Working with Layouts

A slide layout in PowerPoint is like a blueprint for a house; it establishes the various types of "rooms" that appear on your slide. Just as certain types of rooms contain certain types of furniture, slides can contain different types of objects. A title and content slide will hold a title and bullet list, while a picture with caption layout will hold an image and some text describing it. The placeholders in a layout automate tasks involved with creating and formatting contents specific to each type placeholder.

Apply a Layout

  1. Display the slide whose layout you want to change and click the Home tab.

  2. Click the Layout button to open the Layout gallery.

  3. Click a layout to apply it.

    Apply a Layout

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    You can determine a slide’s layout when you first create it. Click the Home tab and click the arrow on the New Slide button. Click on the layout you prefer, and the slide is created with that layout applied.

  4. The placeholders specified by that layout appear.

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Tip

Tip

In PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions, there were slide layouts with bullet point content and others with graphic and multimedia content. In PowerPoint 2007, layouts with content now include both bullet point and graphic/multimedia content tools on one slide. You have to pick one or the other, though: When you use either of these tools to add content to these placeholders, the other tool disappears.

Add a Placeholder to a Slide Layout

  1. Click the View tab.

  2. Click the Slide Master button. The Slide Master appears.

  3. Click the Insert Placeholder button.

  4. Select a style of placeholder to insert.

    Add a Placeholder to a Slide Layout

    Tip

    Tip

    If you’d rather create an additional placeholder on one slide only, try duplicating an existing placeholder. Select a placeholder on the slide and, on the Home tab, click the arrow on the Paste button and choose the Duplicate command. A copy of the placeholder is pasted on the slide.

  5. Click and drag to draw the placeholder where you want it to appear on the slide.

  6. If necessary, click on the placeholder to select it and drag it to a new position on the slide.

  7. Click the Close Master View button to close the Slide Master. The additional placeholder will appear on every slide of that type in the presentation.

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See Also

See Also

For information about displaying the Slide Master view, see "Display and Navigate Masters".

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