MS PowerPoint - Lesson 8: Design a PowerPoint presentation

PowerPoint's Slide Design Pane has three easy ways to create a professional, harmonious and creative color presentation: Design Templates, Color Schemes, and Animation Schemes.

Display Slide Design Pane

Click the Slide Design icon on the Formatting toolbar

Or from the Format menu, click Slide Design

1, Design Templates - Designs

Design Templates help you create fast and easy presentations that look attractive and have a vivid background. Review the previous article for more information on presentation design templates.

2, Color Schemes - Color scheme

Color Schemes can add or change the color of the slideshow including slide background color, title color and body text, cell background color and link color.

There is a default color scheme that applies to the browser version when you choose an existing design. Each design pattern includes a color scheme that you can use.

When you select a design that is available in the Design Template, there is always a coordinated color that is applied to that presentation. Each design can be combined color if you find it necessary.

Apply a color scheme for a slideshow

1. Open the PowerPoint presentation you want to apply Color Scheme.
2. Click the down arrow next to the Color Scheme you choose
3. Click Apply to Selected Slides .

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Note : If you want to apply color schemes to all slides, click Apply to All Slides

Customize color mixing method

1. At Slide Design - Color Schemes , click Edit Color Schemes .
2. The Edit Color Scheme dialog box is displayed

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1. Click on the component you want to change color (For example: Background, Title text, .), click the Change Color button .
2. Select a color and click OK
3. Once completed, click Apply

3, Animation Schemes - Animated collaboration

Preset animation for a slideshow will help you have a more vivid presentation. All animations are distinguished by Subtle, Moderate and Exciting types. Usually animations are used for headlines, lists of headings and paragraphs.

Apply animation to a slideshow

1. Open the slideshow you want to apply Animation Scheme.
2. Open Slide Design - Animation Schemes Task Pane and select the appropriate animation you choose.

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1. Animation will automatically apply to the current slideshow.

Apply animation to the entire presentation

1. Open the slideshow
2. Open Slide Design - Animation Schemes Task Pane and select the appropriate animation you choose.
3. Click the Apply to All Slides button