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August 19th, 2004, 09:47 PM
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Anything like F4 in Word to repeat formatting changes on selected
Is there a function in PPT2003 that works like F4 in Word? Lets you select
text, change color, bolding, etc., then repeat with new selected text just by pressing the key/keys? -- Thanks for your help. 
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August 20th, 2004, 12:23 AM
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You can do this from VBA using Shape.PickUp() to get the formating
information of a shape and Shape.Apply() to apply it to another shape. If you simply create macros that do this, you can assign the F4 button to run this macro. Inbar. "Blurry" wrote: Is there a function in PPT2003 that works like F4 in Word? Lets you select text, change color, bolding, etc., then repeat with new selected text just by pressing the key/keys? -- Thanks for your help.
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August 20th, 2004, 12:28 AM
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Blurry,
Powerpoint 2004 should have the F4 feature built in. http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorial...htm#6.%20%20F4 Have you tried it ? See also a A BRIGHTER, BETTER FORMAT PAINTER TOOL Misc. Tips 3 http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00361.htm Cheers TAJ Simmons microsoft powerpoint mvp awesome - powerpoint backgrounds, free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com Is there a function in PPT2003 that works like F4 in Word? Lets you select text, change color, bolding, etc., then repeat with new selected text just by pressing the key/keys? -- Thanks for your help.
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August 20th, 2004, 12:31 AM
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See #6 at http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorial...uicktricks.htm
Try the Format Painter. It's the icon that looks like a paintbrush, next to "cut", "copy", and "paste" icons on the toolbar. Search for Format Painter in the help file and it will explain how to use it. -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials "Blurry" wrote in message ... Is there a function in PPT2003 that works like F4 in Word? Lets you select text, change color, bolding, etc., then repeat with new selected text just by pressing the key/keys? -- Thanks for your help.
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August 20th, 2004, 02:04 PM
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In article , Inbar wrote:
You can do this from VBA using Shape.PickUp() to get the formating information of a shape and Shape.Apply() to apply it to another shape. If you simply create macros that do this, you can assign the F4 button to run this macro. How do you assign the F4 button to run the macro? That'd be a very useful thing to know. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================
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August 20th, 2004, 06:27 PM
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Acutally in PowerPoint you cannot assign shortcut keys to commands. Only Word
supports this. So, you would have to create the macro, and then add a button to a menu for this macro simply by going to View-CommandBars-Customize and finding the macro menu and adding your macro to a new button. To really hook to F4 you would have to use eventhanlder for the keyboard. Inbar. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , Inbar wrote: You can do this from VBA using Shape.PickUp() to get the formating information of a shape and Shape.Apply() to apply it to another shape. If you simply create macros that do this, you can assign the F4 button to run this macro. How do you assign the F4 button to run the macro? That'd be a very useful thing to know. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================
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August 21st, 2004, 03:43 AM
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But if you do this, your button will generally only work when the presentation
containing the macro code is open or at least available. To make it reliably available, you'd need to turn it into an addin. In article , Inbar wrote: Acutally in PowerPoint you cannot assign shortcut keys to commands. Only Word supports this. So, you would have to create the macro, and then add a button to a menu for this macro simply by going to View-CommandBars-Customize and finding the macro menu and adding your macro to a new button. To really hook to F4 you would have to use eventhanlder for the keyboard. Inbar. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , Inbar wrote: You can do this from VBA using Shape.PickUp() to get the formating information of a shape and Shape.Apply() to apply it to another shape. If you simply create macros that do this, you can assign the F4 button to run this macro. How do you assign the F4 button to run the macro? That'd be a very useful thing to know. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================ -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================
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August 23rd, 2004, 06:27 PM
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Yes, that's correct. You can save it as a PPA and set the registry to load it
everytime PPT loads. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: But if you do this, your button will generally only work when the presentation containing the macro code is open or at least available. To make it reliably available, you'd need to turn it into an addin. In article , Inbar wrote: Acutally in PowerPoint you cannot assign shortcut keys to commands. Only Word supports this. So, you would have to create the macro, and then add a button to a menu for this macro simply by going to View-CommandBars-Customize and finding the macro menu and adding your macro to a new button. To really hook to F4 you would have to use eventhanlder for the keyboard. Inbar. "Steve Rindsberg" wrote: In article , Inbar wrote: You can do this from VBA using Shape.PickUp() to get the formating information of a shape and Shape.Apply() to apply it to another shape. If you simply create macros that do this, you can assign the F4 button to run this macro. How do you assign the F4 button to run the macro? That'd be a very useful thing to know. -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================ -- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Featured Presenter, PowerPoint Live 2004 October 10-13, San Diego, CA www.PowerPointLive.com ================================================
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