Videos/Create a Master slide in Draw

Foreword


The video shows how to ″Create a Master Slide″ in Draw and links to this page here for more information and details.

For this description, LibreOffice 7.2 was used on Windows 10.

Link to the Video
Link to the Video (in German [DE]):

Eine Masterfolie erstellen in Draw - LO72

Why do I need a master slide?
If you need to create slides that always have repeating text or objects in the same position, a master slide is recommended, for example:


 * If you need a background image over and over again.
 * Or you draw plans and want to integrate a so-called plan stamp over and over again.

Master slide "Default"
If you have not yet created a master slide, the master slide "Default" will be opened as a white DIN A4 sheet in portrait format when you start Draw.

Create a new master slide
To create a new master slide, choose [[Media:202108_Draw View Master menu.png|]] from the menu (1):


 * This will make the Master Slide view appear in a different color (surrounding gray area turns dark gray) than the Normal view (light gray).
 * Furthermore, the "Master View" toolbar appears.

There are four icons on the Master View toolbar (2):


 * New Master
 * Delete Master
 * Rename Master
 * Close Master View

Click on the "New Master" icon.

A new slide is created (master).

When you move the mouse over it, "Default 1" is displayed (3).

Insert a background image on the slide.

Choose [[Media:202108_Draw Page Set Background Image menu.png|]] from the menu.

Via [[Media:202108_Draw Page Set Background Image menu.png|]] you can make further specifications for the background image, such as transparency.

Click "Close Master View".

You will now see your white "Default" slide again.

Now insert another slide, via menu [[Media:202108_Draw Page New Page menu.png|]].

Click in the sidebar at Properties|Master Page on the down arrow and select "Default 1" (4).

You have now assigned the master slide "Default 1" to the 2nd slide and it will be displayed as a slide (5).

For recurring use, you should now save your document as a document template.

Work files
[[Media:Draw Übung - Neue Masterfolie.odg|"Draw Übung - Neue Masterfolie.odg"]]

[[Media:Testbild 019.png|Test image "Blume"]]

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