Slide Master

Without Slide Master, James Okonkwo would paste the logo on every slide by hand.

Edit the Slide Master once. Every layout based on that master shows the logo on new and existing slides. The master controls fonts, logos, and footers for many slides at once.

• 1Click View on the Ribbon.
• 2Click Slide Master.
• 3Expected result: Slide Master view opens. The largest thumbnail at the top is the Slide Master. Smaller thumbnails are layout masters.

Every Open Day slide should show the same branding.

• 1Click the first (largest) master thumbnail at the top of the left pane.
• 2Click Slide Master tab → Insert → Pictures → This Device and choose the school logo file.
• 3Drag the logo to the top-right corner. Drag a corner handle to shrink it.
• 4Click Insert → Text Box and type northgate.leeds.sch.uk near the bottom.
• 5Click Close Master View on the Slide Master tab.
• 6Expected result: Normal slides now show the logo and footer.

Fix: If the logo appears on only one layout, select the top Slide Master thumbnail, not a child layout only.

In Slide Master view you edit templates. In Normal view you edit slide content — titles, bullets, photos.

Close Master View before editing Open Day slide text. Never delete the master thumbnail; use Close Master View to return.

Footer text on the master — northgate.leeds.sch.uk — appears on every layout that inherits from the top master. You can also add slide numbers later with Insert → Header & Footer in a separate lesson.

Logos and footers on the master save hours when NorthgateOpenDay.pptx grows beyond seven slides.

After editing the Slide Master, click Slide Master tab → Close Master View. Pressing Esc alone is not always enough on every version.

File → Save As saves changes but does not exit Master view.

Example — Logo on every slide: Edit the top master thumbnail so every layout inherits the logo. Editing only a child layout master puts the logo on one layout type — Title and Content might show it while Title Slide does not.