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Master Slides

1. What are Master Slides ?
2. Master Slide Types
3. Master Slide Tips
4. What is the Slide Master ?
5. Slide Master Tips
6. What is an AutoLayout ?
7. Master Layout Dialog box
8. Formatting the Slide Background
9. Controlling Slide Appearance with Masters
10. Controlling the Title Slide Master
11. Slide Master View Toolbar
12. What is the Title Master ?
13. Include an Object on Every Slide
14. Insert a New Master
15. Apply a Design Template to a Master
16. Modify Master Placeholders

1. What are Master Slides ?

• The templates that contain predefined slide layouts are called master slides.

• It is easy to override master format by changing appearance of any individual slides.

• Master slides -

  • control default appearance of new slides.

  • specify exact formatting and location of text placeholders.

2. Master Slide Types

• Four types of master slides can exist in a presentation:

  • Mandatory Slide Master controls the format of your slides.

    • Every presentation will have at least one Slide Master.

  • Optional Title Master controls the title slide format.

    • Allows to have a title slide slightly different from the other slides.

  • Optional Handout Master controls the look of printed handouts.

  • Optional Notes Master controls the look of printed speaker notes.

3. Master Slide Tips

• Every presentation must have at least one Slide Master.

• A presentation does not have to include a Title Master, however, most presentations do.

• All slides will be automatically updated with any changes made to the Master Slides.

• It's ok to

  • use a blank presentation initially;

  • apply a design template later.

4. What is the Slide Master ?

• Click View menu, Master, Slide Master.

• Slide Master is the slide in the Template view that controls -

  • presentation slide background

  • presentation slide AutoLayout

• Slide Master controls new slides,

  • excluding the title slide, if it has the Title Slide Master.

• Any changes to the slide master automatically applied to all slides.

5. Slide Master Tips

• Any new object added to the slide master will automatically appear on every slide in the presentation.

• It's ok to make changes to the slide master at any time.

• You don't need to apply Slide Master changes, because:

  • Any changes you've made to the Slide Master are applied automatically and immediately to all presentation slides.

  • When finished, simple click View menu, Normal.

6. What is an AutoLayout ?

Slide master contains two AutoLayouts: One for the title another one for the main outline text. AutoLayout defines the default formatting for your body text on all slides. In addition, the slide master can contain graphical and text objects that you want to appear on every slide.

7. Master Layout Dialog box

Display slide master. click Format menu, Master Layout. The only checkboxes enabled are those previously deleted from Master.

8. Formatting the Slide Background

Display slide master. Click Format menu, Background. Use dialog box options to change the background.

9. Controlling Slide Appearance with Masters

• An object is:

  • a company logo

  • a clip art image

  • an Excel Chart, etc.

• To include an object on every slide, except the title slide,

  • place it on the Slide Master.

• All of the characteristics of the Slide Master will appear on every slide:

  • background color,

  • text color,

  • font and font size.

10. Controlling the Title Slide Master

• Each Master contains placeholders for

  • date and time,

  • the footers,

  • the slide numbers.

• The Master View toolbar provides buttons to

  • insert, delete, rename, duplicate, and preserve masters.

     

    Note: when you preserve a master, you protect it from being deleted.

11. Slide Master View Toolbar

•   Insert New Slide Master

    Insert New Title Master

    Delete the selected master

    Preserve Master

    Rename the selected master

    Master Layout displays the Master Layout dialog box

    Close Master View - returns to Normal view.

12. What is the Title Master ?

• Title slide can have its own master: the Title Master.

• Thus, Title Master is a layout master for the first slide in a presentation.

• Since Title Master is optional, you should check if your presentation already has one:

  • click View menu, Master, Slide Master,

  • the Slide Master view will be displayed.

  • If a title master does not already exist,

    • click Insert menu, New Title Master.

13. Include an Object on Every Slide

Click the View menu, point to Master, click Slide Master. Add the object you want, modify its size and placement. Click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View toolbar. Tip: click the Normal view button to view the Slide Master.

14. Insert a New Master

Click the View menu, point to Master, click Slide Master. Click the Insert New Slide Master button to insert a new master. Alternatively, on the Slide Master View toolbar, click the Insert New Title Master button. To lock a master, click the Preserve Master button. When done, click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View toolbar.

15. Apply a Design Template to a Master

Click the View menu, point to Master, click Slide Master. Select the master slide you want to apply a design. On the Formatting toolbar, click the Slide Design button. Point to the design you want, click the list arrow, and then click Replace Selected Designs. Click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View toolbar when done.

16. Modify Master Placeholders

Click the View menu, point to Master, click Slide Master. Select the master slide with the placeholder you want to change. Select the placeholder you want to change. To format the placeholder, use the formatting tools on the Formatting toolbar.

To delete the placeholder, press the Delete key. To add placeholders, click the Master Layout button on the Slide Master View toolbar, select the check boxes with the placeholders you want to add, click OK. Click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View toolbar when done.