New slide layout

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Steve

When a new slide is inserted the default layout is always
a bulleted list. Is there a way to make the new slide
layout be the same as the current slide at the insertion
point so the user doesn't have to change the layout for
each new slide?
 
If you Insert > Duplicate Slide, you'll get the desired layout, but you'll
need to edit the data.
 
PowerPoint 97 and 2000 give me same layout as the previous. PowerPoint 2002
and 2003 always give me "Title and Text" layout.
 
FWIW, I get the same as TAJ in 2002/2003

Michael

That's weird.....ppt 97 and ppt 2002/xp gives me the bullet list everytime

TAJ
 
Chirag,
I like this addition. Gonna save a lot of time when creating non-bullet
slides!

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The way I have always worked is to use a completly empty
page when designing PowerPoint.

I create an empty template by:

open new document
delete all the preset boxes on the page
delete all preset boxes in master view
save as a template and call it 'start'

In power point I go to - file - new and in the general tab
I double click my 'start' template

This I find is a very usefull way to create pages the way
I want them to look not Microsofts way and
every time I use ctrl + M an empty page appears!

Any good to you?

Scotia
 
So is that like....totally ignoring the slide master and creating page by
hand method?

TAJ
 
Not for me it isn't! I save a whole bunch of time by spending time
designing a thoughtful template. Then throughout the development of a
presentation the benefit is quick and easy changes, consistency of style,
and ease of input. You don't have to use a pre-made template. Design it
yourself.
 
This will work for some things, sure. Especially if the slides are
constantly changing they general appearance. This is good for picture slide
shows, some high-end graphic stuff and the like.

But, if you want a presentation that looks well-planned and consistent from
slide to slide; say for a speech where the focus is on the content of the
slide and not the design: than a good template can save hours of tinkering
time.

As with many things, PowerPoint is flexible enough to allow for both
methods. (Maybe Bill knew.)

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Hello Chirag,

Beginning with PowerPoint 2002, the New Slide command always inserts a
slide using the "Title and Text" slide layout. Prior to PowerPoint 2002,
the New Slide command would insert a slide using the same layout as the
current slide (unless the current slide used the Title layout after which
we would insert a "Title and Text" slide under the assumption that most
people don't want two Title slides together.).

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should provide more options/control over the default slide layout (without
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