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How to highlight text in Word for Mac. The application-specific steps and screenshots in this document were created using Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for Mac (ver. 12.0 (071130), Mac OS X, Jan. 2011) and Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac (version 16.16.17) while creating a PPTX document. Files are also easily saved as other file formats (see Technique 12, below). Feb 27, 2019 This resets everything and clears all the text options you used on your text. How to Highlight Text in Microsoft PowerPoint. For starters, the feature of highlighting text in PowerPoint is exclusively for PowerPoint 2016 with an Office 365 subscription. However, that doesn't mean that you can't do it if you're using a different version.

Summary

A Slide Master slide is a slide that is the master of all slides in look and feel. This look and feel may include a custom presentation of font, colors, contrast, effects, backgrounds, pictures or logos, placeholders, footers, titles, page numbers and more.

Adding custom slide layouts through the slide master is critical for screen reader accessibility because ONLY text fields added in a slide master are read out in a screen reader. Manually inserted text fields may be skipped by a screen reader. Slide masters also allow for consistent formatting between slides.

Detailed information on working with PowerPoint for Microsoft (PC) or PowerPoint for Mac can be found at Lynda.com (http://lynda.psu.edu).

Windows Office 2013: Adding a Custom Layout to the Theme

This procedure allows you to customize the layout and number of text fields on a slide. These text fields will be read out by a screen reader.

1. From the Master View screen, go to the side bar with all the sample slides. Scroll down and select in the empty space after the last slide. A blinking black line will appear below the last slide. This is where a new slide will appear.
   
2. Next, in the top Menu bar, select the Slide Master tab.
3. Select the Insert Layout to add to the existing set of slides. Be sure to select the new blank slide.
4. Select Insert Placeholder for a list of placeholders.
5. Select and use the Content. A screen reader will read and understand all items place in this holder. The other Placeholder selections may not be accessible to some screen readers.
6. Draw the Insert Placeholder in your power point slide.
7. Repeat this step for the slide to arrange the content to your desired format.
   Note: The order with which you Content Placeholders, is the order with which the content will be read. Use the Arrange Tool to reorder elements to check and correct the reading order.
8. When done, select the Close Master View button on the Slide Master tab.

Insert Slides

Note: The slides you have created will be available from the Home tab, click the New Slide button and under the Office Theme gallery.

Placing a Picture in the Master Theme Slide (Windows Office 2013)

This procedure allows you to add a background image to multiple slides without needing to add ALT text to each image.

1. In PowerPoint, go to the Menu bar. Select View.
2. Select Slide Master.
3. This brings you to the Master View screen.
4. The first slide highlighted is the “Office Theme Slide Master”. Changes made to this slide will be repeated to all the other slides below. This is the time saver, when placing a picture or logo, repeated resource information or other custom alterations, such as fonts, background colors, etc. to your slides.
5. To Insert a picture or logo that repeats on every slide, go to the Insert tab in the menu bar and select Picture.
6. Select the image file you desire (if your photo is stored on your hard drive). Locate the picture from you computer. The picture will appear in the center of the slide. In our example we use a logo, but any picture that you would like to appear on every slide may be selected and used.
7. It may need to be resized and moved. To adjust the size, press and hold Command + Shift and drag the corner in or out.
8. Hover your cursor over the green point at the top of the picture.
   A circle of arrows will appear and allow you to rotate the picture.
   
9. Proceed to place the picture in any position you would like.
10. The picture will populate through all the slides below the Office Theme Master Slide. This is the creation of a Custom Theme.
    

Note: This newly added picture in your Office Theme Master Slide would be read last, so be sure to add your Image Alt text when placing this content into your new theme.

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Logos and ALT Text

If your master slide includes a logo containing the name of a unit or some other piece of critical information. Make sure the information is repeated elsewhere in the title slide, either as regular text or an invisible pixel image with the correct ALT text. For all other slides, the empty ALT text should be used to avoid repetitive information being read on every slide.

Mac Office 2016/2011: Adding a Custom Layout to the Theme

This procedure allows you to customize the layout and number of text fields on a slide such that each text field will be recognized by a screen reader.

1. 1. From the Master View screen, go to the side bar with all the sample slides. Scroll down and select in the empty space after the last slide. An orange line will appear below the last slide. This is where a new slide will appear.
      
   2. Next, in the top menu bar, select the Slide Master tab. For Mac Office 2016, first select View, and then click on the Slide Master tab.
   3. Select the Insert Layout to add to the existing set of slides. Be sure this new blank slide is selected.
   4. Select Insert Placeholder for a list of placeholders.
   5. Select and use the Content placeholder. A screen reader will read and understand all items place in this holder. The other Placeholder selections may not be accessible to some screen readers.
   6. Draw the Content placeholder in your power point slide.
   7. Repeat this step for the slide to arrange the content to your desired format.
      Note: The order with which you Content Placeholders, is the order with which the content will be read. Use the Arrange Tool to reorder elements to check and correct the reading order.
   8. Lastly, select the Close Master View button.

Insert New Slide

Note: The slides you have created will be available from the Home tab, click the New Slide button and under the Office Theme gallery. Furthermore, every slide in the gallery has been formatted with the picture you inserted. You are able to select the slide with the appropriate Layout or the layout with the content placeholders you placed.

Placing a Picture in the Master Theme Slide (Mac Office 2016/2011)

This procedure allows you to add a background image to multiple slides without needing to add ALT text to each image.

1. In PowerPoint, go to the Menu bar. Select View.
2. Select Master, then Slide Master.
3. This brings you to the Master View screen.
4. The first slide highlighted is the “Office Theme Slide Master”. Changes made to this slide will be repeated to all the other slides below. This is the time saver, when placing a picture or logo, repeated resource information or other custom alterations, such as fonts, background colors, etc. to your slides.
5. To Insert a picture or logo that repeats on every slide, go to Insert in the menu bar and select Photo.
6. Select Picture from File (if you photo is stored on your hard drive). In our example we use a logo, but any picture that you would like to appear on every slide may be selected and used.
7. Locate the picture from you computer. The picture will appear in the center of the slide.
8. It may need to be resized and moved. To adjust the size, press and hold Command + Shift and drag the corner in or out. Hover your cursor over the green point at the top of the picture. A circle with an arrow will appear and allow you to rotate the picture.
   
9. Proceed to place the picture in any position you would like.
10. The picture will populate through all the slides below the Office Theme Master Slide.

    Note: This newly added picture to your Office Theme Master Slide would be read last, so be sure to add your empty Image Alt text when placing this content into your new theme.

Online Office 365

Slide Master is not available in the online version of PowerPoint. To access it, open your document in a desktop version by clicking Open in PowerPoint.

Logos and ALT Text

If your master slide includes a logo containing the name of a unit or some other piece of critical information. Make sure the information is repeated elsewhere in the title slide, either as regular text or an invisible pixel image with the correct ALT text. For all other slides, the empty ALT text should be used to avoid repetitive information being read on every slide.

Note

Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

Symptoms

When you try to start PowerPoint for Mac, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft PowerPoint has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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Cause

This behavior may occur if any one of the following conditions is true:

• PowerPoint preferences are corrupted.
• Programs running in the background are interfering with PowerPoint.
• Application files are corrupted.
• A user account profile is corrupted.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, follow these steps. You may find it helpful to print this article before you continue.

Step 1: Quit all applications and close all windows

1. On the Apple menu, click Force Quit.

2. Select an application in the 'Force Quit Applications' window.

3. Click Force Quit.

4. Repeat the previous steps until you quit all active applications.

Warning

When an application is force quit, any unsaved changes to open documents are not saved.

When you are finished, click the red button in the upper-left corner of the screen, and then go to 'Step 2.'

Step 2: Remove PowerPoint Preferences

1. Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac applications.

2. On the Go menu, click Home.

3. Open Library.

   Note

   The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.

4. Open the Preferences folder.

5. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist. If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. Start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If you cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences.

6. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist file to the trash.

7. Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac applications.

8. On the Go menu, click Home.

9. Open Library.

   Note

   The Library folder is hidden in MAC OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.

10. Open the Preferences folder.

11. Open the Microsoft folder.

12. Look for a file that is named com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist. If you locate the file, move it to the desktop. Start PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If you do cannot locate the file, the application is using the default preferences.

13. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and restore the file to its original location. Then, go to the next step. If the problem seems to be resolved, you can move the com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist file to the trash.

If the problem continues to occur, go to the next step.

Step 3: Perform a clean startup

For information how to 'clean start' your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2398596 How to use a 'clean startup' to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac

If the problem continues to occur, go to the next step.

Step 4: Create a new user account

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Sometimes, a specific user's information may become corrupted, and this may prevent installation, startup, or use of some applications. To determine whether this is the case, you can log on to the computer by using a different or new user account, and then test the application.

If the problem no longer occurs, the cause exists within the user's home folder. If you think that the user account was responsible, you can continue to troubleshoot by using the new user account.

Note

For help moving your user files to the new account, contact Apple.

If the problem continues to occur, go to the next step.

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Step 5: Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option

You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 and later versions. If the permissions for your Microsoft software are incorrect, Office for Mac applications may start slowly or perform slowly. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:

1. On the Go menu, click Utilities.
2. Start the Disk Utility program.
3. Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
4. Click the First Aid tab.
5. Click Repair Disk Permissions.

Note

The Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Applications folder. However, this utility does not repair software that is in your home folder.

Step 6: Remove and then reinstall Office

For information about how to manually remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:

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