This document provides instructions for customizing slide masters, layouts, and handouts in PowerPoint. It describes how to apply themes, change backgrounds, insert placeholders, format text, add graphics, cut and paste placeholders between layouts, rename slide masters, and save customized templates. The goal is to create a presentation with customized slide, handout, and notes masters.

1. Chapter 8
Customizing a Template
and Handouts Using
Masters
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2013

2. • Apply slide and font themes to a slide master
• Change a slide master background
• Add a background style and graphic to a slide
master
• Insert a placeholder into a slide layout
• Apply a Quick Style to a placeholder
• Change text direction and character spacing
Customizing a Template and Handouts Using Masters 2
Objectives

3. • Hide background graphics on individual slides
• Apply a fill to a text box and change transparency
• Rename a slide master
• Save a slide master as a template
• Create handouts using the handout master
• Create speaker notes using the notes master
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Objectives

4. Customizing a Template and Handouts Using Masters 4
Project – Presentation with Customized
Slide, Handout, and Notes Masters

5. Customizing a Template and Handouts Using Masters 5
Project – Presentation with Customized
Slide, Handout, and Notes Masters

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Project – Presentation with Customized
Slide, Handout, and Notes Masters

7. • Customize slide masters by changing the theme
fonts and background
• Format and arrange slide master footers
• Insert and format graphics and text boxes
• Rename and delete slide layouts
• Customize handout and notes masters
• Use a custom template to create a new
presentation
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Roadmap

8. • Tap or click the Slide Master button (VIEW tab |
Master Views group) to display the SLIDE MASTER
tab and the slide thumbnails in the Overview
pane
• Tap or click the Office Theme Slide Master layout
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Displaying a Slide Master

9. Customizing a Template and Handouts Using Masters 9
Displaying a Slide Master

10. • With the slide master displaying, tap or click the
Themes button (SLIDE MASTER tab | Edit Theme
group) to display the Themes gallery
• Scroll down to display the desired theme
• Tap or click the desired theme to apply it to the slide
master
• Tap or click the Theme Colors button (SLIDE MASTER
tab | Background group) to display the Theme Colors
gallery
• Tap or click the desired color scheme in the gallery to
change the slide master colors
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Applying Slide and Font Themes
to a Slide Master

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Applying Slide and Font Themes
to a Slide Master

12. • Tap or click the Theme Fonts button (SLIDE MASTER tab |
Background group) to display the Theme Fonts gallery
• Tap or click Customize Fonts in the Theme Fonts gallery to
display the Create New Theme Fonts dialog box
• Tap or click the Heading font arrow and then tap or click the
desired font for the heading text font
• Tap or click the Body font arrow and then tap or click the
desired font for the body text font
• Select the words, Custom 1, in the Name box and then type
the desired font set name
• Tap or click the Save button to save the new font set
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Customizing Theme Fonts

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Customizing Theme Fonts

14. • Tap or click the Background Styles button (SLIDE
MASTER tab | Background group) to display the
Background Styles gallery
• Tap or click the desired background style to apply the
background to the slide master
• Tap or click the slide master title text placeholder to
select it
• Display the HOME tab and then tap or click the Quick
Styles button (HOME tab | Drawing group) to display
the Quick Styles gallery
• Tap or click the desired Quick Style
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Formatting a Slide Master Background
and Applying a Quick Style

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Formatting a Slide Master Background
and Applying a Quick Style

16. • With the slide master displaying, tap or click the border of the
placeholder in the footer to delete
• Press the DELETE key to delete the selected placeholder
• Tap or click the footer placeholder to move, and then drag it to
the desired location
• Display the INSERT tab, tap or click the Header & Footer button
(INSERT tab | Text group), and then place a check mark in the
Slide number check box
• Place a check mark in the Footer check box and then type the
desired footer text
• Place a check mark in the ‘Don’t show on title slide’ check box
• Tap or click the ‘Apply to All’ button to add the slide number and
footer text to the slide master
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Deleting, Moving, and Adding Text
to a Slide Master Footer

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Deleting, Moving, and Adding Text
to a Slide Master Footer

18. • Select the content footer text and then tap or click
the Font arrow to display the Font gallery
• Tap or click the desired font in the Font gallery to
change the footer font
• Change the font size as desired
• Change the font color as desired
• Click the desired alignment button to align the
selected footer text
• Use the Format Painter to apply the content footer
placeholder formatting to other placeholders
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Formatting Slide Master Footer Text

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Formatting Slide Master Footer Text

20. • With the slide master and INSERT tab displaying,
tap or click the Pictures button (INSERT tab |
Images group) to display the Insert Picture dialog
box
• Navigate to the location of the picture to insert,
and then tap or click the picture to select the file
name
• Tap or click the Insert button to insert the picture
into the slide aster
• Drag the picture to the desired location
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Inserting a Background Graphic
into a Slide Master

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Inserting a Background Graphic
into a Slide Master

22. • In the Overview pane, scroll down and then tap or
click the Blank Layout to display this layout
• With the SLIDE MASTER tab displaying, click the
Insert Placeholder arrow (SLIDE MASTER tab | Master
Layout group) to display the Insert Placeholder
gallery
• Tap or click Text in the gallery to change the pointer
to a crosshair
• Position the pointer at the desired location for the
placeholder
• Tap or click to insert the new placeholder into the
Blank Layout
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Inserting a Placeholder
into a Blank Layout

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Inserting a Placeholder
into a Blank Layout

24. • Tap or click inside the new placeholder and then
select all the text in the placeholder
• Press the DELETE key to delete all the selected text in
the placeholder
• Tap or click the Bullets button (HOME tab | Paragraph
group) to remove the bullet from the placeholder
• Type the desired text in the placeholder
• Tap or click the Text Direction button (HOME tab |
Paragraph group) to open the Text Direction gallery
• Tap or click the desired text direction in the Text
Direction gallery
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Adding and Formatting Placeholder Text

25. • Tap or click the Align Text button (HOME tab |
Paragraph group) to display the Align Text gallery
• Tap or click the desired alignment option to align
the placeholder text
• Press and hold or right-click the text in the
placeholder to display the mini toolbar and
shortcut menu, tap or click the Font arrow on the
mini toolbar, and then select the desired font
• If desired, change the font size and the font color
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Adding and Formatting Placeholder Text

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Adding and Formatting Placeholder Text

27. • With the HOME tab displaying, tap or click the new
placeholder border and then tap or click the Cut
button (HOME tab | Clipboard group) to delete the
placeholder from the layout and copy it to the
Clipboard
• Tap or click the desired Slide Master thumbnail in the
Overview pane
• Tap or click the Paste button (HOME tab | Clipboard
group) to copy the placeholder from the Clipboard to
the slide master
• Drag the placeholder to the desired location
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Cutting a Placeholder and Pasting
It into a Slide Master

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Cutting a Placeholder and Pasting
It into a Slide Master

29. • With the text in the text box selected, tap or click
the Character Spacing button (HOME tab | Font
group) to display the Character Spacing gallery
• Tap or click the desired character spacing option
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Changing Character Spacing

30. • Tap or click to select the desired text box
• Tap or click the Shape Fill arrow (HOME tab |
Drawing group) to display the Shape Fill gallery
• Tap or click the desired fill color
• Tap or click the Drawing Dialog Box Launcher
(HOME tab | Drawing group) to display the
Format Shape pane
• Tap or click the Transparency slider in the Fill
section and drag it to the desired setting
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Applying a Fill to a Text Box
and Increasing Transparency

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Applying a Fill to a Text Box
and Increasing Transparency

32. • Tap or click the ‘Size & Properties’ Shape Option
• Tap or click TEXT BOX to display the TEXT BOX
section
• Tap or click the up and down arrows to change
the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom margins
• Tap or click the Close button
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Changing a Text Box Internal Margin

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Changing a Text Box Internal Margin

34. • Tap or click the picture or text box to rotate, and
then position the pointer over the rotation handle
so that it changes to a Free Rotate pointer
• Drag the rotation handle clockwise or
counterclockwise to rotate the object
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Rotating a Picture and a Text Box

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Rotating a Picture and a Text Box

36. • Tap or click the Hide Background Graphics check
box (SLIDE MASTER tab | Background group) to
remove the check mark in it
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Hiding and Unhiding Background
Graphics

37. • Display the slide master to rename, and then tap
or click the Rename button (SLIDE MASTER tab |
Edit Master group) to display the Rename Layout
dialog box
• Delete the text in the Layout name text box and
then type the desired name in the text box
• Tap or click the Rename button to give the layout
the new name
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Renaming a Slide Master
and a Slide Layout

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Renaming a Slide Master
and a Slide Layout

39. • Tap or click the desired layout(s) in the Overview
pane to delete
• Press the DELETE key to delete the selected
layout(s)
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Deleting a Slide Layout

40. • Tap or click the Handout Master button (VIEW tab | Master
Views group) to display the HANDOUT MASTER tab
• Tap or click the ‘Slides Per Page’ button (HANDOUT MASTER
tab | Page Setup group) to display the Slides Per Page
gallery
• Tap or click the desired number of slides per page in the
gallery
• Tap or click the Handout Orientation button (HANDOUT
MASTER tab | Page Setup group) to display the Handout
Orientation gallery
• Tap or click the desired orientation
• Tap or click the Header placeholder and then type the
desired header text
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Customizing a Handout
Using a Handout Master

41. • Tap or click the Footer placeholder and then type the
desired footer text
• Drag the placeholders to the desired locations
• Tap or click the Theme Fonts button (HANDOUT
MASTER tab | Background group) to display the
Theme Fonts gallery
• Tap or click the desired font
• Display the INSERT tab, tap or click the Pictures
button (INSERT tab | Images group), and then insert
the desired picture
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Customizing a Handout
Using a Handout Master

42. • Rotate the picture as desired
• Display the INSERT tab, tap or click the ‘Header &
Footer’ button (INSERT tab | Text group), and then
place a check mark in the ‘Date and time’ check box
• Place a check mark in the Header check box
• Place a check mark in the Footer check box
• Tap or click the ‘Apply to All’ button to add the
header and footer text and date to the handout
master
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Customizing a Handout
Using a Handout Master

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Customizing a Handout
Using a Handout Master

44. • Tap or click the Notes Master button (VIEW tab |
Master Views group) to display the NOTES MASTER
tab
• Tap or click the Footer placeholder, delete the text,
and then type the desired footer text
• Tap or click the Theme Fonts button to display the
Theme Fonts gallery
• Tap or click the desired font
• Tap or click the ‘Notes Page Orientation’ button
(NOTES MASTER tab | Page Setup group) to display
the ‘Notes Page Orientation’ gallery
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Customizing a Notes Page
Using a Notes Master

45. • Tap or click the desired orientation
• Display the INSERT tab, tap or click the Pictures
button, and then insert the desired picture
• Resize the picture as desired
• Move the picture to the desired location
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Customizing a Notes Page
Using a Notes Master

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Customizing a Notes Page
Using a Notes Master

47. • Tap or click the ‘Close Master View’ button
(NOTES MASTER tab | Close group) to exit Master
view and return to Normal view
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Closing Master View

48. • Open the Backstage view, display the Save As tab, and
then tap or click the Browse button to display the
Save As dialog box
• Tap or click the ‘Save as type’ arrow to display the
‘Save as type’ list
• Tap or click ‘PowerPoint Template’ in the ‘Save as
type’ list to change the save as type
• Type the desired file name
• Tap or click the Save button to save the presentation
as a template
• Close the file
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Saving a Master as a Template

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Saving a Master as a Template

50. • Open the desired template
• Open the Backstage view, display the Save As tab, and
then navigate to the location where your files are
saved
• Tap or click the ‘Save as type’ arrow to display the
‘Save as type’ list and then tap or click PowerPoint
Presentation in the ‘Save as type’ list
• Tap or click the desired file in the Save As dialog box
• Tap or click the Save button to display the Confirm
Save As dialog box
• Tap or click the Yes button to replace the file
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Opening a Template
and Saving a Presentation

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Opening a Template
and Saving a Presentation

52. • Press and hold or right-click anywhere on the slide
background to display the shortcut menu
• Tap or click Format Background on the shortcut
menu to display the Format Background pane
• With the FILL section displaying, select the
desired fill color
• Tap or click the Transparency slider and drag it to
the desired location
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Applying a Fill Color to a Slide

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Applying a Fill Color to a Slide

54. • With the Format Background pane displaying, tap
or click Pattern fill to display the Pattern gallery
• Tap or click the desired pattern to apply the
pattern to the background
• Tap or click the Close button to close the Format
Background task pane
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Applying a Pattern to a Slide

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Applying a Pattern to a Slide

56. • Tap or click FILE on the ribbon to open the
Backstage view
• Tap or click the Print tab in the Backstage view to
display the Print gallery
• Verify that the printer listed on the Printer Status
button will print a hard copy
• Tap or click the Print button in the Print gallery to
print the presentation to the currently selected
printer
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Printing a Presentation

57. • Open the Backstage view and then display the Print
gallery
• Tap or click the ‘Full Page Slides’ button in the
Settings area to display the gallery
• Tap or click the desired layout option in the Handouts
area
• Tap or click the Portrait Orientation button in the
Settings area to display the Orientation gallery
• Tap or click to select the desired orientation
• Tap or click the Print button in the Print gallery to
print the handout
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Printing a Handout
Using the Handout Master

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Printing a Handout
Using the Handout Master

59. • With the Backstage view open, change the layout
to Notes Pages in the Print Layout area
• If desired, change the orientation
• Tap or click the Previous Page and Next Page
buttons to display previews of the other pages
• Tap or click the Print button in the Print gallery to
print the notes
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Printing Speaker Notes
Using the Notes Master

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Printing Speaker Notes
Using the Notes Master

61. • Apply slide and font themes to a slide master
• Change a slide master background
• Add a background style and graphic to a slide
master
• Insert a placeholder into a slide layout
• Apply a Quick Style to a placeholder
• Change text direction and character spacing
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Chapter Summary

62. • Hide background graphics on individual slides
• Apply a fill to a text box and change transparency
• Rename a slide master
• Save a slide master as a template
• Create handouts using the handout master
• Create speaker notes using the notes master
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Chapter Summary

63. Chapter 8 Complete
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2013