PowerPoint Tip 10

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Tip 10
Working With a Slide Master

Change the Background Style or Format your Background
To make global format changes to text or to add elements to the background, you can change the Slide Master. You can also use the Handout Master or the Notes Master to make global changes on the handouts or notes.
1. In the Ribbon, under the View Tab, in the Master Views group, click on the Slide Master, Handout Master or Notes Master buttons. Each master has their own tab on the ribbon. See figures below.
	Figure 1: View Tab


Figure 2: Slide Master Tab

2. Once you click on the Slide Master button, your Slide Master tab opens up with the Office Theme Slide Master selected.

Figure 3: Office Theme Slide Master
3. Click one time in headline or bulleted text to make your changes. 4. If you want to add a picture on all slides, click on the Insert tab, under the Images group. Select Picture, navigate to the file and select Insert. Keeping the graphic selected, you can move resize or move the graphic where you want it on the slide. 5. To exit the Slide Master tab, choose the Close Master View button in the Close group.

If you want to make changes to the Title slide, you must click on the Title Slide Layout thumbnail on the left hand side of the window, so the Title Slide Layout master is the active slide layout. See figure below.



Figure 4: Slide Master Tab with Title Slide Layout Selected

To make changes to the Handout Master, you must click on the Handout Master on the View Tab, in the Master Views group.

Figure 5: Handout Master Tab

To make changes to the Notes Master, you must click on the Notes Master on the View Tab, in the Master Views group.

Figure 6: Notes Master Tab

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