In the theme font editor there are options to select the header and body fonts, but no options for font sizing, nor paragraph formatting, etc. Is there any way to set these for a custom theme?
Use the Master layouts to establish sizes for standard headers and body text. You can also format those text boxes, e.g., re: alignment and spacing.
To make it easier to insert new text boxes on a slide without having to reformat the text each time, create one with the formatting you like. Right-click it and select "Set as Default Text Box." From there on, whenever you insert a new text box in that file, it'll have the same text styling, background, and outline.
Note, however, that this doesn'tcopy the Format Shape > Text Box options (e.g., vertical alignment, autofit, and internal margins). So those would have to be reset each time.
BTW, if I know I'm going to sometimes reuse certain objects but don't want them on a Master layout, I create an extra scene, and put those objects on a slide there. Then I can quickly copy and paste the one I need that already has the proper formatting. This is especially handy if you want a text box with multiple formats, e.g., a centered heading followed by left-aligned text.
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Use the Master layouts to establish sizes for standard headers and body text. You can also format those text boxes, e.g., re: alignment and spacing.
To make it easier to insert new text boxes on a slide without having to reformat the text each time, create one with the formatting you like. Right-click it and select "Set as Default Text Box." From there on, whenever you insert a new text box in that file, it'll have the same text styling, background, and outline.
BTW, if I know I'm going to sometimes reuse certain objects but don't want them on a Master layout, I create an extra scene, and put those objects on a slide there. Then I can quickly copy and paste the one I need that already has the proper formatting. This is especially handy if you want a text box with multiple formats, e.g., a centered heading followed by left-aligned text.
Thanks, that gives me some great tips. I gather that layots don't have provisions for multiple text styles?
In the Master layouts, you're limited to one "style" per text box. You can insert as many text boxes/placeholders as you want, though.
BTW, I'm pretty most of us wish the Storyline allowed us to define styles the way Word does. Maybe someday...
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