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changing Presenter Notes font size, color, etc

So, I've been puzzled for the longest time how to change the Presenter Notes text / paragraph for all slides at one time.
I often import files from PPT and need to type notes during lectures. However, sometimes, the presenter notes text is white, and then I have to change each slide to black text as I move along the lecture.
Other times, I need to change the font type and line spacing.

Is there a way to change all presenter notes text/paragraph all at once?
If I select all slides, the option to change the Presenter Notes grays out.
And the option is not available if I select the master slides.
And, there is no option to 'make text the default' setting, as often enough this might be an expected menu item but I can't seem to see anything of similar nature.

I welcome all comments.
Regards. Radu

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Oct 25, 2010 9:43 AM

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ThePathCondition

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Posted on Apr 5, 2015 5:55 AM

In the latest Keynote, you can click on the presenter notes of any slide, and you should see on the right the "Presenter Notes" style currently applied to the text. If you don't see that, then you should make sure all presenter notes on slides first have the same base style applied.

Now you can change any style settings of the text (font, size, etc.), then apply them on all presenter notes by clicking on the style name, then on the right arrow next to the "Presenter Notes" entry in the dropdown menu, then selecting "Redefine from selection". Now all presenter notes should be the same new style.

Note that this operation will preserve any changes in the text to the base style (e.g., making some parts of the text bold).

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Feb 7, 2011 2:17 PM in response to Craig Syverson

Nice work Craig, thanks for sharing. As for the iPad problem, you are own your there as I still have not gotten one.

Gary_79

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8 points

Feb 12, 2011 10:52 AM in response to iRadu

Here is a quick fix.
Click anywhere in the presenter notes section of ppt to make it active.
Then hit (cmd +) to make text sixe bigger and (cmd -) to make size smaller.

Hope it helps 🙂

Feb 16, 2011 6:36 PM in response to Gary_79

You rock Gary_79!
Sometimes we can sure chase our tails looking for an answer that is right in front of us.

Nealf

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79 points

Oct 14, 2011 3:43 AM in response to Afsoon

Afsoon,

Thanks for trying. However the question was how to change the font on all the notes for all of the slides at once.

Feb 27, 2015 8:02 AM in response to iRadu

I figured it out! I have powerpoint 2011 and I selected the text in the notes section, (command+A) and while holding command hit the +/= key next to delete! and to decrease text size (command+-)

Apr 8, 2015 11:08 PM in response to ThePathCondition

This works:

1. Select your presenter notes.

2. Hold down Option key.

3. Pinch to zoom (in/out) and the text size will change.

changing Presenter Notes font size, color, etc