How to Simulate Building Two Text Boxes on One Slide
  
PSS ID Number: Q122429
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
4.00 4.00a 4.00c | 4.00
 
MACINTOSH WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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You can use a build effect on only one text object per slide in PowerPoint
4.0. You can, however, simulate building two or more text objects if you
use multiple slides.
 
Use one of the following procedures:
 
Method 1:
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 1. From the Insert menu, choose New Slide.
 
 2. From the AutoLayout list, choose the Two-Column Text layout located on
    the second row, first column. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide
    as Slide A.
 
 3. Select the text frame on the right and delete it.
 
 4. Type your desired text in the left or remaining text frame.
 
 5. Select the text frame on the left and choose Copy from the Edit
    menu.
 
 6. Select New Slide from the Insert menu, and again choose the Two
    Column Text layout. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide as
    Slide B.
 
 7. Select and delete the text frame on the right side of Slide B.
 
 8. Move the remaining text frame from the left side of the slide to
    the right.
 
 9. Make sure that nothing is selected and choose Paste from the Edit
    menu. A duplicate of the text frame from Slide A will appear.
 
10. The two frames may overlap. If this is so, put your cursor on the line
    of the text frame you just pasted in. Hold down the left mouse button
    and drag the frame into place on the left side. The text frame on
    Slide A should be in the same place as the text frame on the left of
    Slide B.
 
11. Add text to the frame on the right of Slide B.
 
12. From the Tools menu, choose Build. Choose the build effect you
    want to use. Go back to Slide A. Choose the same build effect.
 
13. Return to Slide B and select Transition from the Tools menu. Set the
    Effect to No Transition, and set the Advance for Automatically After 0
    Seconds.
 
Method 2:
 
 1. From the Insert menu, choose New Slide.
 
 2. From the AutoLayout list, choose the Two-Column Text layout located on
    the second row, first column. Choose OK. We will refer to this slide
    as Slide A.
 
 3. Select the text frame on the right and delete it.
 
 4. Type your desired text in the left or remaining text frame.
 
 5. Select the text frame on the left and choose Copy from the Edit menu.
 
 6. Select New Slide from the Insert menu, and choose the graph and text
    layout located on the third row, second column. Choose OK. We will
    refer to this slide as Slide B.
 
 7. Select and delete the graph placeholder on Slide B.
 
 8. Make sure that nothing is selected and choose paste from the Edit menu
    and paste in the left text box.
 
 9. Add text to the frame on the right of Slide B.
 
10. From the Tools menu, choose Build. Choose the build effect you
    want to use. Go back to Slide A. Choose the same build effect.
 
13. Return to Slide B and select Transition from the Tools menu. Set the
    Effect to No Transition, and set the Advance for Automatically After 0
    Seconds.
 
NOTES: To help in the alignment of the text frames, you can use the guides
located in the View menu. If you used the Dim Previous Points build option
on Slide A, you will need to change the color of the text frame located on
the left side of Slide B to the same color as your dimmed color on Slide
A.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Even though PowerPoint 4.0 has an AutoLayout slide with two text objects
on it, only the left text object will be built or appear in the Outline.
This is true even if you delete the text object on the left.
 
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Keywords          : kbhowto kbusage
Version           : 4.00 4.00a 4.00c | 4.00
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto
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