Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 9. Adjusting slide appearance

In this section:

• Understanding what slide layouts and themes control

• Applying a layout

• Working with themes

• Changing theme colors and fonts

• Changing slide backgrounds and sizes

A presentation has to have solid content and clearly fleshed-out topics, but it must also hold your audience’s attention. Visual enhancements such as color, font styles, and graphics go a long way toward impressing your audience through your professional approach.

For Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, you now have several built-in design elements that you can use for your presentations. These design elements, including slide layouts, themes, theme colors, and theme fonts, offer an inherent consistency that comes as a result of a common look and feel. ...