PPT97: Font Attributes Not Retained When Pasting to Text Box (164116)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q164116

SYMPTOMS

Text copied from the Title placeholder does not retain font attributes when you paste it into another placeholder, text box, or shape.

CAUSE

Font attributes change when you paste text into any of the following:

A placeholder that does not follow the Title placeholder on the master slide.
A text box or AutoShape that uses the font and font size, which currently appears in the Formatting toolbar.
An object that contains different font formatting.
An object that already contains text.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following methods to work around this issue.

Method 1: Use Format Painter

Select the text that has the formatting you want to copy.
Click the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar.

The pointer will now look like a paint brush.
Drag the paint brush pointer across the text you want to format.

Method 2: Change the font

Select the text you want to format.
On the Format menu, click Font.
Select the options you want, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about copying text formatting, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

formatting text, copying formatting

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Copy the attributes of an object or text" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/9/2000
Keywords:	kbprb kbusage KB164116