Controlling a Slide Background with Masters

You may want to place an object onto most slides, but not every slide. Placing the object on the Slide Master saves you time. Once an object is placed on the Slide Master, you can hide the object in any slide you want. You can even choose to hide the object on every slide if needed. Each master contains placeholders. You can modify and arrange placeholders for the date and time, footers, and slide numbers . You can also format a placeholder using the formatting tools on the Formatting toolbar. Placeholders can be removed or added back in from the Master Layout dialog box.

Hide Master Background Objects on a Slide

Display the slide whose background object you want to hide.

Click the Format menu, and then click Background.

Select the Omit Background Graphics From Master check box.

Click Apply.

Did You Know?

You can make changes to more than one slide. If you change a slide and want the change to apply to all slides, click Apply To All instead of Apply.

Modify Placeholders

Click the View menu, point to Master, and then click Slide Master.

Select the master slide with the placeholder you want to change.

Select the placeholder you want to change.

To format the placeholder, use the formatting tools on the Formatting toolbar.

To delete the placeholder, press the Delete key.

To add placeholders, click the Master Layout button on the Slide Master View toolbar, select the check boxes with the placeholders you want to add, and then click OK.

Click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View toolbar.

Did You Know?

You can change the master layout. In any Master view, click the Master Layout button on the Master View toolbar, click the check boxes for the options you want, and then click OK. You cannot deselect placeholders in this option box.