Operation Manual

it to show thumbnails of the slides, or click the – sign to collapse the subsection to hide the
thumbnails.
Each of the slide masters shown in the Available for Use list is from a template of the same name.
If you have created your own templates, or added templates from other sources, slide masters
from those templates will also appear in this list.
Figure 154: Sidebar Master Pages section
Figure 155: Master View toolbar
Creating a slide master
Creating a new slide master is similar to modifying the default slide master.
1) Enable editing of slide masters by selecting View > Master > Slide Master on the Menu
bar and the Master View toolbar opens (Figure 155). If the Master View toolbar does not
appear, go to View > Toolbars and select Master View.
2) On the Master View toolbar, click the New Master icon .
3) A new slide master appears in the Slides pane. Modify this slide master to suit your
requirements.
4) It is also recommended that you rename this new slide master. Right-click on the slide in
the Slides pane and select Rename master from the context menu.
5) When finished creating a slide master, click Close Master View on the Master View toolbar
and return to normal slide editing mode.
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