Multiple Text Columns on PowerPoint Master

[TomHW]

I often create powerpoint presentations displaying data that is stored in MS Access tables. The data being displayed is usually very short (a serial number and a value for instance) and I would like to be able to create at least two columns of bulleted text to display more per slide. I can do this manually but since my presentations are created automatically from Access, I would like to set up the master to have two main text blocks next to each other as separate columns or to just create two columns in the one text box. My attempts to add a second text box to the master slide have failed. They just show the Generic "Click to edit Master text styles" text in that second text block on every slide.

Does anyone have any idea how to do this?

Thanks,
Tom