On the Slide Master tab, in the Close group, click Close Master View.To copy and paste additional slide masters, follow steps 1 through 6.In the slide thumbnail pane, to click the location where you want the.In the presentation that you want to paste the slide master to, on the.On the View tab, in the Window group, click Switch Windows, and then.

The copied content is pasted to a slide provided by the target file so it uses whatever Background is in effect based on the Slide Master of the target file. It's part of an underlying layer provided by way of the Slide Master so it is not included in the copying.

Taken from Apply multiple slide masters to a new or existing presentation for PowerPoint 2007 (will probably work in principle for earlier versions but with different user interface):Ĭopy and paste a slide master from one presentation to another The Background is not an integral component of the individual slides.