Use Headers and Footers

You can add standard header and footer elements that will appear on all slides of the presentation, handouts as well as speaker notes. For example, you can add the date and time, name of presentation, or page number.

 

Add the Date and Time to Slides

1.   From the Menu Bar, click Insert > choose Date and Time

2.   In the Header and Footer dialog box, do the following:

  • Click Slides tab
  • Choose Date and time check box
  • Select one of the below options:
    • Update Automatically > click the list down arrow to choose different formatting
    • Fixed
  • Review the slide layout on the Review pane
  • Choose Don’t show on title slide check box if you want it only appears on every slide after the title slide
  • Click Apply to All button

 

Add Page Number and Text to Slides

1.   From the Menu Bar, click Insert > choose Header and Footer

2.   In the Header and Footer dialog box, do the following:

  • Click Slides tab
  • Choose Slide number check box > type the page number that you want to start with on the first slide in the Starts at box
  • Choose Footer check box > type in the text you want to appear all the slide in the box below
  • Choose Don’t show on title slide check box if you want them only appear on every slide after the title slide
  • Click Apply to All button

 

Edit Header and Footer

If you want to make additional formatting to header and footer, you can insert slide master to edit them quickly and easily

1.   Insert header or footer in Slide Master

2.   Click the first thumbnail on the Navigation Pane

3.   Select placeholders for footers and use formatting tools under Home tab and Format tab on the Ribbon to edit text  

4.   Close Slide Master to see the formatting

 

Add Header and Footer to Notes and Handouts

1.   From the Menu Bar, click Insert > choose Header and Footer

2.   In the Header and Footer dialog box, do the following:

  • Click Notes and Handouts tab
  • Choose Date and time check box
  • Select one of the below options:
    • Update Automatically > click the list down arrow to choose different formatting
    • Fixed
  • Choose Header check box > type in the text you want to appear all the Notes and Handouts in the box below
  • Click Apply to All button