Use multiple slide masters in one presentation To change the background style, on the SLIDE MASTER tab, click Background Styles, and then choose a background style. To show or hide the title, text, date, slide numbers, or footer placeholders on the slide master, check the boxes to show, or uncheck the boxes to hide the placeholders. In the Slide Master View, the slide master appears at the top of the thumbnail pane with related layouts beneath it.Ĭlick to select the master slide, and then on the SLIDE MASTER tab, click Master Layout. You can make changes to the slide master and the related layouts to make them work with the text and other objects that you want to put on your slides.
The changes you make to the slide master will apply to every slide in your presentation.Įvery PowerPoint presentation contains a slide master with related slide layouts and a theme. It is ideal to customize the slide master and get all your design changes in place before you add any slide content.