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Q120956: PPT: Presentation Using Template Ignores Default Setting

Article: Q120956
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): 4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 12-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, version 4.0 
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For a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 version of this article, see Q291930.

For a Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 version of this article, see Q212305.

SYMPTOMS
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If you format the default presentation (called Blank Presentation.pot in
PowerPoint 7.0, and Default.ppt in PowerPoint 4.0) with a custom orientation
and/or size, and save your changes, when you choose a new presentation with a
specific template, the presentation does not use the new default slide settings.

RESOLUTION
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To keep your custom slide setup, choose Blank Presentation, then add the desired
template rather than selecting the Template option in the New Presentation
dialog box.

On the File menu, click New, and then click Blank Presentation. The new
presentation follows the default template. Click the Template button in the
lower-right corner of the PowerPoint window, or click Presentation Template on
the Format menu and select the desired template. The template is added without
changing the desired orientation and size.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you create a presentation based on a template, the size of the presentation
is determined by the template. If you create a presentation based on the
AutoContent Wizard, the size of the slide is determined by the Wizard.

PowerPoint uses the saved information in the default presentation file only when
you choose the blank presentation option.


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Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.00c power point powerpt 7.00 winppt ppt95

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerptMacSearch kbPowerPt95Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt400Mac kbPowerPt400c kbPowerPt400a
Version           : :4.0,4.0a,4.0c,7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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