Microsoft® Office 2008 for Mac Step by Step

Customize a Slide Background

In PowerPoint, you can customize the background of a slide by adding a solid color, a color gradient, a texture, or even a picture.

To format a slide background with a solid color:

• In the Slide Background panel of the Formatting Palette, click the background color and, optionally, the style, you want.

  Or

1. On the Format menu, click Slide Background.

2. On the Solid tab of the Format Background dialog box, expand the Color gallery and click the color you want.

3. Click Apply to apply the background to only the current slide, or Apply to All to apply the background to all slides in the presentation.

A color gradient is a visual effect ...