Default Styles
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:52 am
So, you’ve set up the template and your slide master. The next step is to set the default formatting for your shapes, lines and text boxes. Once you’ve done that, every time anyone using the template inserts a shape or draws a line it will be the same format, reducing inconsistency from presentation to presentation.
Setting up default styles is very phone number in usa easy. Simply go to a normal slide, draw a line, shape and text box, and format them in whichever way you want. Then, right click on each element and choose Set as default shape/line/text box. Once you’ve done that, every time anyone places a new object using your template, PowerPoint will follow those default styles. This can be important for making sure that there’s appropriate contrast between text and shape color and that the font is an appropriate size. Learn more about setting presentation font size and color contrast here.
Screenshot, right click on a line with Set as Default Line option highlighted
While you’re here, it’s a good time to set textbox properties. You may have noticed that text boxes can behave in a few different ways in PowerPoint. Your options are:
Do not Autofit
Resize text to match size
Resize shape to fit text
PowerPoint slide showing 3 textboxes. The first has text spilling out of the top and the bottom. The second has smaller font size and all text is inside the shape. The third text box is larger with the same font size as the first.
Setting up default styles is very phone number in usa easy. Simply go to a normal slide, draw a line, shape and text box, and format them in whichever way you want. Then, right click on each element and choose Set as default shape/line/text box. Once you’ve done that, every time anyone places a new object using your template, PowerPoint will follow those default styles. This can be important for making sure that there’s appropriate contrast between text and shape color and that the font is an appropriate size. Learn more about setting presentation font size and color contrast here.
Screenshot, right click on a line with Set as Default Line option highlighted
While you’re here, it’s a good time to set textbox properties. You may have noticed that text boxes can behave in a few different ways in PowerPoint. Your options are:
Do not Autofit
Resize text to match size
Resize shape to fit text
PowerPoint slide showing 3 textboxes. The first has text spilling out of the top and the bottom. The second has smaller font size and all text is inside the shape. The third text box is larger with the same font size as the first.