Default shadow settings

Is there a way to change the default shadow settings when I choose a
lower-right drop shadow for example?

I would like to have the default be 0% transparency and 10 for distance. It
is a pain to have to set it for every object I create.

I don't want to use format pickup, because I don't want all the attributes
all the time.

What about other object settings? I assume if there's a way for one then
there's a way for all.

Can this be done in the registry? It has to be getting it's defaults from
somewhere.

It sure would be nice if you could change these defaults through the
interface.

In article , David James wrote:
Is there a way to change the default shadow settings when I choose a
lower-right drop shadow for example?

I would like to have the default be 0% transparency and 10 for distance. It
is a pain to have to set it for every object I create.

I can think of two ways around this offhand.

1) Create a shape that's formatted the way you want, right click it and choose
Set Defaults. From then on, any new shapes will have the same formatting,
including shadow settings.

2) Try our ShapeStyles add-in. It lets you "memorize" nearly all the
attributes that PPT 2003 and previous support (or any combination of attributes
so you don't have all-or-nothing the way you do with format painter). You can
pick up just the shadow settings, save them as a named style, then apply them
to any shape you like. Or bunches of selected shapes at a time.

More info, free demo at:
http://www.pptools.com/shapestyles/

The free demo lets you create and use up to five styles at a time. That might
be all you need. If so, enjoy the freeware. g



I don't want to use format pickup, because I don't want all the attributes
all the time.

What about other object settings? I assume if there's a way for one then
there's a way for all.

Can this be done in the registry? It has to be getting it's defaults from
somewhere.

It sure would be nice if you could change these defaults through the
interface.


-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

Thanks, Steve.

The first option would cause more problems than it solves because of using
different fonts.

I was looking at your add-in earlier today - and I actually used to use it
with PPT 2003 - but I didn't see anywhere that PPT2007 compatibility is
mentioned - and you didn't mention it below. I assumed that it probably
doesn't - as I have found very few add-ins that do - a couple of which I
really need. Given how long 2007 has been out, this has been somewhat
surprising - but then I'm not a VBA programmer.

Why MS doesn't have a user-defined styles capability has always been a total
puzzle - and frustration.

So does Style Shapes work with 2007?

Thanks, again.
Dave

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message
...
In article , David James wrote:
Is there a way to change the default shadow settings when I choose a
lower-right drop shadow for example?

I would like to have the default be 0% transparency and 10 for distance.
It
is a pain to have to set it for every object I create.

I can think of two ways around this offhand.

1) Create a shape that's formatted the way you want, right click it and
choose
Set Defaults. From then on, any new shapes will have the same formatting,
including shadow settings.

2) Try our ShapeStyles add-in. It lets you "memorize" nearly all the
attributes that PPT 2003 and previous support (or any combination of
attributes
so you don't have all-or-nothing the way you do with format painter). You
can
pick up just the shadow settings, save them as a named style, then apply
them
to any shape you like. Or bunches of selected shapes at a time.

More info, free demo at:
http://www.pptools.com/shapestyles/

The free demo lets you create and use up to five styles at a time. That
might
be all you need. If so, enjoy the freeware. g



I don't want to use format pickup, because I don't want all the
attributes
all the time.

What about other object settings? I assume if there's a way for one then
there's a way for all.

Can this be done in the registry? It has to be getting it's defaults from
somewhere.

It sure would be nice if you could change these defaults through the
interface.


-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================

In article , David James
wrote:
Thanks, Steve.

The first option would cause more problems than it solves because of using
different fonts.

I was looking at your add-in earlier today - and I actually used to use it
with PPT 2003 - but I didn't see anywhere that PPT2007 compatibility is
mentioned - and you didn't mention it below. I assumed that it probably
doesn't -

Actually, it works fairly well generally. But shadows are so different between
2007 and earlier versions that in that area, I don't think it'll be much help.

as I have found very few add-ins that do - a couple of which I
really need. Given how long 2007 has been out, this has been somewhat
surprising - but then I'm not a VBA programmer.

I suspect a lot of add-in writers are waiting for MS to finish PPT 2007.
There are a lot of pipes and wires still unconnected under the hood.

Why MS doesn't have a user-defined styles capability has always been a total
puzzle - and frustration.

So does Style Shapes work with 2007?

Generally, yes. And you might still want to give it a go (do download the
latest version first). But the neat 2007 soft shadows ... afraid not.


"Steve Rindsberg" wrote in message
...
In article , David James wrote:
Is there a way to change the default shadow settings when I choose a
lower-right drop shadow for example?

I would like to have the default be 0% transparency and 10 for distance.
It
is a pain to have to set it for every object I create.

I can think of two ways around this offhand.

1) Create a shape that's formatted the way you want, right click it and
choose
Set Defaults. From then on, any new shapes will have the same formatting,
including shadow settings.

2) Try our ShapeStyles add-in. It lets you "memorize" nearly all the
attributes that PPT 2003 and previous support (or any combination of
attributes
so you don't have all-or-nothing the way you do with format painter). You
can
pick up just the shadow settings, save them as a named style, then apply
them
to any shape you like. Or bunches of selected shapes at a time.

More info, free demo at:
http://www.pptools.com/shapestyles/

The free demo lets you create and use up to five styles at a time. That
might
be all you need. If so, enjoy the freeware. g



I don't want to use format pickup, because I don't want all the
attributes
all the time.

What about other object settings? I assume if there's a way for one then
there's a way for all.

Can this be done in the registry? It has to be getting it's defaults from
somewhere.

It sure would be nice if you could change these defaults through the
interface.


-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================




-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================