Section 3.1. TEMPLATES AND MASTERS

Chapter 3. Formatting and Editing

Those of us who create presentations for a living have our own pet peeves about PowerPoint's editing and formatting tools. We also know how important it is to start a presentation right, using well-developed templates, masters, and default settings to speed production along.

This chapter begins by showing you how to overcome issues with design templates and slide masters to help you lay a good foundation for your presentations. It also explains how to create your own templates, work with multiple masters and slide layouts, take advantage of various tools to align objects, and tackle formatting issues such as changing case and setting hanging indents.