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saving slides

ResolvedVersion 2003

Deborah has attended:
PowerPoint Introduction course
Word Introduction course

Saving Slides

Is it possible to save master slides for future presentations

RE: Saving Slides

Hi Deborah, Thank you for your post, in answer to your question;
PowerPoint is known to delete a slide master from a presentation if it is no longer used. So if you create a new slide master and then apply it to all the slides PowerPoint will assume you no longer want the old one and will remove it.
This can be prevented by using the Preserve Master button
Any new slides masters that you create automatically get the Preserve Master option so they will not be deleted
The default slide and title masters do not have this option set by default so you may want to change it.
To preserve a master switch to the master view and click the Preserve Master button on the Slide Master View toolbar
A little pin icon will appear to indicate that the master will be preserved.
This button is a toggle and pressing this button for a master which already has the Preserve Master option will remove the option and the master could be deleted. I hope that has been of use, regards Pete

PowerPoint tip:

Capture Screenshots in Powerpoint 2010

A great new feature to Powerpoint 2010 is the "screen clipping" command. This allows you to capture an image on your screen directly via powerpoint.

Go to your insert tab on the ribbon and in the images box you will see "sreenshot", click on the arrow and select "screen clipping". Powerpoint will minimise and you will be taken to the next open application or your desktop. Wait a few seconds a your screen will grey out a little and your mouse curser will turn into a + sign. Hold your mouse down and select the area you wish to capture. When you let go of your mouse the selected area will be exported into your powerpoint presentation as an image which you can edit.

It really simple and very effective, give it a go!

This feature is also available on Excel and Word.

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