Struggling to change powerpoint background on pre existing presentation

[Debbys]

Hi There

I have a 44 slide presentation that I need to change the background on and really don’t fancy doing it slide by slide.

I have a background saved as a jpeg and also as a pp master slide and have also created a .potx template, but, no matter what I try I cannot insert this background onto the 44 slide ppt.

I am obviously doing something wrong because there must be a way, but if for example a click on the 1st thumbnail of the ppt I want to change, ctrl A, ctrl C then go to the ppt master I want to use and select paste using destination theme, slide 1 is a blank [but correct] master then the other 44 have a completely white background.

Please can someone point out where I am going idiotically wrong.

TIA

[Aussiebear]

Welcome to VBAX Debbys. If we are very lucky John Wilson (Power Point guru) might see this thread and possibly offer some assistance.

[Debbys]

Thank you Aussiebear, I certainly hope that he does :-)

[Aussiebear]

Until he gets here, could you attach a sample please so others might be able to have a crack at it.

[Aussiebear]

A quick look at Microsoft gives us the following to change the background

ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.Background.Fill.PresetGradient _
    Style:=msoGradientHorizontal, Variant:=1, _
    PresetGradientType:=msoGradientLateSunset

This example sets the background of slide one in the active presentation to a preset shade.

With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
    .FollowMasterBackground = False
    .Background.Fill.PresetGradient Style:=msoGradientHorizontal, _
        Variant:=1, PresetGradientType:=msoGradientLateSunset
End With

[Debbys]

Hi Aussiebear

That last post is double dutch to me I'm afraid :-( I'm not sure what you mean by attach a sample?

[Aussiebear]

Rather than anyone who wishes to help having to design a powerpoint slide, it would be extremely helpful if you provided one with the background you wish to change.

[Aussiebear]

This MS office example sets the background for all slides in the active presentation

With ActivePresentation.Slides.Range 
    .FollowMasterBackground = False 
    .Background.Fill.PresetGradient msoGradientHorizontal, _ 
        1, msoGradientLateSunset 
End With

[Paul_Hossler]

Hi There

I have a 44 slide presentation that I need to change the background on and really don’t fancy doing it slide by slide.

Please can someone point out where I am going idiotically wrong.

Delete 42 slides and attach resulting PPTX using instruction in my sig

Probably don't need VBA or the POTX at all.

But as a really wild guess, it might be that the PP creator person put the BG on each slide individually (ugh)

[Debbys]

Hi Paul

Thanks for the reply. What is the BG?

Just had another play with the slides and I can't do anything to them at all, even if I if I go into design, format background the only thing that will actually work is the hide background graphics option, solid, gradient, picture or pattern fill don't do anything.

I am a little reluctant to pop a slide on here as it has company branding on it, and although I have their permission to use and rebrand the slides I don't think that I should be posting on a public forum :-(

[Debbys]

I don't know how to do the code? Sorry, I have just realised that I am maybe on a forum that is too advanced for my skills

[Aussiebear]

That's okay Debbys. I don't use Powerpoint but maybe someone will present a sample powerpoint slide that we don't have to build.

[Paul_Hossler]

Hi Paul

Thanks for the reply. What is the BG?

Just had another play with the slides and I can't do anything to them at all, even if I if I go into design, format background the only thing that will actually work is the hide background graphics option, solid, gradient, picture or pattern fill don't do anything.

I am a little reluctant to pop a slide on here as it has company branding on it, and although I have their permission to use and rebrand the slides I don't think that I should be posting on a public forum :-(

BG = BackGround, i.e. the picture you want to use or something

Replace company name and sensitive data or what ever with "ABC"

Delete all but probably only 2 or 3 slides

There's many ways it could have been done, so we're probably just guessing without seeing an sample

[Debbys]

I can't delete anything the background has onviously been done with photoshop or similar and then saved as an image so I can't actally delete anything on it

[Paul_Hossler]

well, maybe you can find an in-hous PP expert who can look at it and help although ithink that just the background image would be sensitive

[John Wilson]

Really anyone that can really help will need to see the slides.
Just checking though...

Have you gone to View >> Slide Master to check whether anything can be changed there?

In that view make sure you scroll right up to the larger master slide.

[Debbys]

just double checked slide master view and if I go to the large master and then click it selecys the whole slide like selecting a jpeg - I am ploughing through now copy and pasting into the new master.

Thank you everyone for trying to help and I should have considered company confidentiality before posting.

[kakuai1]

Hi There

I have a 44 slide presentation that I need to change the background on and really don’t fancy doing it slide by slide.

I have a background saved as a jpeg and also as a pp master slide and have also created a .potx template, but, no matter what I try I cannot insert this background onto the 44 slide ppt.

I am obviously doing something wrong because there must be a way, but if for example a click on the 1st thumbnail of the ppt I want to change, ctrl A, ctrl C then go to the ppt master I want to use and select paste using destination theme, slide 1 is a blank [but correct] master then the other 44 have a completely white background.

Please can someone point out where I am going idiotically wrong.

TIA

How can I change the background of all slides in a pre-existing PowerPoint presentation using a master slide or template? please let me know.