Sep 19, 2018 · The Slide Master option under the View tab is only available in the PowerPoint application. Could you please clarify your concern, since I replicated the issue and the Slide Master option under the View tab is unavailable in the PowerPoint Online app. Here are the sample screenshots: PowerPoint application came from Office suite:

Mar 24, 2016 · Next, create slide layouts that leverage the master where possible. Often your cover or title slide and your section divider slide will use different formatting, so for them remove the background graphics inherited from the master. Each slide layout can handle the formatting for different types of slides, if you analyse the layout.

Jun 25, 2010 · There are actually two steps to using footers (or slide numbers). They need to be set up on the Master Slide , but then once you close Master View , you need to go to Insert - Header & Footer and choose the item ( Date and time, Slide number, or Footer ) that you want to appear on each slide.

Jul 3, 2020 · Choose View>Slide Master. In the left-hand thumbnail list, scroll to the top, larger slide. This is the actual Slide Master. If the Footer is not visible, choose Slide Master>Master Layout and check Footer. Move down to the first Slide Layout below the Master. If the footer is not visible, click on the box beside Slide Master>Master Layout>Footers.

Jul 25, 2023 · Choose View>Slide Master, then select the larger thumbnail at the top of the left-hand list. If you can select the graphic, select it and delete it. If the graphic is not selectable, right-click on the background and choose Format Background. Select the Solid Color option, then set the color to your preferred color with the Color dropdown.

Dec 5, 2019 · Like John said, you can try to scroll up and find the first/top master in the left pane of masters when you in Slide Master View. The Hide background graphics button is grey if it is the background slide like the following picture, then you can access the background graphics.

Mar 8, 2024 · I have a PowerPoint template I made a few months ago with a Master Slide and Layout Master. I am now trying to add a new text placeholder "SEASON" to the Layout Master, and I cannot get the text placeholder to show up in Normal view. All the other text placeholders do show up in Normal view.

Mar 20, 2021 · That drags in the entire slide master and layout set from the source file. If the pasted slide is later reformatted or deleted, the extra master and layouts remain. You can check for this yourself. Open the presentation, then choose View>Slide Master. The left-hand list of thumbnails includes larger slides that are the actual slide masters.

Jan 17, 2020 · With your presentation open in PowerPoint, choose View>Slide Master. In the left-hand thumbnail list, scroll up to see the larger slide at the top. That's the actual slide master. Select the master, then click on Master Layout. Uncheck Footer and OK out. Open Master Layout again. Check Footer and OK out.

Jan 8, 2025 · Hi, I have set up a powerpoint template to be used by other members of staff. I have set up master slides so that they cannot go too wrong with the formatting. However the formatting from the master slides are not displaying correctly on the 'live' slides. Master Slide view. Here is what it looks like when a new slide is created to edit the text...