Users may run into font size and font type changing when copying a slide content from one PowerPoint file to another. This is also true when copying content from PowerPoint Online to PowerPoint Desktop, or vice-versa. This behavior is by Microsoft's design and they have compiled some tips and tricks on retaining style and format when copying and pasting content.
Additional Resources:
For more information, you can read these articles:
- Copy & Paste Slides In PowerPoint and Keep Slide Formatting
- Copy and Paste PowerPoint 365
- Using the Format Painter in PowerPoint and Word
- Microsoft Copy and paste your slides
Some of these formatting styles may not work when you copy from a PowerPoint on the desktop to Powerpoint in Office online. We suggest creating a new PowerPoint document on the desktop by using the text and formatting styles from another PowerPoint, then uploading the PowerPoint file.