The master slide editor in a presentation app is meant to enable editing of the theme and layouts for the presentation deck. Slide Master in PowerPoint is often used to make changes to PowerPoint templates by editing the sample layouts to cater to the presenter’s needs. The master slide in a Google Slides template can be used for the same purpose.
How to Edit Slide Master in Google Slides
To edit the master slide in Google Slides, go to Slide -> Edit Theme.
Edit Office Theme in Google Slides
The master slide or Office Theme can be edited to reflect major changes to the entire template. This is the slide at the very top of the slide master. In this example, we added a logo to the master slide to reflect the change across all slides in the template.
Customize Google Slides Layouts
Similarly, you can look for individual layouts and make changes to them. When you select a layout, a count will show how many slides are currently using the layout. This can be found on the top of the layout. In the example below, the layout is ‘used by 1 slide’, as indicated in the image below.
By making changes to the master theme or layouts in the slide, you can incorporate minor and major changes. These can include changes to reflect your custom branding, layout designs that you might need to use often, or other preferences that can help you make the most of the edited template version.
FAQs
The Master Slide in Google Slides controls the overall design and layouts of a presentation. Changes made to the master slide reflect across all slides using the same layout.
To edit the master slide, go to Slide -> Edit Theme. This will allow you to make changes that apply to the entire presentation.
Yes, you can add a logo to the master slide, and it will automatically appear on all slides using the associated layout.
After accessing Edit Theme, you can select individual layouts beneath the master slide and make changes. The number of slides using each layout is displayed, allowing you to see where your changes will apply.
Yes, you can customize each layout independently to meet specific needs, such as changing fonts, adding images, or adjusting layout elements.
Yes, changes made to the Master Slide will automatically apply to all slides that follow the master’s layout, streamlining the process of updating a presentation’s design.
Editing the master slide in Google Slides is very similar to PowerPoint. Both tools allow you to make global changes to the design and layout of slides, enhancing productivity by reducing the need for manual slide-by-slide edits.
Final Words
Be it the master slide or individual layouts that need to be edited to reflect changes to match the presenter’s needs, slide master in Google Slides works pretty much the same as in PowerPoint.
With a few tweaks, you can reflect minor or major changes to your Google Slides templates and enhance productivity by circumventing the need to periodically edit slides to fit them to a specific layout format.
