Customizing the Slide Background

The slide background consists of the color, pattern, or images which appear behind the title, text, graphics, and other elements of a slide. A slide background can be a solid color, a gradient, a texture, a pattern, or an image. You can customize each of these elements to create the ideal background for your presentation.

To customize the slide background:

1. Select Background... on the Format menu.
2. Select the background color you want for your presentation.
3. Select the Fill Effects option to change the gradient, texture, or pattern of the background.
4. Click Apply to customize just the selected slide.
5. Click Apply to All to customize all the slides in your presentation.