Technology for Teachers
PowerPoint Tutorial - Background and Color Scheme
Slide Background
After you have selected a Template, you can control the "background" for that template by selecting [Format] ... [Background]. The slide background window (shown below) will be displayed.
Background Colors
You can easily set or change the bacground color by clicking on the pulldown color menu (shown below). You can also set the background for a "fill pattern."
Tips
- You can apply the background to [Apply to All] slides or,
- Select the [Apply] button to apply the background to just the current slide.
Slide Color Scheme

You can also control the "color scheme" for that template by selecting [Format] ... [Slide Color Scheme]. The slide color scheme window (shown below) will be displayed.
Tips
- You can control the color scheme (Shadows, Background, Text & Lines, Title Text, Fills, and Accent) for your slides from this window.
- Click on the Custom tag if you want to control each of the scheme elements individually.
- Once in the Custom menu double click on the colored element "box" and a palette will be displayed. Click on the new color for that scheme element.
- You can apply the color scheme to all slides [Apply to All] or you can [Apply] the scheme to just the current slide.