From: John Wilson john AT technologytrish.co DOT on
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"David Price" wrote:

> John, I've tried this always on several PCs and it always renames the first
> master slide to the name of the template. PLease send your example.
>
> David P
>
> "John Wilson" <john AT technologytrish.co DOT uk> wrote in message
> news:6DC46DA1-7A53-4A4D-9C1F-BCE25A806BC8(a)microsoft.com...
> > Hi David
> >
> > Here I can either open a new file with the default pot and apply my
> > template
> > or New > From my template In both cases the names of the masters are all
> > retained. If you email me I'll send the pot file for you to see what
> > happens
> > there. The name in the status bar is the name or the master slide in use
> > BTW.
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> > "David P" wrote:
> >
> >> John
> >>
> >> I've tried it on 2003 sp3 on XP Pro SP2 and I still can not get it to do
> >> as
> >> I want and as you seem to suggest.
> >>
> >> 1. create a new presentation
> >> 2. in master view rename slide master
> >> 3. save presentation as design template .POT
> >> 4. create a new presentation from the .POT file by using File, New (or
> >> whatever)
> >>
> >> The name of the "design" on the status bar is the name of the POT file
> >> and
> >> in master view the name of the slide master is the name of the POT file
> >> and
> >> in Slide Design task pane the name of the slide miniture is the name of
> >> the
> >> POT file. The renamed master is lost.
> >>
> >> However, if the start a new presentation from the blank template and then
> >> apply the custom POT after then it does show the renamed master.
> >>
> >> It therefore seems pointless to rename the first master slide in a
> >> template.
> >> --
> >> David P
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Wilson" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Probably not a lot of help but that doesn't happen here! The names are
> >> > all
> >> > preserved, I'm using ppt 2003 sp3 on XP Pro SP2 though not Vista
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> >> >
> >> > "David Price" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I am using PWP 2003 on Windows Vista. I have created a template .POT
> >> > > with
> >> > > four master slides. I have renamed and protected each on the masters.
> >> > > When I
> >> > > open the template the master names are intact but if I create a NEW
> >> > > presentation from the template then the name of the first slide
> >> > > master
> >> > > reverts to the name of the template. I have tried chnaging the
> >> > > default slide
> >> > > master so that when I save the template I don't use the first master
> >> > > on any
> >> > > of the slides but this does not make any difference. Any ideas of a
> >> > > way
> >> > > around this?
> >> > >
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