Master slide

Master slide

A slide master is a slide that is used as the starting point for other slides. It is similar to a page style in Writer: it controls the basic formatting of all slides based on it. A slide show can have more than one slide master.

A slide master has a defined set of characteristics, including the background color, graphic, or gradient; objects (such as logos, decorative lines and other graphics) in the background; headers and footers; placement and size of text frames; and the formatting of text.

All of the characteristics of slide masters are controlled by styles. The styles of any new slide you create are inherited from the slide master from which it was created. In other words, the styles of the slide master are available and applied to all slides created from that slide master. Changing a style in a slide master result in changes to all the slides based on that slide master; it is, however, possible to modify each individual slide without affecting the slide master.

The pre-packaged presentation styles can be modified, but new presentation styles cannot be created.  Figure 8.39 Shows the Slide Master.

Click View  Master Slide Master

It is possible to view the Master slides in two styles:

·           Slide Master

·           Notes Master

·           A New Master slide can be created either by using the Master View dialog box or by right clicking slides in the Slides pane. (Figure 8.41)

·           The renaming of the Master Slide is also  done  by  the  same  procedure.

·           Master Slide will be closed by using the Close Master View in the Master View dialog box .