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194 Chapter 10 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes
Defining Default Attributes of Text Boxes and Shapes
You can define the default attributes of new text boxes and shapes.
To set default attributes for text boxes and shapes:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all
masters in the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master slide.
3 To define a default text box, click Text Box in the toolbar and then format the
placeholder text. See “Formatting Text Size and Appearance” on page 40 for more
information.
4 Do one of the following:
 To make the text box the default for only the current master slide, choose Format >
Advanced > “Define Text for Current Master.”
 To make the text box the default for all master slides in the current theme, choose
Format > Advanced > “Define Text for All Masters.”
5 To define a default shape, add a shape and then set its attributes. See “Modifying
Objects” on page 73 and “Filling an Object with Color” on page 79 for instructions.
6 Do one of the following:
 To make the shape the default for only the current master slide, choose Format >
Advanced > “Define Shape for Current Master.”
 To make the shape the default for all master slides in the current theme, choose
Format > Advanced > “Define Shape for All Masters.”
7 If you don’t want the default object on the slide, delete the object.
Defining Default Attributes of Imported Images
You can set default attributes such as shadow, reflection, opacity, and border (stroke)
color, so that any image you add to your slideshow automatically uses the default
settings.
To set default image attributes:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all
masters using the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master
slide.
3 Place an image on the slide and set its default attributes. For more information, see the
following topics:
 “Importing an Image” on page 89
 “Adding Shadows” on page 76
 “Adjusting Opacity” on page 77