Masters

For slides the notion of hierarchy and inheritance applies. A master represents a common layout for the page type in question. For instance, if a slide master had a background set to a gradient fill then all slides referencing to that slide master would have the same background. In addition to setting common attributes of the slides such as background and styling information, the slide master also provides numerous layouts within itself in order to make a presentation that both follows a layout theme and incorporates a high level of variety. The variety is supported through slide layouts which will be discussed in a later section.