Follow these steps to put a logo or other image in the corner of all slides in a presentation:
- 1Choose View→Master→Slide Master.
- 2Choose Insert→Photo→Picture from File to open the Choose a Picture dialog box.
- 3Locate the graphic file you want to put on all slides, select it, and click the Insert button.
You can also add things like the date and time, and slide numbers.
- Click INSERT > Header & Footer.
- On the Slide tab, check Footer.
- In the box below Footer, type the text that you want, such as the presentation title.
- Check Date and time to add that to your slides.
- Check Slide number to add that to your slides.
Here is the step by step to do it:
- Open the presentation.
- Click “Design” tab.
- Click “Format Background” button.
- Select the slides.
- Select “Picture or texture fill.”
- Choose the image that you want to insert.
- Voila! Your picture just added as the background.
Adding a Header and Footer
- Click the Insert tab, and then click the Header & Footer button.
- Click the Slide or Notes and Handouts tab.
- Enter or select the information you want to include on your slide or your notes and handouts.
- To not include a header and footer on the title slide, select the Don't show on title slide check box.
Let's review the steps:
- First, open the presentation and click on the Insert tab.
- In the ribbon, go to the text grouping of commands and click on Headers & Footers.
- The Header and Footer dialogue box will open.
- You'll want to click on the Notes and Handouts tab.
- You'll make your selections and click on Apply to All.
In Microsoft PowerPoint, the Slide Master is the top slide that controls all information about the theme, layout, background, color, fonts, and positioning of all slides. Using the Slide Master can be an easy way to adjust the look of an existing theme or make changes to all slides in your presentation.
How to Create a Custom Theme in PowerPoint for Branding
- Step 1: Create a custom theme. In the Design tab, you can create new theme colors, new theme fonts, and even the effects you want.
- Step 2: Save your theme.
- Step 3: Open your presentation.
- Step 4: Apply your branded theme.
- Step 5: Adjust where needed.
Click a picture to select it, and then click Insert. You may select more than one picture. The Insert button shows you how many pictures you've selected. After the picture is on your slide, you can resize it and move it wherever you want.
Insert a linked object
- Click in the slide where you want to place the object.
- On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Object.
- Click Create from File.
- In the File box, type the name of the file, or click Browse to select from a list.
- Select the Link check box.
- Do one of the following:
Copy and paste in PowerPoint for the web
- Select the image you want to copy, and then on the Home tab, select the Clipboard button. and then select Copy.
- Click where you want to insert the text, and on the Home tab, select the Clipboard button. and then select Paste. If you're prompted for access to the Clipboard, click Allow Access.
Clip Art is a collection of media files (images, videos, audio, and animation files) that Microsoft includes with the PowerPoint application. If your computer has an Internet connection, then you can also access Bing.com to search for images. To insert clip art on a PowerPoint slide, follow the steps below.
To play a song across slides in PowerPoint 2010
- On the Insert tab, select Audio, and then Audio from File.
- In the file explorer, locate the music file you want to use and then select Insert.
- With the audio icon selected on the slide, on the Playback tab, click the list named Start, and select Play across slides.
The Insert Tab is used to insert different features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, page numbers, word art, or headers, and footers into a presentation.
Add a placeholder to a slide layout
- On the View tab, click Slide Master.
- In the left thumbnail pane, click the slide layout that you want to add one or more placeholders to.
- On the Slide Master tab, click Insert Placeholder, and then click the type of placeholder that you want to add.
To add a watermark to all the slides, Select View > Slide Master. Scroll to the top of the thumbnail pane on the left, and select the first item, the slide master. Select Insert > Text Box, and then click and drag to draw the text box on the slide master. Type the watermark text (such as "DRAFT") in the text box.
To add a watermark to all the slides, Select View > Slide Master. Scroll to the top of the thumbnail pane on the left, and select the first item, the slide master. Select Insert > Text Box, and then click and drag to draw the text box on the slide master. Type the watermark text (such as "DRAFT") in the text box.
After you have opened up the template in PowerPoint, you will need to locate, under the “View” tab, the “Slide Master” button. Simply highlight the logo placeholder and maker your changes. You can now delete or change the logo to your own. The Slide Master is pretty much the brain of the PowerPoint template.
