CUSTOMIZE A LAY○UT by removing placeholders You can customize a particular slide layout by particular layout in the Slide Master view, any removing a placeholder from that layout using the changes you make apply only to that layout. Slide master view After you change the Slide Master and close the The layouts in the Slide Master contain placeholders view, Power Point redisplays whatever view you had for the slide title, text or graphic content, date, open previously either Normal view or Slide Sorter footer, and slide numbers. If you are not using a view. Your global changes appear there. particular placeholder, you may prefer to remove it Bear in mind, as well, that when you apply a from the slide layout in the master. document theme to your presentation, PowerPoint Note that deleting the title or text placeholder from automatically creates a set of slide masters the slide master layout at the top does not delete the containing all the settings for that theme title from other slide layouts. When you work with a DISPLAY THE SLIDE MASTER VIEW 回旦 2=回 1 Click the view tab ② Click slide master Click to add title Click to add subtitle 3 ower Point switches to slide 3 Click the Slide Master tab, if needed 4 When you have completed your work in Slide master view. click Close master view Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master subtitle style
DISPLAY THE SLIDE MASTER VIEW 1 Click the View tab. 2 Click Slide Master. CUSTOMIZE A LAYOUT by removing placeholders You can customize a particular slide layout by removing a placeholder from that layout using the Slide Master view. The layouts in the Slide Master contain placeholders for the slide title, text or graphic content, date, footer, and slide numbers. If you are not using a particular placeholder, you may prefer to remove it from the slide layout in the master. Note that deleting the title or text placeholder from the slide master layout at the top does not delete the title from other slide layouts. When you work with a particular layout in the Slide Master view, any changes you make apply only to that layout. After you change the Slide Master and close the view, PowerPoint redisplays whatever view you had open previously — either Normal view or Slide Sorter view. Your global changes appear there. Bear in mind, as well, that when you apply a document theme to your presentation, PowerPoint automatically creates a set of slide masters containing all the settings for that theme. 1 3 4 2 PowerPoint switches to Slide Master view. 3 Click the Slide Master tab, if needed. 4 When you have completed your work in Slide Master view, click Close Master View. 24 04_131961 ch02.qxp 4/10/07 9:15 PM Page 24
REMOVE A PLACEHOLDER (1 With Slide Master view displayed, click the layout containing the placeholder you want Click to edit master title style 10 Click to edit Master text. Click to edit Master text 2 Click the placeholder DIFFICULTY LEVEL PowerPoint selects the Third level 3 Press Delete e The placeholder disappears Click to edit master title style · Click to edit Master text styles Third level TIPS Did You know? Caution! If you delete a placeholder from a layout, only the Be careful when you delete a footer placeholder or a placeholder is removed from slides already using that date/ time placeholder from the Slide Master or a layout. Any content you inserted into that placeholder layout master. If you delete the placeholder for footer, on a slide remains in place. Slides added to the date, or time but then later display that information presentation after you remove the placeholder from it will appear on the slide or may appear in an the master will no longer have the placeholder. unexpected location Chapter 2: Give Your Presentation the Look You Want
REMOVE A PLACEHOLDER 1 With Slide Master view displayed, click the layout containing the placeholder you want to remove. 2 Click the placeholder you want to delete. PowerPoint selects the placeholder. 1 3 Press Delete. 2 l The placeholder disappears. Chapter 2: Give Your Presentation the Look You Want 25 Did You Know? If you delete a placeholder from a layout, only the placeholder is removed from slides already using that layout. Any content you inserted into that placeholder on a slide remains in place. Slides added to the presentation after you remove the placeholder from the master will no longer have the placeholder. Caution! Be careful when you delete a footer placeholder or a date/time placeholder from the Slide Master or a layout master. If you delete the placeholder for footer, date, or time but then later display that information, it will appear on the slide or may appear in an unexpected location. 04_131961 ch02.qxp 4/10/07 9:15 PM Page 25
Change layouts when you CREATE YOUR OWN MASTERS You can change the look of all of the slides in your of editing the existing one if you want to apply it only presentation when you create a new Slide Master. to selected slides or if you plan to use it only for a Slide masters are templates that define how slides short time. You may also want to create a new slide are formatted. Slide Masters also allow you to insert Master, and then apply it to the main Slide Master common elements on every slide, such as slide after you are sure how you want it. This task number, the date, footer text or even logos or explains how to create a new Slide Master from an pictures. If you want all of the slides in your existing one, and then apply it to a slide or a presentation to use similar fonts formatting, and presentation graphics, Slide Masters are the best way to do this You may to create a new slide master instead O Click the View tab 2Click Slide Master Sales Call Agenda Cnckto ad Power Point switches to slide 3 Right-click the Slide Master. Click to edit Master title 4 Click Duplicate Slide Master. Chek to ect Master text styles Second level Third level
1 Click the View tab. 2 Click Slide Master. Change layouts when you CREATE YOUR OWN MASTERS You can change the look of all of the slides in your presentation when you create a new Slide Master. Slide Masters are templates that define how slides are formatted. Slide Masters also allow you to insert common elements on every slide, such as slide number, the date, footer text, or even logos or pictures. If you want all of the slides in your presentation to use similar fonts, formatting, and graphics, Slide Masters are the best way to do this. You may want to create a new Slide Master instead of editing the existing one if you want to apply it only to selected slides or if you plan to use it only for a short time. You may also want to create a new Slide Master, and then apply it to the main Slide Master after you are sure how you want it. This task explains how to create a new Slide Master from an existing one, and then apply it to a slide or a presentation. 1 3 4 2 PowerPoint switches to Slide Master view. 3 Right-click the Slide Master. 4 Click Duplicate Slide Master. 26 04_131961 ch02.qxp 4/10/07 9:15 PM Page 26
e PowerPoint duplicates 边86 the slide master and 6 Edit and format the Click to edit Master title new Slide master style desired Click to edt Master text styles 6 When you finish editing DIFFICULTY LEVEL Second level the slide master, click Third leve Close master Viev The normal view of your presentation 0 Select the slides to which you want to apply the new Slide master 9 In the Themes group, click the Themes /ery gallerys down arrow. o Power Point displays the Themes gallery 10 Right-click the new Slide Master. 1 Click Apply to Selected Slides. Created custom database for storing ne clent intormation e To apply the new Slide Master to every slide click apply to All Slides PowerPoint applies the new Slide Master Cck toadd rof TIPS Did You know More Options If you try to make changes to the new Slide Master, When you create the new Slide Master, PowerPoint but PowerPoint does not apply those changes, it is gives it the same name as the original Slide Master, likely that the new Slide Master has its"preserve but with"1_ appended to the front of the name to setting activated. To turn off this setting, click the new change the name of the new Slide Master, click view Slide master. click the slide master tab, and then clickclick slide master, click the new slide master, and Preserve. If PowerPoint asks whether you want to then click Rename In the Rename Master dialog box delete unused masters. click No type the new name and then click OK. Chapter 2:Give Your Presentation the Look You Want(27
l PowerPoint duplicates the Slide Master and layout masters. 5 Edit and format the new Slide Master as desired. 6 When you finish editing the Slide Master, click Close Master View. The Normal View of your presentation appears. 6 5 7 8 0 ! 7 Select the slides to which you want to apply the new Slide Master. 8 Click the Design tab. 9 In the Themes group, click the Themes gallery’s down arrow. l PowerPoint displays the Themes gallery. 0 Right-click the new Slide Master. ! Click Apply to Selected Slides. l To apply the new Slide Master to every slide, click Apply to All Slides. PowerPoint applies the new Slide Master. Chapter 2: Give Your Presentation the Look You Want 27 Did You Know? If you try to make changes to the new Slide Master, but PowerPoint does not apply those changes, it is likely that the new Slide Master has its “preserve” setting activated. To turn off this setting, click the new Slide Master, click the Slide Master tab, and then click Preserve. If PowerPoint asks whether you want to delete unused masters, click No. More Options! When you create the new Slide Master, PowerPoint gives it the same name as the original Slide Master, but with “1_” appended to the front of the name. To change the name of the new Slide Master, click View, click Slide Master, click the new Slide Master, and then click Rename. In the Rename Master dialog box, type the new name and then click OK. 04_131961 ch02.qxp 4/10/07 9:15 PM Page 27
ADD A WATERMARK to your slides You can communicate an important message or You can apply a watermark to every slide by using the display a key image behind the text when you add Slide Master, or you can apply different watermarks to watermarks to your presentations. Watermarks are selected slides. In each case, note that watermarks commonly used to identify documents as a draft as are different from the graphics and text you insert into confidential, or with other messages. You can use your presentation because the watermarks appear and watermarks to reinforce branding and corporate print behind your regular slide content images by placing logos or marketing taglines You can easily create attention-getting watermarks behind text. Watermarks are most effective when by using the tools available in the Insert tab. You can they communicate the intended message without create Shapes like callouts, stars, and banners, and interfering with the slide. This is usually accomplished insert text in them to deliver your messages. You can by using subtle colors that maintain the legibility of also insert text boxes, pictures, clip art, WordArt, and diagram objects that you can rotate or reformat however you choose 2)如 O Click the slide you want to work =出已日三4如的 with If you want to apply the watermark to all the slides click 4Qua320062007 the view tab, click Slide master Adjusted Financial Highlights and then apply the watermark to the slide Click the Insert tab 3 Click Text Box Operating Expense 5125M Operating Income 02% You can also click any of the object types in the lllustrations 10.6%) 4 Click and drag to create the text 6 Type your text 6 (6 Click the Home tab “世①9= 0 Select the text 8 Click here and select the font 4th Quarter 2006-2007 Adjusted Financial Highlights 9 Click here and select a light color % Change Adjusted EPS Cash Expense Operating Expense Operating Income 523M FHIIDA (12%
1 Click the slide you want to work with. If you want to apply the watermark to all the slides, click the View tab, click Slide Master, and then apply the watermark to the Slide Master, instead. 2 Click the Insert tab. 3 Click Text Box. You can also click any of the object types in the Illustrations group. 4 Click and drag to create the text box on the slide. 5 Type your text. ADD A WATERMARK to your slides You can communicate an important message or display a key image behind the text when you add watermarks to your presentations. Watermarks are commonly used to identify documents as a draft, as confidential, or with other messages. You can use watermarks to reinforce branding and corporate images by placing logos or marketing taglines behind text. Watermarks are most effective when they communicate the intended message without interfering with the slide. This is usually accomplished by using subtle colors that maintain the legibility of slide content. You can apply a watermark to every slide by using the Slide Master, or you can apply different watermarks to selected slides. In each case, note that watermarks are different from the graphics and text you insert into your presentation because the watermarks appear and print behind your regular slide content. You can easily create attention-getting watermarks by using the tools available in the Insert tab. You can create Shapes like callouts, stars, and banners, and insert text in them to deliver your messages. You can also insert text boxes, pictures, clip art, WordArt, and diagram objects that you can rotate or reformat however you choose. 21 5 8 9 6 47 3 6 Click the Home tab. 7 Select the text. 8 Click here and select the font size. 9 Click here and select a light color. 28 04_131961 ch02.qxp 4/10/07 9:15 PM Page 28