Working with Slide Masters

PowerPoint is designed to help you achieve a consistent look in your slide presentations. You want your audience to focus on the message and not be distracted by poor and inconsistent design from one slide to the next.

You achieve this consistency by using templates, or pre-designed slide presentations, that coordinate background colors and designs, font styles and placement, and other graphic design elements. A good common use for templates is putting a border with your company's name and logo on every slide in the Master layout.

When you first begin using PowerPoint, you should use the templates that come with the program. As you become an experienced PowerPoint user, you may want to experiment by creating your own ...

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