For me it works ok (using winxp & 1.9.95). I turned off wizard (I've got a distinctive default template setup which is very different than the normal template) and then went to writer. I asked for a new presentation and my default template opened up.
Haven't tried 1.1.4, but it could be that this functionality was correct for Beta 2.0... /paul On 5/16/05, Noel Bray-Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Paul wrote: > > >I've tried this in both 1.1.4 and 1.9.95 and it seems to work as it > >should. With Impress, when you select a new 'impress presentation' you > >always get the initial screen from which you can select the > >appropriate background, or default template. > > > > > I've switched off the autopilot. But, yes, when its running the above works. > > >Are you suggesting that you shouldn't see that initial screen and > >simply have the default template open straight away? > > > Yes thats why I switched off autopilot. So when I select > New/Presentation I expect to see my default master ready for new slides > to be inserted & with all the fonts set up correctly as per the template > I created. I can do this by manually choosing the template either > through the autopilot or through New/Documents & Templates. > > But what I am expecting is the template that I have created and > nominated as default, with a preset background & with our house font > ready to add new slides. Just like a new Writer or Calc document. > > > Alternatively do > >you mean that when you are in that screen your template is not one > >that can be selected? > > > > > No thats not the problem. > > Try this: > Turn Autopilot off (Tools/Options/Presentation/General) > Do File/New/Presentation to get a blank presentation. > Click View/Master/Drawing and change the font style, size, face etc of > the header so that its easily distinguishable. > Click View/Slide, then Insert Slide & choose a slide which uses the > header - you'll see that it shows you the header in your font. > Now save this presentation as a template. > Now Set Template as Default for this template. > Now do File/New/Presentation which SHOULD give us the template we just > created. > Insert/Slide, choose one which uses our changed header.... and no... > we're back to Times New Roman 44... the internal standard template. > > Let me know what you find on your system. > > Noel. > > > > >On 5/13/05, Noel Bray-Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>I'm having trouble getting OpenOffice 1.1.4 to work as expected with a > >>default Impress template. > >> > >>I've got a default template for Writer & for Calc & they both work as > >>expected. File/New/Text Document & File/New/Spreadsheet bring up the > >>templates that I have designated as defaults with no trouble. > >> > >>However, following exactly the same procedure (create & save template; > >>File/Templates/Organize select template, right-click & select Set as > >>Default Template) with Impress, I just get a plain old blank > >>presentation when I File/New/Presentation > >> > >>I'm running Windows 98SE, and have just freshly install OpenOffice 1.1.4 > >>(I uninstalled the upgrade from 1.1.3 in case that was causing problems.) > >> > >>Any ideas? Any questions? > >> > >>Noel. > >> > >>-- > >>Noel Bray-Browning > >>IT Coordinator > >>Carers NSW, Inc > >> > >>Phone: 9280 4744 > >>Fax: 9280 4755 > >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>web: www.carersnsw.asn.au > >> > >>************************************************************************** > >> > >>This message and any attachments are confidential to Carers NSW, Inc. > >>If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by reply and then > >>delete it from your system. You must neither copy the message, alter it, > >>nor disclose its contents to anyone. > >> > >>Thankyou. > >> > >>************************************************************************** > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- > Noel Bray-Browning > IT Coordinator > Carers NSW, Inc > > Phone: 9280 4744 > Fax: 9280 4755 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.carersnsw.asn.au > > ************************************************************************** > > This message and any attachments are confidential to Carers NSW, Inc. > If you have received it by mistake, please let us know by reply and then > delete it from your system. You must neither copy the message, alter it, > nor disclose its contents to anyone. > > Thankyou. > > ************************************************************************** > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
