How to Make a Custom Slide in PowerPoint
- 1). Open PowerPoint. A white slide with two text boxes appears. Click once on the Click to Add Title text box and press the "Delete" key to remove it from the slide. Click once on the Click to Add Subtitle text box and press the "Delete" key.
- 2). Click the "Design" tab at the top of the work area. Give the slide a custom background by clicking the "Background Styles" button on the right side of the Ribbon and selecting "Format Background."
- 3). Click the "Picture or Texture Fill" radio button. Click the "File" button under the Insert From section. Browse to a picture to use for the slide background and double-click it, which adds it to the slide. If you don't have a custom picture to use, click the "Texture" button and choose one of PowerPoint's custom textures. Click the "Close" button to return to the slide.
- 4). Click the "Insert" tab. Click the "Picture" button to open the Insert Picture window. Browse to an image to use for personalizing the slide, such as a business logo. Double-click the image file name, and it appears on the slide. Drag it into place, such as into a corner. Resize as necessary by clicking the image, pressing the "Shift" key and dragging a corner of the image to shrink it.
- 5). Add text to the slide by clicking the "Text Box" button on the Ribbon. The cursor turns into an upside-down cross. Draw the text box on the slide. After the text box appears, type the text into the text box.
- 6). Change the text's appearance by clicking the "Home" tab. Highlight the new text. Use the font, font color, text size and text positioning options in the Font section of the Ribbon to customize the font's appearance.
- 7). Add additional text boxes and images to the slide as desired.
- 8). Click the "File" menu. Select "Save As." Type a name for the slide, such as "Template," and click the "Save" button.
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