Powerpoint 2003 master slide change using Powerpoint 2007

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I created Powerpoint 2003 presentations using a master slide containing a
graphic and a textbox. The textbox is editable in Powerpoint 2003. I can
VIEW the master slide in Powerpoint 2003 and easily change the contents of
the textbox. However, when I open one of these presentations in Powerpoint
2007 and VIEW the master slide, I am unable to edit the textbox. If I remove
the background graphics, the graphic (which I want to keep) and the textbox
disappear. This effect makes me think that Powerpoint 2007 has converted the
textbox to a graphic. Is there some way that I can get Powerpoint 2007 to
work the way it did in Powerpoint 2003, so I can change the content of the
textbox and have it show up on all the slides in the presentation? Thanks in
advance.
 
Are you working with the master or an individual slide layout? See
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/editinglayouts.htm -- it might help.

Textboxes in PPT 2007 do work more like graphics, that might be why it
disappears if you omit background graphics, but I really think it's just a
matter of putting it on the slide master -- or removing it from the slide
master and putting it on individual slide layouts as appropriate.
 
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