Slide Master and Slide Layouts: Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts

Created: Thursday, April 12, 2018, posted by Geetesh at 3:10 pm

Updated: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 2:21 pm

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When you change Background Style of the Slide Master, the Background Style for all dependent Slide Layouts will also change. However, it is not necessary for all your Slide Layouts to possess the same Background Style as the Slide Master.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2013

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2016

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts in PowerPoint 2011

Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts

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