The new slide master that you selected will now be applied to the current slide: For this example, click Title and Content: The Layout drop-down menu will then list all of the possible slide masters to choose from. For example, with the first slide in the current presentation selected, click Home → Layout: In addition to using layouts for new slides, you can change the layout of existing slides. To begin, open Module 1-4 using Microsoft PowerPoint 2013. Save the changes that you have made to the presentation and close Microsoft PowerPoint. Close the Insert Picture dialog by clicking Cancel:
Using the controls in this dialog, you can search for and select a picture on your computer that you would like to insert into this placeholder. In this case, as it is a picture placeholder, the Insert Picture dialog will be displayed. Test the placeholder you just created by clicking the picture icon in the middle of it: Click this slide layout:Ī new slide using the layout that you selected will be inserted into the current presentation. This drop-down menu will list all of the slide layouts that exist in the current template, including the new slide layout that you just customized (Custom Layout). Click Home → New Slide (drop-down arrow):
Let’s create a new slide using the layout you just modified to see how the placeholder works. It will be placed on the current slide layout using the dimensions that you specified:Ĭlose Slide Master view by clicking Slide Master → Close Master View: Release your cursor when the placeholder has been drawn. For this example, click and drag to draw a rectangle below the slide’s title: Then, your cursor will change into a crosshair (+) so that you can draw the placeholder.
To insert a placeholder, click Slide Master → Insert Placeholder (drop-down arrow):įrom the drop-down menu, click on the type of placeholder you would like to insert. Our next step is to add placeholders, which will allow the user to insert objects (such as text and pictures) into specific areas of the slide. This slide layout contains a title and footer. Scroll to the bottom of the Slides pane and click to select the last slide layout: Open Slide Master view by clicking View → Slide Master: Onsite PowerPoint training is available countrywide. This article is the second part of our tutorial on how to use Slide Masters in Microsoft PowerPoint.įor instructor driven PowerPoint training classes in Los Angeles call us on 888.815.0604.
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