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Setting presentation properties

To set or adjust presentation properties:

1. Click the Properties icon in the File menu.
2. Click Presentation to open the dialog box.
3. Click the General, Slide Formats, Table Formats, or Shape Formats tabs as needed.
4. Make any necessary changes to the available settings, and then click Save Changes.
   
   

General tab

You can change the name of a presentation under the General tab. You can also set preferences and Language and Formats. Set the language Locale from the drop-down options. Dates, spelled-out numbers, and scale units are automatically updated. Other options here include:

• Spellcheck
• Currency symbol
• Symbol align
• Number formatting
• Default date order
• Measurement units
  
  

Slide Formats tab

Under Slide Formats, you can change the slide size by using the drop-down or setting a custom size. You can also click Edit in the Document Style Guide section to access the Style Guide Editor. For more information about creating or editing a style, see Using Style Guides.

Table Formats tab

Under the Table Formats tab, you can adjust Table Defaults, including Entered In, Shown In, Formulas, and Decimals.

You can also use Advanced options to manage additional table formatting settings.

Align accounting and percent column gutters

In Formats, under Advanced options, you can align accounting and percent-formatted values within a column so symbols, suffixes, and parentheses line up consistently.

To enable this setting:

1. Open Presentation Properties.
2. Select the Formats tab.
3. Expand Advanced options.
4. Select Align accounting and percent column gutters.

This setting changes how values are visually aligned in cells but does not affect the underlying data. The setting is preserved when you copy or roll forward the spreadsheet.

Shape Formats tab

Under Shape Formats, you can set text margins for text associated with shapes. Setting a smaller text margin allows you to fit more text within a particular shape.

Click Close when you have finished updating presentation properties.

Slide properties

To set or adjust slide properties for a specific slide:

1. Select the slide in the outline panel on the left.
2. Click the Properties icon in the File menu, and then click Slide to open the panel on the right.
3. Adjust formatting options such as slide Layouts , Background , and Numbering .
   
   

What's next

• Shapes in Presentations
• Charts in Presentations
• Tables in Presentations