Controlling a Slide Layout with Masters

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Each slide master includes a standard set of slide layouts (New!). If the standard layouts don't meet your specific needs, you can modify one to create a new custom slide layout, or insert and create a new custom slide layout from scratch. You can use the Ribbon in Slide Master view to help you create a custom slide layout. In the Master Layout group, you can show and hide available placeholders or insert different types of placeholders (New!), such as Content, Text, Picture, Chart, Table, Diagram, Media, and Clip Art.

Insert a New Slide Layout

Click the View tab, and then click the Slide Master button.

Select the slide master in the left pane in which you want to associate a new layout.

Click the Insert Slide Layout button.

The new slide layout appears at the end of the current slide layouts for the slide master.

Click the Close Master View button on the Ribbon.

See Also

See "Modifying Placeholders" on page 82 for information on showing, hiding, and formatting placeholders.

Create a New Slide Layout from an Existing One

Click the View tab, and then click the Slide Master button.

Right-click the slide layout you want to use, and then click Duplicate Layout.

The duplicate layout appears below the original one.

Click the Rename button.

Type a new layout name.

Click Rename.

Click the Close Master View button on the Ribbon.

Insert a Placeholder

Click the View tab, and then click the Slide Master button.

Select the slide layout to which you want to insert a placeholder.

Click the Insert Placeholder button arrow, and then click the placeholder you want to insert.

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Click the Insert Placeholder button to insert a placeholder used to hold any kind of content.

On the slide, drag to create a placeholder the size you want on the slide layout.

Click the Close Master View button on the Ribbon.