how to keep the original formatting when copying a slide into a different powerpoint file

HOW TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL FORMATTING WHEN COPYING A SLIDE INTO A DIFFERENT POWERPOINT FILE

By Wendy Tietz, PhD, CPA, CMAKent State University

Assume you want to insert this slide…

….into this presentation

PASTE OPTIONS WHEN COPYING A SLIDE FROM A DIFFERENT

PRESENTATION• Right-click and copy your slide and then go to where

you want to paste it in the new presentation

PASTE OPTIONS WHEN COPYING A SLIDE FROM A DIFFERENT

PRESENTATION• Right-click and copy your slide and then go to where

you want to paste it in the new presentation• Next, right click between the existing slides where

you want to insert your new slide in the new presentation

PASTE OPTIONS WHEN COPYING A SLIDE FROM A DIFFERENT

PRESENTATION• Right-click and copy your slide and then go to where

you want to paste it in the new presentation• Next, right click between the existing slides where

you want to insert your new slide in the new presentation

• Here are your options:

COPIED SLIDE FORMATTING CHANGES TO MATCH NEW

PRESENTATION• Right-click and copy your slide and then go to where

you want to paste it in the new presentation• Next, right click between the existing slides where

you want to insert your new slide in the new presentation

• Here are your options:Paste with formatting of the current presentation

Slide changes formatting to match presentation

COPIED SLIDE KEEPS ORIGINAL FORMATTING

• Right-click the slide you want to copy and then go to where you want to paste it in the new presentation

• Next, right click between the existing slides where you want to insert your new slide in the new presentation

• Here are your options:

Paste with formatting of the original presentation

Slide retains original formatting

COPIED SLIDE BECOMES AN IMAGE IN NEW PRESENTATION

• Right-click the slide you want to copy and then go to where you want to paste it in the new presentation

• Next, right click between the existing slides where you want to insert your new slide in the new presentation

• Here are your options:Paste as an image on your slide

Slide is an image on another slide

Copyright © 2016 by Dr. Wendy Tietz. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-

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Questions or comments? Contact Dr. Wendy Tietz at wtietz@kent.edu