{"id":1224,"date":"2010-06-09T13:32:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T20:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluew.com\/blog\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2010-06-09T13:32:34","modified_gmt":"2010-06-09T20:32:34","slug":"corrupted-templates-and-master-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayamode.com\/blog\/corrupted-templates-and-master-slides\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrupted Templates and Master Slides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-top: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><strong>Like many of you, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">we\u2019ve run across a number of problems when moving files back and forth between PowerPoint 97-2003 and PowerPoint 2007-10. <\/span>One of the most obvious issues concerns changes to the templates and master slides. Here, we&#8217;ll take a look at what kind of changes to expect and how to deal with them.<\/p>\n<p>First, a quick review of how master slides are set up.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PowerPoint 97-2003 .ppt templates<\/strong> typically contain two linked master slides\u2014one for bullet slides and one for titles. It\u2019s probably safe to say that most .ppt templates contain just two master slides. More advanced .ppt users may opt to add additional master slides. This could be a single extra master with special formatting for agenda or section slides, for example, or one or more sets of extra bullet\/title masters. Multiple masters can provide layout flexibility and save time but working with them takes some experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PowerPoint<\/strong> <strong>2007-10 .pptx templates<\/strong> use an entirely different structure. The default template consists of one master slide with 11 linked layout variations (title, section, text columns, charts, pictures, etc.). Formatting changes made to the master slide ripple through all the linked layouts, but each layout can also be given unique graphics and formatting. You can delete layouts or add new ones. You can also insert one or more additional master sets (meaning another unique master slide with 11 layouts).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The problem: <\/strong>Working on a PowerPoint 97-2003 file in PowerPoint 2007-10 results in changes to the master slides. There seems to be no way around this, and the changes occur even if you\u2019re working in compatibility mode (see blog post on \u201cMicrosoft Office Compatibility Pack for PowerPoint 2007-10\u201d).<br \/>\nWhen you reopen the file in PowerPoint 97-2003, the master slides will no longer be linked. Unlinked masters means the template has lost some of its functionality, making it more difficult to apply slide layouts\u2014particularly title slides, which may revert to default text formatting. Also, any custom slide layouts created in PowerPoint 2007 (for example, slides with unique backgrounds or special slide transitions) will result in additional master slides added to the PowerPoint 2003 template.<br \/>\nThe PowerPoint 2003 template is now corrupted. If the .ppt file is then passed onto others, the corrupted template gets into circulation causing problems for everyone down the road.<br \/>\n<strong>The Solution: <\/strong>The best solution is simply to avoid working on PowerPoint 2007 files in 2003, or vice versa, but we know this is unrealistic. If you <em>must<\/em> work with both versions of PowerPoint, then plan ahead and have on hand two identical templates, one created in PowerPoint 2007 and one in PowerPoint 2003. To fix the template in PowerPoint 2003, you would then reapply the correct template and delete any extra master slides. Unfortunately, the next time the file is opened in 2007, the same template changes will take place.<br \/>\nTo reapply the correct template in PowerPoint 2003:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select Format &gt; Slide Design. In the right task pane, click on Browse (at the bottom of the task pane). Microsoft\u2019s default template folder appears. If your template was saved correctly, it should appear in the list. Select the template and click Apply.<\/li>\n<li>If you can\u2019t find your template in this list and do not know where it is located, navigate to a presentation that you are confident has the correct template with uncorrupted master slides. Select the file and click Apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now you need to delete any extra master slides. The goal is to end up with just the master slides from the template (review the template if you are not sure what the correct master slides look like):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select View &gt; Master &gt; Slide Master. The correct master slides will appear at the very bottom of the list in the left task pane.<\/li>\n<li>To get rid of the extra master slides, right click on each one and select Delete Master.<\/li>\n<li>To return to the slide, select View &gt; Normal. You may need to reapply slide layouts on some of the slides in your presentation, especially the title slides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like many of you, we\u2019ve run across a number of problems when moving files back and forth between PowerPoint 97-2003 and PowerPoint 2007-10. One of the most obvious issues concerns changes to the templates and master slides. Here, we&#8217;ll take a look at what kind of changes to expect and how to deal with them. 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