Office 2010 Made Simple

Choosing Slide Layouts to Suit the Contents

To get your material onto a slide, and to make it look good, you need to choose a suitable layout. You can either use one of PowerPoint's built-in slide layouts or create a custom layout of your own.

Using PowerPoint's Built-in Slide Layouts

For most presentations, the best way to start creating slides is by using the nine standard layouts that you can insert from the Home Slides New Slide drop-down panel (see Figure 20–1). Table 20–1 explains the layouts and what they're best for.

Figure 20–1.