Slide Master controls the design of every slide: fonts, colours, background, logo and placeholder positions. Change it once and every slide in the presentation updates.
OpenView › Slide Master
Top slideChanges every layout
Works inAll PowerPoint versions, Microsoft 365
Open Slide Master
Go to View › Slide Master. The large slide at the top of the left pane is the master; the smaller ones under it are layouts (Title Slide, Title and Content and so on).
Change every slide
- Fonts: select the master slide and choose Fonts on the Slide Master tab, or format the title and text placeholders.
- Logo: insert it on the master slide and place it in a corner. It appears on every slide and can’t be moved by accident.
- Background: click Background Styles or Format Background.
- Footer: format the date, footer and slide number placeholders.
Create a custom layout
- Click Insert Layout.
- Use Insert Placeholder to add Content, Picture or Text placeholders where you want them.
- Right-click the layout and choose Rename Layout.
- Click Close Master View. The layout is now under Home › Layout and New Slide.
Apply changes to existing slides
If a slide doesn’t follow the master, select it and click Home › Reset. To switch a slide to another layout, use Home › Layout.
Tip: Save the result as a template with File › Save As › PowerPoint Template (.potx) to reuse it for every new presentation.
FAQ
My logo shows on the title slide too.
Select the Title Slide layout and tick Hide Background Graphics.
Changes don’t show on some slides.
Those slides have manual formatting. Select them and click Reset.