Starting a CERT Program
Step 5: Tailoring Training
Changing the Master Slide
The PowerPoint presentations for the CERT program have been developed using a slide master to ensure consistency in color, layout, point size, bullets, and font. If you want to change the color, point size, bullets, or font on all of the slides in a PowerPoint presentation, you should change the master slide. Changing the master slide is easier for you and ensures that your presentation will be consistent and professional.
Follow the steps below to change the master slide in PowerPoint presentations:
| 1. Open the PowerPoint presentation you wish to change. |  |
| 2. Left click "View" at the top of the screen. |  |
| 3. Left click "Master."
4. Left click "Slide Master" to see the master slide layout. |
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| 5. Click on the area of the slide that you wish to change to make your changes on the master slide. |  |
| 6. When finished, click on the "close" button at the top of the screen. Your changes to the master slide will be incorporated on every slide in the presentation. |  |
It is recommended that you review the entire slide presentation following any changes to the master slide to ensure that you have not changed something that interferes with the presentation of some, but not all, of the slides. Also, if you change the background or text colors, review the presentation to ensure that the slides project well and are readable in the new colors.