Below Insert picture from, click the File button.ġ6. Under Fill, select Picture or texture fill.ġ5. The Format Background panel will appear on the right.ġ4. In the Slide Master tab at the top, click the Background Styles button and choose Format Background. In the Slides list, click on the Slide Master to select it.ġ3. It is indented, which means it inherits some attributes from the Slide Master.ġ2. The Title Slide Layout controls the layout of all the title slides in a presentation (usually only the first slide in a presentation). For your convenience, the slides we'll use from the Slides list are labeled below. This is the Title Slide, one of the many layouts associated with the Slide Master.ġ1. It should say Title Slide Layout: used by slide(s) 1. Hover over the slide located second from the top. It will hold top-level, general styling for your presentation.ġ0. Notice that a label pops up that says Office Theme Slide Master: used by slide(s) 1. In the Slides list (the left sidebar that appeared), hover over the topmost slide (you may have to scroll up to see it).ĩ. In the View tab, in the Ribbon (the area with buttons underneath the tab name), click the Slide Master button.Ĩ. In the Design tab, click the Slide Size button and choose Standard (4:3).ħ. If you don't see anything, go into File > New from Template, then double–click Blank Presentation.ĥ.

If a blank presentation isn't already open, double–click Blank Presentation. You can uncheck it when you get familiar with the interface.ģ.

Under Ribbon, check on Show group titles.

Go into PowerPoint > Preferences and click on View.

You should end up with a PowerPoint 2016 Class folder. zip file has finished downloading, be sure to unzip the file if it hasn't been done for you. If you haven't already, click Start Download.Create a new folder called Class Files (this is where you'll put the files after they have been downloaded).

These instructions tell you how to install the class files you'll need to go through the exercises in this workbook. Why are we creating the master first? Because it's the most important page in any PowerPoint presentation! Downloading & Installing Class Files Using Master Slides enables you to easily establish a consistent, coordinated look throughout a presentation, and it saves you time and energy! In this exercise, you'll lay out the Slide Master, which serves as a template for all content slides.

Powerpoint master slides