Re: Dear Microsoft

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I suspect they had to do some magic to make those boxes work together. IIRC, some similar magic happened for the picture layout slides. (We can't make our picture placeholders work exactly like those MS provides for us.)

Probably duplicating that layout and making changes to it would keep the boxes working together. (Sorry, no time to try it here right now.)

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"Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VA.00003c40.11a0011e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <4cdc30a5-54fc-47d0-98dd-37863b7ac457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
wrote:
I'm talking about 2007 Professional here. The latest version. It's
definitely possible to create custom layouts. There is missing
functionality, though, as I described.

OK, I see what you mean, and can produce the same thing here.
Whether you add a content box or duplicate an existing one, the third box doesn't
behave like the first two.

I'll pass this along to MS.


Thx,

-Dan

On Jan 8, 9:33 am, Steve Rindsberg <ab...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article > <15583436-a1ce-4157-8241-538d2c212...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>
>
>
> wrote:
> > Dear Microsoft,
>
> > The built-in "Two Content Layout" is nice because it automatically
> > maintains consistent font sizes between the two content boxes. If you
> > type more text than will fit in one box, the font will keep getting
> > smaller so it fits. If you look at the other box, its font will be
> > smaller too. This makes your slide look consistent.
>
> > Now, if I use the Slide Master to create my own custom "Two Content
> > Layout", it doesn't work that way. The font in one box can keep
> > getting smaller, but the font in the other box stays large.
>
> > The only way I can get a custom "Two Content Layout" to work exactly
> > the same as a built-in one is to duplicate the original one and edit
> > that. But if I add any more content boxes, it "breaks". The font > > sizes
> > will no longer be consistent between boxes.
>
> You can't create layouts in PPT versions before 2007, so what you want > to do
> wouldn't be possible.
>
> I'm not sure if it's possible in 2007.
>
> What version do you use?
>
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> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
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