Then Open the Master Slide view and delete the corrupt layout (which means the layout that has mystery formatting issues that cannot be resolved – it is XML corrupt).
Our solution is deleting the bad layout and replacing with a fresh layout of the same name from another file, such as an earlier version of the same template, or from the Microsoft Default template.įirst, we need to delete the Master Layout, so all slides that are assigned to it need to be deleted or assigned to another Master Layout. For this example we are saying the TITLE AND CONTENT Master Layout has become corrupt. The really is no fixing a master layout that has gone bad.
The mystery can be unravelled by delving into the file XML files – or, we can hack the process by replacing the corrupt layout with a new version.
Funny things can happen to PowerPoint Master Layouts we have found layouts susceptible mystery bullets being added to text placeholders, layouts jumbled, fonts not working and many other annoying format problems.
