Hi Jacki....I don't believe there IS a way to change the default font size for a text box...not in ANY version of PowerPoint, I don't think. You can change the default font size for a text placeholder in the slide master, but not a text box. I could be wrong tho...and if I am, I would love to hear how this can be done. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jacki Fitzpatrick Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 4:37 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] PPT 97 change text box size Hi all: I have PowerPoint 97 SR2 running on Windows NT 4 (yes, I know it's old, but this is my work machine). I know how to make changes to a master slide. But I can't figure out how to change the default text size in a text box, as in on a blank slide inserting a text box. The default is 24 for the text box, even though the default for buletted lists, etc. has been changed (by me) to 12. I hope my question makes sense. Any ideas? Thanks. Jacki ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************