You can use any of these options to change your slide background. The options within the Format Background dialog box are explained below, as marked in Figure 3, above.This launches the Format Background dialog box, as shown in Figure 3.Figure 2: Format Background option within the Background drop-down gallery.For now, select the Format Background option as shown in Figure 2.
This opens the Background drop-down gallery with 12 Background Styles.Figure 1: Background button within the Themes tab.Select the Themes tab of the Ribbon, and click on the Background button that you can see highlighted in red within Figure 1. Create a new presentation or open an existing presentation.This action effectively acts as a Reset option.įollow these steps to change the background of your slides beyond the default styles: To get back to the defaults, just choose any of the 12 Background Styles again. Note: Any changes you make beyond the 12 Background Styles options are changes that override the active Theme of your presentation.
