I want a plain slide with color, no design, no line on top.

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pharmgirldee - 21 Sep 2006 15:48 GMT

I can only find slides with designs (although they are subtle). I have no
experience with power point other than watching one being presented. I am
lost as to can I create a slide of a solid color (of my choice) to use with
my presentation. I was given a copy of a presentation that is OK, dark
purple fading to black towards the top, but there is a white line near the
top I can't eliminate.
Thanks in advanced for any help!
dee

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specializing in virtual assisting - 21 Sep 2006 15:58 GMT

Have you tried deleting the unwanted item in the "Master View" ???

Click
Menu "View"
"Master"
"Slide Master"

You should be able to delete the unwanted item from this view - remember to
close the "slide master" when you are done editing

To change the background color, right click on your slide (in a blank area,
not in a text box or anything) then click on "background" - you'll know what
to do from there.

> I can only find slides with designs (although they are subtle). I have no
> experience with power point other than watching one being presented. I am
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> Thanks in advanced for any help!
> dee

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pharmgirldee - 22 Sep 2006 03:46 GMT

Thanks for the help. I did find the master slide sorter. The line appears
to be a part of the background of the slide (not part of the layout) and just
won't go away. The slide set I am trying to adjust must have some advanced
code as part of it or it was saved in a way to prevent tampering with their
presentation. (I wanted only the background for my info which had nothing to
do with the material presented on that slide set).

I did try (and use) the "background" color pallette but lost the fading to
black towards the top.

This was great help for a beginner! Thanks again.
dee

> Have you tried deleting the unwanted item in the "Master View" ???
>
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> not in a text box or anything) then click on "background" - you'll know what
> to do from there.

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John Wilson - 21 Sep 2006 16:11 GMT

To create your own plain backgrounds start with a blank design

Format > background
Choose a colour from the dropdown menu below the little slide picture
Click "apply to all"

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