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Duplicate Layer Issue
Definitely "unexpected behavior" if you duplicate a layer and it doesn't look like the original. For that, follow Joe's advice about sharing the file with the support staff, along with a video if possible.
You also asked this:
"Second, when I go to try to manually change the slide format to match the base layer, the format is not even available. It is simply not in the list. What is going on?"
The base layers of slides use Slide Master layouts. Other layers use Feedback Master layouts.
This means that when you go to Apply Layout, you'll see the Slide Master layouts if you're on the base. But you'll only see the Feedback Master layouts if you're on a layer. They aren't interchangeable. If you want a base-like layout for upper layers, you'll need to add that as a new Feedback Master layout.
Is there a way to easily duplicate the Slide Master layouts into the Feedback Master?
It'll likely be a putzy process, going back and forth between views for copying from a Slide layout and pasting to a Feedback layout.
- It's probably easiest to start by duplicating the existing Blank Feedback layout. (If you insert a new Feedback layout, it'll have the background elements used in the master layout.)
- Some items can be copied and pasted from a Slide layout to a Feedback layout. But text formatting in the Title text box doesn't transfer correctly.