Unfortunately I need to have two fonts and two font sizes in that top box.
I realize now that the problem is that the Title box forces Center
justification so I've gone back to each of forty slides and copied the text
in to a new text box and then deleted the Title box and then reformated the
text assigning the fonts and sizes and by default the text box is Left
justified.
Took about ten minutes but the mystery is solved.

thanks,
Steve

"Troy @ TLC Creative" wrote in message
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Both of the visible text boxes receive there formatting from the Master
Slide. Go to VIEW MASTER SLIDE MASTER and format the text box with
the
position, font, and aligment needed. Note: you cannot specify two font
sizes
within this box...
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Best Regards,
Troy Chollar
TLC Creative Services, Inc.
troy at tlc creative dot com
www dot tlccreative dot com
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"-Steve-Krause-" wrote in message
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I am a new user of powerpoint so I don't know some of the terminology to
describe the problem.

I am trying to make a powerpoint assembly instruction document. I use
the
top box for text and below it I insert a picture and use dome of the
drawing
tools to make text boxes and arrows that point to places on the
picture...There are two boxes for placing text. The top box says "Click
to
add title". I want to use the top box to place some text. I want the
text
to have the first line in 18pt Arial and the following lines in 14pt
Times
New Roman. I want them to be Left Justified. I remove the bottom box
and
insert the picture below the top box.

I enter text in the top box and format as described above. I then
Save.
When I open the document again the text is as I entered it with the font
and
font size correct, but the text is always Center justified.

What is happening here and how can I solve the problem?

Thanks,
Steve Krause