

We would have to go through each slide and manually change the positions and formatting of these elements. However, we manually inserted these elements on each slide, which is not ideal.įor example, what happens if something changes in the design? What if we need to replace the logo everywhere? Or what if we swap the positions of the logo and the project name? To understand the value of the Slide Master, consider several of the slides in the “Before” file here:Īs shown above, these slides have common elements: the divider line next to the title at the top, the “Goldman Stanley” logo in the bottom left, and the “Project Jaguar” text in the top left. The PowerPoint Slide Master: Why It’s Useful Video Table of Contents:ġ4:35: Exercise: Fix the First Layout Slide

In this tutorial (video above and written version below), you’ll learn why the Slide Master is useful, how to set it up, and how to use it to insert logos, headers, and footers in presentations. You can also use it to set the default colors, fonts, and other design elements and ensure that everything on your slides looks consistent.

The PowerPoint Slide Master is useful for creating templates in presentations and repeating specific elements on each slide.įor example, if you want to repeat your company logo, the date, or the client’s name in the bottom-left corner of each slide, you can do that with the Slide Master.
