Selecting a Slide Layout

The first slide in the presentation has a Title layout by default, and other slides have a Title and Text layout. Other layouts may be useful when you have other content besides text to display, such as pictures, graphs, or diagrams. You can add such items to a slide manually, but it is easier to do so by changing the layout and then using the layout placeholders.

1. Click on the slide that you want to change. The slide will be selected.

2. Click on Format. The Format menu will appear.

   

3. Click on Slide Layout. The Slide Layout task pane will open and the list of available slide layouts will be displayed.

4. Click on the layout you want to apply to the slide.

   

Inserting a New Slide Based on a Layout

When you insert a new slide in Normal view, the Slide Layout pane appears automatically so you can select the desired layout for the new slide.

1. Click on the slide that the new slide should follow. It will be displayed and selected.

   

2. Click on the New Slide button. A new slide and the Slide Layout pane will appear.

3. Click on the desired layout. The layout will be applied to the new slide.

Inserting Content with Layout Placeholders

You have already seen how to use text placeholders: Simply click in the box and type. Now you will learn about other content placeholders.

Other slide layouts have a multipurpose placeholder with icons for six types of content. Double-click on the appropriate icon for the content type you want. Future chapters will address these content types in more detail.