To update the default line style, right-click on a lineand choose 'Set as Default Line'. The initial style properties of every new line is stored within thepresentation theme. A line can be created by choosing 'Insert >Shapes > Line' then drawing on the slide. 'Lines' are PowerPoint objects, such as arrows, that can be drawn on aslide.
The following table explains some of the PowerPoint terminology that is used whendescribing chart shapes.
However, at any time individual shapes and text boxes can be returned to a Group (and therefore controlled by Auto-fit rules) by selecting Reset to Default in Display Options.
Ungrouping a ViewPoint object in PowerPoint provides additional flexibility for design, layout and custom animation, although be aware that after changes are made it can not be undone (i.e. Set to Shrink text on overflow or Do Not Autofit.Right-click on border of text box within the master view.You may also be required to change the Text options in the slide master If you find any slides are automatically resizing then you will have to disable Autofit. The slide master will be the default formatting when creating new questions however, on every slide you can go in a change any of the objects individually.You can also select the font style for both the question title and the option textīody font: Option font, bar data labels, numeric scale, numeric scale legend and labels, vote prompt, scoreboard places and scores and the countdown clock.Text/Background – Light 1: Affects background colourĪccent 1: Affects default bars, vote control background, vote trigger background and the countdown clock backgroundĪccent 2: Affects 2nd bar in an analysis breakdown slide or pie segmentĪccent 3: Default tick colour for correct answer and 3rd bar in an analysis breakdown slide or pie segment Text/Background – Dark 1: Affects the font colour of both the title and option text, clock number and vote prompt From the Slide Master page you can select the default colours for different aspects of the voting question.ViewPoint questions and analysis slides in PowerPoint generally use the Title and Content or Title and Text slide layout.In Master Views section select Slide Master.Go to the View tab in the PowerPoint ribbon.Save the changes that you have made to the presentation and close Microsoft PowerPoint.Before you begin creating your voting questions you should setup your slide master to ensure all slides are formatted the same way in the current presentation. Now, close Slide Master view by clicking Slide Master → Close Master View:īack in the normal view of the presentation, you will see that the title text throughout your presentation has been changed to Andalus: Notice that the rest of the slide layouts update with this change. Select the header text:Ĭhange this font type by clicking Home → Font → Andalus: These changes will then propagate to the presentation automatically.Ĭlick the top-level slide master for this presentation. Rather than having to change it all manually directly in the presentation, you can make those changes in the slide master. For example, let’s say that you need to change all of the title text in the current presentation. Slide masters are especially useful for making updates quickly and easily. Save the changes that you have made to the presentation and close Microsoft PowerPoint. To toggle this command off, click Slide Master → Preserve again. That is displayed to the left of the slide in the Slides pane: You can verify this by looking for the small pin icon To prevent this from happening, you can preserve slide masters so that they are always saved even if they are not in use.įor this example, select the top-level slide master from the Slides pane: This can happen if the slides in the master are deleted or if another layout is applied to those slides. There are some circumstances in which PowerPoint will automatically delete a slide master. Open Slide Master view by clicking View → Slide Master: Onsite PowerPoint training is available countrywide.
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