Get Creative With Multiple PowerPoint Backgrounds
PowerPoint template designs
should complement your presentation's content. But how many times have you thought, "My presentation looks great. But..."
- "...this ONE slide would look so much better with a different background color."
- "...and this graph -- it would look more polished with a less busy template design."
- "...or this picture is terrific -- I wish it could stand out more clearly from the slide's background."
Happily, you can end design/content conflicts and put any background you wish on any slide --
no matter which PowerPoint version you use. Here's how:
- In PowerPoint, go to the slide you want to change and select the Format menu...then click Background.
- Click on the box that says "Omit background items from master."
That's it! You can now insert whatever kind of background you want to this slide. In the F
ormat, Bac
kground menu of PowerPoint, you can also:
- Select a different, complementary color for your slide's PowerPoint background by clicking "More Colors..."
- ...or by clicking on "Fill Effects..." you can change your background's Gradient, Texture, Pattern, or Picture.
To learn more about complementary backgrounds...and why you might want to change backgrounds within your PowerPoint presentation, you can read my "Templates v. Backgrounds" article, which discusses the differences in a little bit more detail...