instead:

In PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003

1) Format -> Slide Design <brings up slide design task pane>
2) Click on Color Schemes link <note the color of the fill for the shape in
the color thumbnails representing each color scheme>
3) If it exists, choose a color scheme that has a combination of
background, text, line and fill colors that you find more pleasing.
4) If you don't see a color scheme that has what you want the edit or
create a new color scheme by clicking on the Edit Color Schemes link at
bottom of task pane.
<go to: Editing fill color in Edit Color Scheme dialog>

In PowerPoint 97 and PowerPoint 2000:

1) There is no task pane so you to apply or edit color schemes simply
choose Format -> Slide Color Scheme <this brings up essentially the same
dialog that you get when following step 4 above in PowerPoint 2002 and
PowerPoint 2003.

Editing fill color in Edit Color Scheme dialog:

1) In the "Standard" tab select the color scheme that you want to modify
2) Choose the "Custom" tab to see the intended use for each of the colors
in the selected color scheme
3) Double-click on the color square next to the word "Fills" to edit the
default fill color
4) In the Fill Color dialog choose the new default fill color for that
color scheme
5) Click OK
6) Back in Custom tab of dialog see how well the color fits with the other
colors in the color scheme. Repeat steps 3-6 until satisfied with your
color choice.
7) Click Apply.

NOTE: Now any new shapes (or existing shapes that used the old default
fill color) will use the new default color for the color scheme applied to
your slide(s).

Color schemes are a powerful tool once you understand how they are used in
PowerPoint.

John Langhans

Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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