Learn how to use the slide master in PowerPoint. Modify and use a slide master to make universal style changes to all the slides in your presentation.

Click a location in the slide thumbnail pane where you want the new slide master to appear. On the Slide Master tab, select Insert Slide Master. Note: In the slide thumbnail pane, the slide …

Red dashed lines—smart guides—appear so you align items vertically, horizontally, or both. Smart guides also appear between objects or near the edges of the slide to help you space …

Reuse a slide master from another presentation by copying and pasting it into your presentation.

This version of PowerPoint has a default size of 16:9 for new presentation, but you can create a different default for yourself. (If you want a different default slide size than what's listed there, …

When you create a presentation and then save it as a PowerPoint template (.potx) file, you can share it with your colleagues and reuse it again. To create a template, you'll need to modify a …

The topmost slide is the Slide Master. Any elements or slide level definitions on the Slide Master will be inherited by the slides below it, known as Slide Layouts.

If you're used to creating the groundwork of your presentations in Slide Master View in the PowerPoint desktop application, you've probably noticed that PowerPoint for the web doesn't …

Are you new to PowerPoint? This is a step-by-step topic to help you create a basic presentation using PowerPoint

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