I don’t know about you teachers out there, but I got tired of changing up the theme on my slides. I decided to pick a color pallet and stick to it. If you need help choosing one, I found several options at Adobe Color. I also decided to stick with two types of font styles. A serif font for titles and a sans serif font for subtitles and normal text. The last step was to change my master slide, and I love it! I am now sharing it with you, so you can create your very own. Happy Tinkering!
What you will need:
- Create a folder w/ the name Master Slide
- familiarity w/ Google Slides
- Optional: Favorite color pallet (for background and font)
- Optional: Favorite Font styles
Step 1 Open Your Folder
Open a new Google Slides Select View. Then, select Master.
Step 2 Modify your Master Slide
Select the title and add your new font style, size, and color. I use a serif font, 36, and customized navy color (see Hex code on the last optional step). Then, Highlight all the levels from First to Ninth and ONLY change the font style and color. I use a sans serif and customized navy color.
Step 3 Change the Title and Subtitle
Select the second slide and click on the Title to change the font style, size and color. I use a serif font, 58, and customized navy. Then, select the subtitle below and do the same. I use a sans serif, 28, and customized color from my pallet in pinkish.
Select the X on the top right hand corner to close the Master view. Save your slide as Master Slide.
Step 4 Open A New Google Slides
Select Import Theme on the bottom right hand side. It will open your drive. Then, select your Master Slide. You have to do this every time you create a new Google Slides.
Optional Splash of Your Favorite Color Pallet
From your Master Slide, you can change the background to a color from your pallet. Select Background. Then, select Custom. Then, in the Hex box type in the six digit code of your color. Finally, click Ok.
Congratulations!!!! You now have a customized Google Slides at your fingertips!
Noemi Gonzalez 