This article describes how to set object defaults in Microsoft PowerPoint
97 for Windows. You can set the default for a picture, an AutoShape, or a
Text object.
To change the default settings for an AutoShape, follow these steps:
| 1. | Select an object.
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| 2. | On the Format menu, click AutoShape. (To change the default settings
for a Text object, click Text Box.)
NOTE: In some cases you may see a WordArt object or a picture rather
than an AutoShape.
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| 3. | Click the Color And Lines tab and make the changes you want.
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| 4. | Click Default For New Objects and then click OK.
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New objects will now follow the new style.
If you have text in an object, you can save the text style as a default.
Select the text, click Font on the Format menu, and then select the Default
for new objects check box.
NOTE: This procedure changes the default styles for the active presentation
only. To change the default styles for all new presentations, make the
changes in Blank Presentation.pot. This file is located in the Templates
folder.
For more information about changing the default formatting, click the
Office Assistant, click the Index tab, type
templates, click Search,
click Display, and then click to view the "Change the default format of the
blank presentation" topic.
For information about saving an object style as the default, click the
Office Assistant, click the Index tab, type
objects, styles, click
Search, click Display, and then click to view the "Save an object style as
the default" topic.