Learn how to use the slide master in PowerPoint. Modify and use a slide master to make universal style changes to all the slides in your presentation.

Click a location in the slide thumbnail pane where you want the new slide master to appear. On the Slide Master tab, select Insert Slide Master. Note: In the slide thumbnail pane, the slide …

PowerPoint presentations work like slide shows. To convey a message or a story, you break it down into slides. Think of each slide as a blank canvas for the pictures and words that help …

You can add slide numbers, notes page numbers, handout page numbers, and the date and time to your presentation.

Select the slide you're having trouble with. On the View tab, select Slide Master. In Slide Master view, the layout for your slide appears in the main pane. On the Slide Master tab, in the Master …

Reuse a slide master from another presentation by copying and pasting it into your presentation.

Even if you have existing slides, we recommend that you apply a template to it by starting fresh with the template and then importing the existing slides into the new, fresh template.

A theme is a slide design made up of cohesive colors, fonts, and effects such as shadows or reflections. A template includes a theme, but also contains instructions in placeholders …

On the View tab, click Slide Master. In the Slide Master view, in the thumbnail pane on the left, click the slide layout or layouts that you want to add a picture background to.

On the View tab, click Slide Master. In the thumbnail pane that contains the slide masters and layouts, pick the layout that has closest arrangement of placeholders to how you want your …