To change the background, on the Slide Master tab, in the Background group, clickBackground Styles, and then select a background.To apply a theme (to include color, formatting, effects, in a layout) to your presentation, on theSlide Master tab, in the Edit Theme group, click Themes, and then select a theme.To add character by using color and a background, do one of the following:.To add other types of placeholders that contain content such as pictures, clip art, screen shots, SmartArt graphics, charts, movies, sounds, and tables, on the Slide Master tab, in the Master Layout group, click Insert Placeholder, and then click the type of placeholder that you want to add.To add custom prompt text, see Add a text placeholder with custom prompt text. Type descriptive text that prompts the users of your template to enter specific information.Click a location on the slide master, and then drag to draw the placeholder.On the Slide Master tab, in the Master Layout group, click Insert Placeholder, and then click Text.

To add a text placeholder, in the slide thumbnail pane, click the slide layout that you want to contain the placeholder, and then do the following:.To remove an unwanted, default placeholder from a layout, in the slide thumbnail pane, click the slide layout that contains the placeholder, click the border of the placeholder in the presentation window, and then press DELETE.To customize the slide master and associated layouts, do one or more of the following:.

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