hey guys, I have 2 powerpoints that I need to merge.


and they both need to have custom background graphics that has been provided to me.

I am trying to find an option that lets me apply this custom background graphics to all slides but its just not there.
this is increadibly frustrating because I dont understand why it needs to be this complicated.

I have though of somehow taking this custom background and adding it to my other graphics or designs but I dont know how or see the option for it.

I have tried to find the simple command of "apply to all" but it is not there either.

can anyone please help me? I just want all slides to have the same background graphics as the first post... I have office 2007.

thank you.

Sounds like the "background" is an image that has been inserted and sent to the back on all slides. This is NOT the same thing as a correctly inserted background and difficult to get out of.

If you have the image as a file:

Right click a blank are choose Format background and Picture/Texture and then FILE from the choices choices. Navigate to the image file and apply to all.

BUT if the slides already have a "sent to back" image you will have to delete them all!
This macro might do that for you (depending on what has been done) Make sure you work on a copy

Sub fixFakeback()
Dim osld As Slide
For Each osld In ActivePresentation.Slides
If osld.Shapes(1).Type = msoPicture Then osld.Shapes(1).Delete
If osld.Shapes(1).Type = msoPlaceholder Then
If osld.Shapes(1).PlaceholderFormat.ContainedType = msoPicture Then osld.Shapes(1).Delete
End If
Next
End Sub

How to use a macro

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