On the DESIGN ribbon, click on the BACKGROUND STYLES button from the BACKGROUND group.

Download free ebooks at bookboon.com PowerPoint 2010 63 4 Formatting slides Formatting Slide Backgrounds he background colour of all new slides is, by default, white. It is possible to apply a diferent colour, graded ill colour, pattern, texture or picture, which will override the default setting. he change applies to all slides that follow the design template of the currently selected slide To change the background formatting

1. On the DESIGN ribbon, click on the BACKGROUND STYLES button from the BACKGROUND group.

Make a choice from one of the pre-set options displayed. Or Download free ebooks at bookboon.com PowerPoint 2010 64 4 Formatting slides To use a dialog 1. On the DESIGN ribbon, click on the BACKGROUND STYLES button from the BACKGROUND group. Select format background. Or 2. On the DESIGN ribbon, click on the DIALOG BOX LAUNCHER from the BACKGROUND group. A dialog appears. 3. Make selections from the FILL category or click on the PICTURE category to select a picture for your background. When all desired selections have been made click CLOSE. • DO NOT CLICK APPLY TO ALL THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER A picture you use as a slide background will be stretched to ill the slide background area. If it is not of suitable proportions it will be distorted. You can insert many popular graphics ile formats into your presentation including Enhanced Metaile .emf, Joint Photographic Experts Group .jpg, Portable Network Graphics .png, Windows Bitmap .bmp, .rle, .dib and Windows Metaile .wmf graphics. To insert other ile formats you will need to install additional graphic ilters. WHAT‘S MISSING IN THIS EQUATION? MAERSK INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE PROGRAMME You could be one of our future talents Are you about to graduate as an engineer or geoscientist? Or have you already graduated? If so, there may be an exciting future for you with A.P. Moller - Maersk. www.maersk.commitas Please click the advert Download free ebooks at bookboon.com PowerPoint 2010 65 4 Formatting slides Formatting numbered and bulleted lists he bullets that PowerPoint assigns when you switch them on or use a bulleted list auto layout are controlled by the slide master template You can however choose diferent bullet symbols if you wish. his can be done on each individual slide or for all slides on the master. However in this section we will deal with just formatting them on the slides themselves as slide masters will be dealt with later. Formatting A Bulleted List To change bullet symbols: Mouse 1. Select the place holder to format all bullets or click in a paragraph to change just an individual bullet.

2. On the HOME ribbon in the PARAGRAPH group use the drop down arrow to the right of the BULLETS