I want to make some Powerpoint presentations for use in my classroom. I do
not want to use the standard backgrounds. How can I create my own
backgrounds for the slides?

You can put a background on the slide master. Go to the View menu and
choose Master and Slide Master. Next, insert a picture and drag the corners
to fill up the whole screen. You might need to go to the Draw menu (Go to
View > Toolbars > Drawing if the Drawing toolbar is not visible) and send
the picture to the back (using the Order submenu in the Draw menu). You
might also use the Picture toolbar to decrease the contrast and increase
the brightness of the picture so it is light enough for other things to
contrast with on top of it.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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> I want to make some Powerpoint presentations for use in my classroom.
> I do not want to use the standard backgrounds. How can I create my
> own backgrounds for the slides?
>

Thank you David. I will give that a go.

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

> You can put a background on the slide master. Go to the View menu and
> choose Master and Slide Master. Next, insert a picture and drag the corners
> to fill up the whole screen. You might need to go to the Draw menu (Go to
> View > Toolbars > Drawing if the Drawing toolbar is not visible) and send
> the picture to the back (using the Order submenu in the Draw menu). You
> might also use the Picture toolbar to decrease the contrast and increase
> the brightness of the picture so it is light enough for other things to
> contrast with on top of it.
> --David
>
> --
> David M. Marcovitz
> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
> Loyola College in Maryland
> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
>
> =?Utf-8?B?QW15bWFyaWE=?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:4D7EC31C-68FA-4F88-BDCF-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > I want to make some Powerpoint presentations for use in my classroom.
> > I do not want to use the standard backgrounds. How can I create my
> > own backgrounds for the slides?
> >
>
>