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You can change the background color or background design on slides, notes (notes pages: Printed pages that display author notes beneath the slide that the notes accompany.), and handouts (handout: A printed version of a presentation that can include multiple slides per page and space for audience notes.). Changing the background is useful if you just want a simple shade or texture for a slide background and not all the other design elements in a design template (design template: A file that contains the styles in a presentation, including the type and size of bullets and fonts; placeholder sizes and positions; background design and fill color schemes; and a slide master and optional title master.). Or, you might want to change the background to emphasize sections of a presentation. Besides changing the color, you can add shading, a pattern, a texture, or a picture.

When you change the slide background, you can apply the change to the current slide or all slides. For notes, you can change the current notes page or all notes pages. When you change the background for handouts, it applies to all pages as well as the printed outline.

How-to information   Find links to more information about changing the background in the See Also section, which is visible when you are connected to the Internet.

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