/text/simpress/guide/masterpage.xhp slide designs master slides; designing backgrounds; slides slides; backgrounds master pages, see master slides Changing and Adding a Master Slide Every slide in a presentation has exactly one master slide, also known as master page. A master slide determines the text formatting style for the title and outline and the background design for all slides that use this master slide. To apply a new master slide Select Slide - Change Slide Master. Click Load. Under Categories, select the category of templates. Under Templates, select a template with the master slide that you want to apply. To preview the template, click Preview. Click OK. Do one of the following: To apply the master slide to all of the slides in your presentation, select the Exchange background page check box, and then click OK. To apply the slide design to the current slide only, clear the Exchange background page check box, and then click OK. Moved from taskpanel.xhp - the described controls belong on the Master Page sidebar Left-click to apply the master slide to all slides. Right-click for a context menu. Applies the master slide to all slides. Applies the master slide or the slide design to the selected slides. Resizes the preview of the master slides. Click to apply a slide design to all selected slides. Right-click for a context menu. Styles