Backgrounds
The
information on each slide can be displayed on top of a chosen
background. Background properties can be selected for the entire
show or individual slides. Try the following in Slide Sorter view:
Template
Background
- Choose
Format/Apply Design for a dialog box listing a set of PowerPoint
templates.
- Click
on one of the list of designs with the .pot extension
and a preview displays on the right of the dialog box.
- Click
on Apply to apply the template to the presentation.
Experiment
with a range of backgrounds to appreciate how a background can
affect the look of a presentation. For this slide show choose
the Fireball.pot design.
Background
Colouring
- Click
the Format menu and select Slide Colour Scheme. This gives a
dialog box with areas (eg. text lines, title text, fills, etc)
and a current colour.
- Click
on an area and the Change Colour button for a dialog box to
select an alternative colour. Try a number of background colours
to appreciate how they can affect the look of a presentation.
- For
this slide show, choose a light grey background since this will
print better. Note that dark backgrounds will tend to overwhelm
foreground information when printed.
- In
the Slide Colour Scheme dialog box you can apply the change
to only the current slide or apply to all slides. Experiment
with one slide to obtain a satisfactory colour scheme.
Colour
schemes can be copied from one slide to another using Format/Colour
Scheme in Slide Sorter view. Click the Format menu and select
Background to view a range of direction options. Again experiment
with colour shading directions here.
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