Steve
Wed May 07 17:27:44 CDT 2008
In article <2006FC68-163C-4CD2-8130-DF219D5DBC01@microsoft.com>, David James
wrote:
> Thanks, Steve.
>
> The first option would cause more problems than it solves because of using
> different fonts.
>
> I was looking at your add-in earlier today - and I actually used to use it
> with PPT 2003 - but I didn't see anywhere that PPT2007 compatibility is
> mentioned - and you didn't mention it below. I assumed that it probably
> doesn't -
Actually, it works fairly well generally. But shadows are so different between
2007 and earlier versions that in that area, I don't think it'll be much help.
> as I have found very few add-ins that do - a couple of which I
> really need. Given how long 2007 has been out, this has been somewhat
> surprising - but then I'm not a VBA programmer.
I suspect a lot of add-in writers are waiting for MS to finish PPT 2007.
There are a lot of pipes and wires still unconnected under the hood.
> Why MS doesn't have a user-defined styles capability has always been a total
> puzzle - and frustration.
>
> So does Style Shapes work with 2007?
Generally, yes. And you might still want to give it a go (do download the
latest version first). But the neat 2007 soft shadows ... afraid not.
> "Steve Rindsberg" <abuse@localhost.com> wrote in message
> news:VA.00003f7a.5c58fa45@localhost.com...
> > In article <OiOX8lDsIHA.4876@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, David James wrote:
> >> Is there a way to change the default shadow settings when I choose a
> >> lower-right drop shadow for example?
> >>
> >> I would like to have the default be 0% transparency and 10 for distance.
> >> It
> >> is a pain to have to set it for every object I create.
> >
> > I can think of two ways around this offhand.
> >
> > 1) Create a shape that's formatted the way you want, right click it and
> > choose
> > Set Defaults. From then on, any new shapes will have the same formatting,
> > including shadow settings.
> >
> > 2) Try our ShapeStyles add-in. It lets you "memorize" nearly all the
> > attributes that PPT 2003 and previous support (or any combination of
> > attributes
> > so you don't have all-or-nothing the way you do with format painter). You
> > can
> > pick up just the shadow settings, save them as a named style, then apply
> > them
> > to any shape you like. Or bunches of selected shapes at a time.
> >
> > More info, free demo at:
> >
http://www.pptools.com/shapestyles/
> >
> > The free demo lets you create and use up to five styles at a time. That
> > might
> > be all you need. If so, enjoy the freeware. <g>
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I don't want to use format pickup, because I don't want all the
> >> attributes
> >> all the time.
> >>
> >> What about other object settings? I assume if there's a way for one then
> >> there's a way for all.
> >>
> >> Can this be done in the registry? It has to be getting it's defaults from
> >> somewhere.
> >>
> >> It sure would be nice if you could change these defaults through the
> >> interface.
> >>
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > ================================================
> >
> >
>
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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