Slide number won't show

[ircha...@officeformac.com]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

No matter how many different ways I try, I can't get a slide number to show up. I add it as an element to a master page. When that didn't work, I removed it and added a footer with slide numbers inside. That didn't work. The footer and slide number elements are not covered by any other elements and they are done in black text on a white background. Why won't the page numbers show up?

[CyberTaz]

I'm not sure from your descriptions how you're actually attempting to
activate slide numbers, so I'm just going to describe the basic procedure:

Go to View> Header & Footer..., click the checkbox for Slide Number, click
OK. There should be nothing more necessary.

The placeholders in the Master are there for the purpose of changing the
formatting & positioning of the slide numbers *if* they're used & have
nothing to do with causing the numbering to be turned on.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 2/23/09 2:56 PM, in article 59b6d...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,

[ircha...@officeformac.com]

I did that before I posted, to no avail. When I got your reply, I tried again but it didn't work. So I went in to check that I had turned on page number properly (clicking the check box and then saying what page number I wanted it to start on) but it was unchecked. So I checked it again and said "apply to all", then immediately reopened "view header and footer" and slide number was unchecked! But i had just checked it twice. So I tried again and again. Every time I went back in to "view header and footer", slide number was unchecked even though I checked it. So it seems that PP is ignoring my effort to set the page number.

[CyberTaz]

The only reason I know of for that is if you are on the Title Slide & have
the box checked for "Don't show on Title Slide". If you select a different
slide the number should show & the settings will be in place in the dialog.

If the numbers aren't showing on the other slides it may be that you've done
something in the Masters as a result of your previous efforts. You may need
to go back to Master Slide view & use the Insert> Master Placeholders> Slide
Number command to replace the placeholder.

If you still have a problem try creating a new presentation, insert a few
slides & turn on page numbers to see whether it's a general issue or just a
condition with the currently problematic file. BTW - You can also use the
Insert menu to select either Slide Number or Date & Time in order to get
into the Header & Footer dialog.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 2/23/09 7:15 PM, in article 59b6d...@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,