Only use “Text box” if you have font that you for sure want on the slide, such as the name of the conference you are presenting at or your website URL. Choosing the plain “Text box” will create a text box that can not be edited when you insert the layout. If you want to add a text box to layout choose one of the placeholder options from the drop down list of Text box options.

While you are in editing the master mode, anything you click in the toolbar will affect the master layout’s. You can add NEW layouts by clicking on the plus button. You can also click on the background link to change the default background from the slide “Master” background. Step 7Ĭlick on the different layouts underneath the “Master.” You can change the default font, add lines and other design elements there. Also, if I want to update the presentation for another presentation, I only have to edit the “Master” slide rather than editing the entire presentation one slide at a time. I put this link on the master slide so I only have to type it once. When I am giving a presentation I want my handout URL to be present on each slide so that people who come in late can still get to the handout. Change the font color and size on this “Master” slide and the font styles will be applied universally across the presentation. Since this slide is the “Master” slide, anything you put on this slide will automatically appear on all slides.

Click on background in the toolbar to upload an image for the background. By default you are taken to the first layout slide, you want to click on the slide master titled “Master” above that.Ĭhanging the background of the “Master” changes the background on all of the layout slides. Notice the small lettering above the slide master slides.Ĭlick on the Master slide. Rename the slide template from “Simple Light” to whatever you would like to call it. If you are using Google Draw go to the File Menu and choose “Page Setup.”Ĭhoose the page size to be Widescreen 16:9 to match the default size of a Google Presentation. After downloading I create boxes or circles with reduced opacity to create different types of slide backgrounds that go along with the theme. I will create my base design in a Google Drawing and then File->Download As->PNG. You may want to create a Google Drawing or use another editing program such as photoshop to create your designs. Choose the Simple Light template.ĭecide what design pattern you want for your template. If you have a particular way you want students to put their project together, creating a template for them to use can help them to focus on the content rather than the font choice. One reason to do this is for student projects.

If you are a user of Google Slides presentation tool you may want to take it to the next step and create your own templates instead of always using the default theme.

Pretty google slides templates