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From: David James on 7 May 2008 07:56 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 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.
From: Steve Rindsberg on 7 May 2008 06:41 In article <OiOX8lDsIHA.4876(a)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 ================================================
From: David James on 7 May 2008 14:32 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 - 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. 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? Thanks, again. Dave "Steve Rindsberg" <abuse(a)localhost.com> wrote in message news:VA.00003f7a.5c58fa45(a)localhost.com... > In article <OiOX8lDsIHA.4876(a)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 > ================================================ > >
From: Steve Rindsberg on 7 May 2008 14:27 In article <2006FC68-163C-4CD2-8130-DF219D5DBC01(a)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(a)localhost.com> wrote in message > news:VA.00003f7a.5c58fa45(a)localhost.com... > > In article <OiOX8lDsIHA.4876(a)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 > > ================================================ > > > > > ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
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