Editing Slides

Content Editing

You can edit the content of your slides using the top toolbar, which contains several main formatting options for quick access:

In addition to the options above, Office also offers advanced editing tools for you to work on slides and make wonderful presentations. Below are some highlighted features.

Organizing Slides

To insert a slide, do either of the following:

  1. Click the + button on the left end of the toolbar.
  2. Right-click on the left preview bar and click New slide.

To insert a slide with a layout, do either of the following:

  1. Click the drop-down button next to the + and choose a layout.
  2. Right-click on the left preview bar and click New slide with layout.

To reorder slides, follow the steps below:

  1. Select a slide in the left preview bar.
  2. Drag & drop the slide to rearrange its order.

Note:

To select multiple slides

To use the object options on a slide:

  1. Select an object or multiple objects. To do so, hold the Shift key on your keyboard and click each object you want to select.
  2. Choose from the following options in Object menu:

To change background colors:

  1. Choose a slide.
  2. Click the Slide menu > Change background.
  3. Choose Color fill or Image fill.
  4. Click Apply to all slides to apply the background style to all slides.
  5. If you click Reset to theme, the background of the selected slide(s) will be reset to the theme style.

To change themes:

  1. Click Slide in the top menu > Theme.
  2. Choose the theme style you prefer, and then it will be applied to all slides.

Slide Master

If you want to change something on all slides of your presentation, you can edit the master slide.

  1. Open the Slide menu, and then select Slide master.
  2. The page will switch to the master template editor.
  3. Select the master slide at the top of the left preview bar or a specific slide layout.

To adjust the layout of all slides using the master slide:

  1. Select the master slide at the top.
  2. Make your desired changes to the master slide.
  3. When finished, close the master template editor by clicking the X at the top-right of the pane.
  4. The changes will appear on all slides of the presentation.

To customize slide layouts:

You can use the master template editor to modify any slide layout in your slides. It's easy to make small adjustments like fine-tuning background styles and more significant changes like rearranging or deleting placeholders. Unlike the master slide, changes to a slide layout will only be applied to slides using that layout in your presentation.

  1. Open the master template editor. When it opens, the layout of the currently selected slide will be displayed by default.
  2. Locate and select the desired layout in the left preview bar.
  3. Move, modify, add, or delete any objects as desired.
  4. When you're finished, close the master template editor by clicking the X at the top-right of the pane.

Note:

Adjustments made to themes will also be applied to slide masters.

Playing Slides

To play slides in the full screen mode:

  1. In the top-right of your screen, click the Play slides button.
  2. The slide show will be played in the full screen mode from the current slide. To change slides, use the left/right arrow keys on your keyboard or click the arrows at the top-right of the presentation.
  3. To exit full screen, press the Esc key.

To view notes in the speaker mode:

  1. In the top-right menu bar, click the Show notes button.
  2. In the speaker window, you can

Other options in the top-right menu bar that you can use while presenting: