To change the layout of a slide
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Layout button. Then in the Layout gallery, click the layout you want.
To restore the default layout after making changes
On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Reset button.
To collapse bullet points under slide titles
On the Outline tab of the Overview pane, double-click the title of the slide whose bullet points you want to hide. Double-click again to redisplay them.
To expand or collapse the entire presentation outline
On the Outline tab of the Overview pane, right-click the title of a slide, point to Expand or Collapse, and then click Expand All or Collapse All.
To arrange slides in a presentation
On the Slides tab of the Overview pane, drag slide thumbnails to new positions.
On the View toolbar, click the Slide Sorter button, and then drag slide thumbnails to new positions.
To move slides from one open presentation to another
Open two or more presentations in Slide Sorter view, and then on the View tab, in the Window group, click the Arrange All button.
Drag slides from one presentation window to another.
To change the theme
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the More button to display the Themes gallery, and then click the theme you want.
To change the color scheme
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Colors button.
In the Colors gallery, click the color scheme you want.
To create your own color scheme
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Colors button, and then click Create New Theme Colors.
In the Create New Theme Colors dialog box, select the colors you want, and then click Save.
To change the color scheme of the current slide
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Colors button. Then right-click the color scheme you want, and click Apply to Selected Slides.
To change a theme's fonts and effects
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Fonts button, and then click the font combination you want.
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Effects button, and then click the effect combination you want.
To create a custom font combination
On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the Fonts button, and then click Create New Theme Fonts.
In the Create New Theme Fonts dialog box, specify the font combination you want, and then click Save.
To add a picture to the slide background
On the Design tab, in the Background group, click the Background Styles button, and then in the list, click Format Background.
In the Format Background dialog box, click Picture or texture fill.
Click File, navigate to the folder containing the picture you want to use, and then double-click the picture you want.
To make the picture fill the entire slide, select the Tile picture as texture check box.
To use the picture in the background of the current slide, click Close, or to use it in the background of all slides, click Apply to All.
To add a shade or texture to the slide background
On the Design tab, in the Background group, click the Background Styles button, and then click a shade.
On the Design tab, in the Background group, click Format Background, and specify a shade or texture in the Format Background dialog box.