Put logo or (background) image on all ARS (question) slides

Problem

We often recommend to design the polling slides just a bit different from the rest of the presentation to draw attention to them, so as to alert the audience that something has changed and they need to pay attention because it's their time to interact with the speaker/trainer.

However, sometimes, you may want to format/design your ARS (polling) slides in the same way your other slides are formatted. That may mean including graphics on the polling slides that is already present on all the other slides in your presentation.

Whether it's just a logo, picture/photo, or a background image, you don't have to do it one-by-one. It's easier if you take all the elements you need to apply to the ARS slide design and use them on the "Title and Text" slide layout in Slide Master. Here's how to do it...

Solution

You can select the logo/image/photo from any slide where it's currently located, copy it (CTRL +C, or right-click --> Copy), and go to the ARS (polling) slide and highlight it:

Now, go to the View tab (still in PowerPoint) and select "Slide Master":

It will 'jump' right to the slide format/layout that corresponds to the one of the ARS slide (it's called Title and Text, if you hover over it):

Once you close the Master View, all of the polling slides will sport the new design.

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