Background styles are preset background formats that come with the built-in themes in PowerPoint. Depending on the theme you apply, different background styles are available. These background styles all use the color placeholders from the theme, so their color offerings change depending on the color theme applied.

To apply a background style, follow these steps:

1. (Optional) To affect only certain slides, select them.
2. On the Design tab, click Background Styles. A gallery of styles appears. See Figure 22-16.
3. Click the desired style to apply it to the entire presentation. Alternatively, you can right-click the desired style and choose Apply to Selected Slides.

FIGURE 22-16
Apply a preset background style.

You cannot customize background styles or add your own custom background styles; there are always 12 of them, and they are always determined by the theme. If you need a different background, you can choose Format Backgrounds and then customize the background settings as described in the following sections.

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