Using the Formatting Toolbar
After you’ve become comfortable working with the Format menu, and particularly the Format menu’s Font command and Bullets And Numbering command, you’ll want to explore the tools provided by the Formatting toolbar. (continue reading…)
The Format dialog box generally includes several other tabs as well, including a Colors And Lines tab that lets you specify the fill color that should be used for the objector placeholder; a Size tab that lets you size the object by providing its height and width. (continue reading…)
Formatting an Object
In addition to the customization described in the preceding paragraphs, you can also change the appearance of most objects you place on PowerPoint slides. With very few exceptions, you can change any object you place on a PowerPoint slide. (continue reading…)
Changing the Background
You can change the background used for each of the slides based on the master slide simply by clicking the Format menu and clicking Background. When you do, PowerPoint opens the Background dialog box, which you can use to select a background fill and fill effects. (continue reading…)
Customizing the Master Slides
Changing the design template used for a presentation represents the most fundamental customization you can make to the appearance of your presentation. The next most far reaching change you can make is to alter the master slides used to create the individual slides in your presentation. A master slide, essentially, is just a blueprint for creating the individual slides. (continue reading…)
Second, you can apply a design template to an existing presentation. If you indicate you want to create a new presentation using a design template, PowerPoint opens the New Presentation dialog box. The Design Templates tab will be open, and what you can do is select one of the design templates from the list provided. (continue reading…)
It’s possible that your presentation’s slides will already look the way you want them after you create your outline and add any objects. When you create a new presentation using PowerPoint, you base your presentation on an existing design template. (continue reading…)
