All of the containers and objects created from them can be edited on the generated slide that is, the user can modify them on the slide generated by the Layout.This is usually used to make a logo appear on the slide but any graphic element can be fixed on the slide this way. The blue circle is an ordinary Shape – it will appear on the slide.The Placeholder at the lower left generates one of three slide “footer” containers – specifically, an automatic slide number (more about footer elements later).The user can click on the icon to insert an image into the container.

The Placeholder on the right (labeled “Picture”) will create a container with an image icon on the slide.

The properties (size, font size, alignment, bullets, etc.) of these Placeholders will be inherited by the corresponding Text boxes.

If you create a slide using this Layout, the Placeholders at the top and the middle left will generate Text boxes at the corresponding locations on the slide.

Generally, a user can click on the container to create an object, The exception is a Text Placeholder that will generate a Text box on a slide a user can enter text directly in the Text box NOTE: I will try to be consistent with this nomenclature: Placeholders (on a Layout) generate containers on a slide. These Placeholders generate pre-formatted containers on a slide created from this Layout.

This Layout contains four boxes with dotted outlines these are Placeholders.

The objective of this Layout is to create a slide with a title and body text along with an image. When you select View/Slide Master, an array of slide “thumbnails” appears to the left: If you use presentation designs created by others, they should (but sometimes don’t) provide a Theme so that you can use their design easily. If you create presentation designs for others, the Theme is the essential mechanism that makes it easy for your clients/colleagues to create slides and objects consistent with your design. I have preached at length about the importance of using a Theme – it helps assure a consistent presentation appearance and includes the presentation Color Scheme and fonts. BasicsĪ Slide Master is one element of a Theme. NOTE: The nomenclature around the Slide Master is not consistent – sometimes it (or the Master Layout) is called the Master Slide. This post will attempt to describe how to use this capability and why you should. The mechanism behind this is the Slide Master. (I can’t avoid the suspicion that this is how at least some of the millions of bad presentations in the world are made. Start a new PowerPoint presentation and a slide appears with two boxes one says “Click to Add Title” and the other says “Click to Add Subtitle.” Do what it says and then click on Insert/New Slide – a slide with a title and a bullet list appears! Fill in the blanks and do it again thirty or forty times and you’re done!

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