Slide Masters
Slide Masters
Slide Masters
When editing your slides, you should utilize the slide masters available in
your slide-show program. The masters define the formatting (fonts, list
bullets, etc) of slides, summaries and hand-outs. If, for example, you
want to insert a text on every slide of your presentation, add it to the
master.
With PowerPoint, there are three masters for each slide show:
The Slide Master: a special slide (left image below) where you can
specify the headings, main texts, formatting and objects to be included on
all slides in the show.
The Handout Master: a special slide (centre image below) that you can
alter to change the formatting of the summary page.
The Notes Master: a special slide (right image below) that you can alter
to edit the formatting of the hand-out for note-taking.
With PowerPoint, you can edit the slide master by selecting the name of
the master you want to edit from the Master Views group on
the View tab. In the example below, Slide Master is boxed in.
The slide that appears on-screen is the master slide, and any changes
you make to it will be transferred to all the other slides in the
presentation; if you change the headings to bold, green text, for
example, all headings in slides based on the master will change the
same way. You can format headings and the text body with the
formatting buttons in the ribbon menu, as usual. You can also change
the list levels by placing the cursor in the list and complete the changes
you want. Return from the master view to the slide view by clicking on
the Close Master View button on the Slide Master View tab.
You can also modify the handout and notes masters in the same way.
DESIGN THEMES
PowerPoint contains ready-made design templates or themes, with which
you can create presentations that are unified in appearance. However,
many of the templates will look so familiar to your audience that you had
better use the design templates of your own organisation. UH has its
own design templates, for example.
Themes contain a unified colour scheme, formatting and style, so when
you select a theme for your presentation, it replaces the master and
other formatting you have chosen for your presentation. Each slide you
insert into the presentation will be formatted according to the theme,
whatever its layout.
Click the Design tab in the ribbon menu and select a suitable theme from
the Themes toolbar group. You can open more themes by clicking the
arrow buttons (see image below).
You can see how a theme will affect your presentation visually when you
move your cursor over it in the list. When you find a suitable design,
click on it. You can change the template for the presentation any time in
this way.
When you click on a theme in the menu, the program adds that template
to every slide in the presentation. if you only want to apply the template
to the current slide or some selected slides, click on the theme with your
secondary mouse button. Select Apply to Selected Slides from the menu
that opens:
BACKGROUND COLOURS
A certain background colour is always in use in the themes described
above. You can change the background style of the theme, such as from
blue to orange.
The simplest way to change the background style is to click the most
suitable theme from the pre-defined options in the Variants toolbar group
on the Designtab. If you do not like any of the pre-defined options, you
can choose the colour and pattern of your choice with the tools that open
when you click the Format Background button.
Pictures shown behind tables or graphs often disturb the presentation.
Instead of changing the design template of the whole slide show for this
reason, you can make the background monochromatic for these slides
only. if you have used the design templates of the program and you want
to set the background colour so that the pictures on the design template
do not show, tick the box Hide Background Graphics in the tool group.
Add slides
Delete slides
1. For a single slide: Right-click the slide in the thumbnail pane on the left,
and select Delete Slide.
2. For multiple slides: Press and hold Ctrl, and in the thumbnail pane on the
left, select the slides. Release the Ctrl key. Then right-click the selection
and choose Delete Slide.
3. For a sequence of slides: Press and hold Shift, and in the thumbnail pane
on the left, select the first and last slides in the sequence. Release the
Shift key. Then right-click the selection and choose Delete Slide.
Duplicate a slide
In the thumbnail pane on the left, right-click the slide thumbnail that you
want to duplicate, and then click Duplicate Slide. The duplicate is
inserted immediately after the original.
In the pane on the left, click the thumbnail of the slide that you want to
move, and then drag it to the new location.
To select multiple slides: Press and hold Ctrl, and in the pane on the
left, click each slide that you want to move. Release the Ctrl key, and
then drag the selected slides as a group to the new location.
4. Click Print.
Smart Art
A SmartArt graphic is a visual representation of your
information and ideas. You create one by choosing a
layout that fits your message. Some layouts (such as
organization charts and Venn diagrams) portray
specific kinds of information, while others simply
enhance the appearance of a bulleted list.
If the Text pane is not visible, click the arrow control on the left side of the SmartArt graphic.
To add text, like a title, in an arbitrary position close to or on top of your SmartArt graphic, on
the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box to insert a text box. If you want only the text in
your text box to appear, right-click your text box, click Format Shape or Format Text Box, and
then set the text box to have no background color and no border.
Shape After.
o To insert a shape before the selected shape, click Add
Shape Before.
Notes:
To add a shape from the Text pane, click an existing shape, move your cursor before or after the
text where you want to add the shape, and then press ENTER.
To delete a shape from your SmartArt graphic, click the shape you want to delete, and then press
DELETE. To delete your entire SmartArt graphic, click the border of your SmartArt graphic, and
then press DELETE.
To add a shape like a callout or a line, see Add shapes.
Tips
To resize your entire SmartArt graphic, click the
border of your SmartArt graphic, and then drag the
sizing handles in or out until your SmartArt graphic is
the size that you want.
In PowerPoint on Windows or macOS, if you already
have text on a slide, you can convert slide text to a
SmartArt graphic.
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Link to a website
1. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use
as a hyperlink.
2. Select Insert > Hyperlink.
3. Select Existing File or Web Page, and add the:
o Text to display: Type the text that you want to
appear as hyperlink.
o ScreenTip: Type the text that you want to appear
above, insert the URL for the web site you want to
link to.
o 4. Select OK.
your presentation.
o Create New Document: Link from your presentation
to another presentation.
o E-mail Address: Link a displayed email address to
open up a user's email program.
3. Fill in the Text to display, ScreenTip, and where you
want to link to.
4. Select OK.
To add transitions to a presentation click on the slide sorter view, located at the
bottom of the screen. Thumbnails of all the slides in your presentation will appear.
Click on the Transitionstab. The transitions tab contains the Transitions to This
Slide group. From this group choose a special effect to be applied during the
transition between the previous slide to the next slide.
To apply transition schemes to all the slides in your presentation select Apply to
All. You can also adjust the duration of the transitionby setting a time in the
Duration box located above Apply To All.
When a transition is added to a slide, a transition icon (*) displays below the slide in
all of the slide views.
Preset Animations
To further enhance your slides you can apply animation to the text and objects. This
feature adds a visual aspect to your presentation and can create focus on specific
items. When an animation effect is applied to bulleted lists and clip art objects, you
can animate one bulleted item or clip art object to appear on the screen with each
successive mouse click.
You must have an object selected on your slide for the animation list to become
available. Different types of objects will result in different animation options
appearing in the list.
Custom Animation
Click on the Animation Pane in the Advanced Animation group on
the Animations tab and the animation pane appears to the right of the slide pane.
Click on Add Animation. There are four options to apply effects to: the entrance,
emphasis, exit and motion paths. Choose a slide, select an object on the slide, then
add your choice of animation. The effect displays in the Slide pane. Preview the slide
show by selecting slide show located at the bottom of the task pane.
The Animation task pane allows you to control the order in which text and objects
appear on the slide. Once you have applied a custom animation to each object on a
slide the objects display in the task pane list box. Objects can be rearranged in the
task pane list box, by clicking on the Re-Order arrows below the list.
To adjust the speed click on the speed option box.
You can also hover your mouse over the bottom-left and click the arrows to
move forward or backward.
Slide options
You can also access any of the menu items above by right-
clicking anywhere on the screen during your slide show.
To skip to a nonadjacent slide:
You can jump to slides out of order if needed.
1. Locate and select the See All Slides button in the bottom-left
corner.
1. Locate and select the Pen Tools button in the bottom-left corner.
2. Select Pen or Highlighter based on your preference. You can
also choose a different color from the menu.
3. Click and drag the mouse to mark your slides. You can also
press Ctrl+P on your keyboard to access the pen tool while
presenting your slide show.
You can also use the laser pointer feature to draw attention to certain parts
of your slide. Unlike the pen and highlighter, the laser pointer will not leave
markings on your slides. To use the laser pointer, select it from Pen Tools, or
press and hold the Ctrl key and the left mouse button.
When you end a slide show, you'll also have the option
to Keep or Discardany ink annotations made during your presentation. If
you keep ink markings, they'll appear as objects on your slides in Normal
view.
Presenter view
If you're presenting your slide show with a second display—like a
projector—you can use Presenter view. Presenter view gives you access to a
special set of controls on your screen that the audience won't see, allowing
you to easily reference slide notes, preview the upcoming slide, and much
more.
Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn about various options for
setting up and playing a slide show.