演讲就像一列火车。一个不间断的教练链跟随引擎并前往它引导的地方。Slide Master是驱动整个演示文稿外观的引擎。这也是从一个地方对所有幻灯片进行大规模更改的最佳节省时间的捷径。
想象一下(Imagine)，您有一个包含两打幻灯片的演示文稿。要更改一个微小的元素，您将必须浏览所有幻灯片，一次更改一个。但是，如果您可以只更改一张幻灯片并将其自动应用于所有剩余的幻灯片呢？
(Make)使用幻灯片母版(A Slide Master)更轻松地(Easier)进行格式化
幻灯片母版就像特殊的模板，但更重要。顾名思义，它是幻灯片中最顶层(topmost slide)的幻灯片，其中包含有关您希望在所有幻灯片中包含的主题、布局、颜色和字体的所有信息。
您可以在一个演示文稿中使用多个幻灯片母版。(You can use multiple slide masters in one presentation.)每个人都将负责一组幻灯片及其下的独特布局。层次结构如下所示：
现在您已经了解了幻灯片母(slide master)版，让我们更深入地了解它们。以下说明适用于Microsoft PowerPoint(Microsoft PowerPoint 2016) 2016、2019 和Microsoft 365中的(Microsoft 365)幻灯片母(slide master)版。
如何在PowerPoint中打开(PowerPoint)幻灯片母版(Slide Master)
幻灯片母(Slide Master)版在功能区(Ribbon)上有自己的选项卡。要查看幻灯片母版(Slide Master)，请转到View > Slide Master。
PowerPoint中的“幻灯片母版”选项卡(Slide Master tab)具有控制格式所需的所有工具。
左窗格显示演示文稿的幻灯片布局(slide layout)。幻灯片母(Slide Master)版是层次结构中最顶层的幻灯片(topmost slide)，看起来就像您开始新的演示文稿时获得的空白内容幻灯片。
这些控件被组织成具有明显功能的特定组：
编辑母版：(Edit Master:) 使用(Use)此组编辑幻灯片母版(Slide Master)。您可以使用“插入幻灯片母版”按钮(Insert Slide Master button)添加另一张母版幻灯片(master slide)，也可以使用“插入版式”按钮(Insert Layout button)在现有母版下添加新版式。
“保留(Preserve)”按钮可确保PowerPoint在不使用(PowerPoint)幻灯片母(Slide Master)版时不会删除它。选择幻灯片，然后单击保留(Preserve)。母版幻灯片(master slide)旁边的图钉图标显示它现在已保留。
主布局：(Master Layout:) 使用(Use)此组添加或删除标题和页脚等元素。通过添加或删除占位符、标题和PowerPoint页脚。
编辑主题：(Edit Theme:)此组中的控件可让您应用预构建的主题或将自定义主题(custom theme)与母版幻灯片一起使用。
背景：(Background:) 设置(Set)幻灯片母版(Slide Masters)或版面母版(Layout Masters)的背景。
大小：(Size:)根据演示文稿的要求选择幻灯片大小和方向。( slide size and the orientation)
在以下部分中，我们将看到如何对幻灯片母版(slide master)进行更改，该母版将自动反映在其后面的幻灯片上。
什么是布局大师？
当然，有些幻灯片的布局可能彼此不同。你的一些幻灯片是为图像设计的，一些是为文本设计的，而有些则可以有动画。这些由另一种类型的主题幻灯片控制，称为Layout Master。
这些是从属于Master Slide的。每个母版幻灯片(Master Slide)可以有多个布局(Layout Masters)母版。例如，Title 布局(Title layout)是Layout Master的一种。
您可以为所有显示文本的幻灯片使用一个(display text)Layout Master。另一个用于图像……等等。更改(Change)一张布局母版幻灯片(layout master slide)中的元素，所有相关幻灯片都会随之更改。您不必弄乱每张幻灯片。
设计Layout Master 幻灯片(Layout Master slide)类似于修改 PowerPoint 模板( modifying a PowerPoint template)。
因此，PowerPoint中的幻灯片母版和布局母版(Slide Master and Layout Masters)不仅可以帮助您快速构建演示文稿，而且还可以在将来更新它。您团队中的任何其他人都可以进来进行更改，而无需在幻灯片之间来回切换。预建设计库还可以帮助您更改简单演示文稿的布局，只需单击几下即可。
使用幻灯片母版格式化(Format)演示文稿(Presentation Using Slide Masters)
正如我们所见，幻灯片母版具有(slide master)默认布局(default layout)。您可以使用它或从头开始使用您自己的设计。
1. 转到幻灯片母版视图。(1. Go to the Slide Master View.)
从功能区的(Ribbon)视图选项卡(View tab)中，单击母版视图组中的幻灯片母版(Slide Master)按钮。
2. 功能区上的幻灯片母版选项卡。(2. The Slide Master tab on the Ribbon.)
显示功能区(Ribbon)上的“幻灯片母版”选项卡(Slide Master tab)。一个新的幻灯片母版(Slide Master)出现，带有 PowerPoint 的默认布局(default layout)。
3.修改幻灯片母版(3. Modify the Slide Master)
幻灯片母版具有(Slide Master)标题幻灯片(title slide)、子标题、页脚、日期等的默认占位符。对这张普通幻灯片(plain slide)进行任何您想要的格式更改。您还可以从 PowerPoint 的可用主题中挑选来设计幻灯片母(Slide Master)版。
要选择幻灯片母版(Slide Master)中的元素，您还可以单击母版布局(Master Layout)，然后取消选中您不想要的占位符。
4.修改布局母版(4. Modify the Layout Masters)
每个主题都有几个幻灯片布局。选择布局以匹配您的幻灯片内容(slide content)。有些更适合文本，有些更适合比较，有些更适合图形。
您可以通过单击Edit Master 组中的Insert Layout从头开始设计自己的自定义布局。
像默认布局(default layout)但想稍微调整一下？右键单击(Right click)左侧的上述布局幻灯片缩略图，然后选择(layout slide thumbnail)复制布局(Duplicate Layout)。此外，使用右键单击快捷方式或选项卡上的删除按钮删除(Delete button)您不需要的布局母版。PowerPoint 提供大约 25 种布局供您选择，您可能不需要全部。
5. 应用布局(5. Apply the Layouts)
单击功能区上(Ribbon)幻灯片母版选项卡(Slide Master tab)上的关闭母版视图(Close Master View)按钮以返回普通视图(Normal View)。
在缩略图窗格(thumbnail pane)中，单击要将更新的布局重新应用到的幻灯片。转到Home tab > Slides group > Click Layout。选择您在幻灯片母版视图(Slide Master View)中创建的布局。您还可以选择多个幻灯片缩略图并对其应用通用布局。
您的大部分演示文稿将由布局大师控制。如果您返回并更改(change something)布局母版中的某些内容，请记住(Just)将布局重新应用于相关幻灯片。
在开始制作幻灯片(Your Slides)之前先制作大师
HTML文档有样式表。Word文档具有样式。而且，PowerPoint有幻灯片母版(Slide Masters)。这些是印刷块，可以使制作后的任何东西都变得容易得多。通过对母版幻灯片进行一些调整，可以翻新PowerPoint 设计(PowerPoint design)并使其焕然一新。
您刚刚使用母版幻灯片节省了很多时间。将这些时间更好地用于处理实际内容，并使您的 PowerPoint( make your PowerPoint more engaging)对观众更具吸引力。
How to Master The Slide Master in Microsoft PowerPoint
A presentation is like a train. An unbroken chain of coaches follows the engine and goes where it leads. The Ѕlide Master is the engine which drives the look of the entire presentation. It is also the best time saνing shortcut for mаkіng mass changes to all your slides from one place.
Imagine you had a presentation with two dozen slides. To change one tiny element, you would have to move through all the slides making the changes one at a time. But what if you could change just one slide and have it applied automatically to all the remaining ones?
Make Formatting Easier With A Slide Master
Slide masters are like special templates but just more overarching. As the name suggests, it is the topmost slide in the deck that contains all the information about the theme, layouts, colors, and fonts that you want to have in all the slides.
You can use multiple slide masters in one presentation. Each will be responsible for a group of slides and their unique layout under it. The hierarchy looks like this:
Now that you have an idea of slide masters, let’s take a deeper dive into them. The instructions below apply to the slide master in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, 2019, and Microsoft 365.
How To Open Slide Master In PowerPoint
The Slide Master has its own tab on the Ribbon. To view the Slide Master, go to View > Slide Master.
The Slide Master tab in PowerPoint has all the tools you need to control the formatting.
The left pane displays the slide layout for your presentation. The Slide Master is the topmost slide in the hierarchy and looks like the blank content slide you get when you start a fresh presentation.
The controls are organized into specific groups with obvious functions:
Edit Master: Use this group to edit the Slide Master. You can add another master slide with the Insert Slide Master button, or you can use the Insert Layout button to add a new layout under an existing Master.
The Preserve button ensures that PowerPoint does not delete the Slide Master if it’s not in use. Select the slide, then click Preserve. A pushpin icon next to the master slide shows that it is now preserved.
Master Layout: Use this group to add or remove elements like the title, and footers. by adding or removing placeholders, the title, and PowerPoint footers.
Edit Theme: The controls in this group let you apply a pre-built theme or use a custom theme with the master slides.
Background: Set the background for the Slide Masters or the Layout Masters.
Size: Select the slide size and the orientation according to the requirements of your presentation.
In the following sections we will see how to make changes to a slide master that will automatically reflect on the slides that follow it.
What Are Layout Masters?
Of course, some slides can differ in their layouts from one another. Some of your slides will be designed for images, some for text, while some can have animation. These are controlled by another type of thematic slide called the Layout Master.
These are subordinate to the Master Slide. And every Master Slide can have several Layout Masters. For instance, the Title layout is a type of Layout Master.
You can use one Layout Master for all slides that display text. Another for images… and so on. Change an element in one layout master slide and all dependent slides will change with it. You don’t have to mess with each slide.
Working on designing a Layout Master slide is similar to modifying a PowerPoint template.
Thus, the Slide Master and Layout Masters in PowerPoint can not only help you build your presentations quickly but update it in the future too. Anyone else in your team can come in and make changes without going back and forth between the slides. A library of pre-built designs can also help you change the layout of a plain presentation with only a few clicks.
Format A Presentation Using Slide Masters
The slide master as we have seen has a default layout. You can use that or start from scratch with your own design.
1. Go to the Slide Master View.
From the View tab on the Ribbon, click the Slide Master button in the Master Views group.
2. The Slide Master tab on the Ribbon.
The Slide Master tab on the Ribbon is displayed. A new Slide Master appears with PowerPoint’s default layout.
3. Modify the Slide Master
The Slide Master has default placeholders for the title slide, sub-headings, footer, date, and more. Make any formatting changes you want to this plain slide. You can also pick from PowerPoint’s available themes to design the Slide Master.
To choose the elements in the Slide Master, you can also click on Master Layout and then uncheck the place holders you do not want.
4. Modify the Layout Masters
Every theme has several slide layouts. Choose the layouts to match your slide content. Some are better for text, some for comparisons, and some are better for graphics.
You can design your own custom layouts from scratch by clicking on Insert Layout from the Edit Master group.
Like a default layout but want to tweak it slightly? Right click on the said layout slide thumbnail on the left and choose Duplicate Layout. Also, delete the layout masters that you don’t need with the right-click shortcut or the Delete button on the tab. PowerPoint offers around 25 layouts to choose from and you may not need them all.
5. Apply the Layouts
Click the Close Master View button on the Slide Master tab on the Ribbon to return to Normal View.
In the thumbnail pane, click the slide that you want to reapply the updated layout to. Go to the Home tab > Slides group > Click Layout. Select the layout that you created in Slide Master View. You can also select multiple slide thumbnails and apply a common layout to them.
Most of your presentation will be controlled by the layout masters. Just remember to re-apply the layouts to the relevant slides if you go back and change something in the layout masters.
Make Your Masters Before You Start On Your Slides
HTML documents have style sheets. Word documents have styles. And, PowerPoint has Slide Masters. These are printing blocks that make anything that comes after they are made a lot easier. A PowerPoint design can be refurbished and made spanking new with a few tweaks to the master slides.
You just saved a lot of time with the master slides. Put that time to better use to work on the actual content and make your PowerPoint more engaging to the audience.
