To change the properties of an object, click on it with the right mouse button and choose from the menu.Now use the various shapes (boxes, lines, text, arrows, circles) to draw the diagram.Pull down the Shapes button to view the different text boxes, rectangles, lines, arrows, and many other drawing shapes. Click on the Insert tab on the Office ribbon.First add a blank slide to your presentation.This will effectively cause the screen to go blank at the end of the presentation.įree form diagrams can be drawn using the PowerPoint drawing tools. Changes on the Slide Master will be reflected on all of the slides.Īdd a blank slide as the very last slide of the presentation Change the properties of any text, bullet points, backgrounds, colors, etc. Check the box for Don’t show on title slide, then click the Apply to All button.Ĭlick on the View tab on the Office ribbon and choose Slide Master. Add the date and time to each slide, include a slide number and put some text in the footer.

8.1 Quick Tips Check your spellingĬlick on the Review tab on the Office ribbon and choose Spelling.Ĭlick on the Insert tab on the Office ribbon and click on the Header/Footer option.

Hide background graphics is supported in both 20, so this functionality shouldn't be a problem when saving to those formats.In this section, a number of hints and tips are given to try out on your own presentations. While showing the presentation on-screen, reverse Step 2, unhiding the background graphics. Apply to all and Print! Background graphics will not be printed. But if you launch the format background dialog box, you'll find a checkbox there also for hiding background graphics.ģ. Also on the Design tab, at the far right end, the background group allows you to hide background with a checkbox. On the Design tab, apply your new theme.Ģ. This will allow you to quickly undo the changes you're about to make.ġ. Before making any changes, repeat Step 4 above and save the current presentation as a theme also. Save this file as a PowerPoint template so that future presentations can be created with the theme in place. At the bottom of the dialog box, click Save Current Theme.ĥ. On the Design tab, click the More button at the right end of the theme thumbnails. Create your border and watermark here, then close the master (right end of ribbon).Ĥ. Items you put on this slide will be replicated on all slides, but you can delete them from specific layouts (such as the title slide).ģ. You'll notice in the navigation pane on the left that the first thumbnail is larger than the others. You'll save it as a Theme and apply the theme to your existing presentation.Ģ. The cleanest way to do this is to start with a new PowerPoint presentation, create the master slides with your graphic elements, preferred fonts, etc. I'm assuming the border and watermark that you want to add will appear on all or several different slide layouts?

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