What Is the Title in a Microsoft PowerPoint?

PowerPoint offers layouts and designs for title slides and section slides.

Creating an effective presentation requires writing short and focused text for a smooth delivery. Titles help to organize a presentation's flow. PowerPoint offers pre-designed slide layouts for title slides and text formatting options.

Function

The title in a PowerPoint presentation may be used to specify the general topic, focus of a section or overview of information on a slide.

Types

Types of titles in a presentation include title slide (at the start of the presentation), section title slides (before each new section or chapter), slide title (as dominant text usually at the top of each slide) and PowerPoint file name (title of presentation).

Identification

Layout templates include a title master that provides placeholders to enter text that will be formatted as a title, usually as all capital letters or in title case. The placeholder displays the type of information to be used (such as title, text, table or picture).

Considerations

Concise titles can provide focus and emphasis in a presentation. Subtitles may be added to supplement the description in the title.

References

• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint-About the Title Master
• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint-Overview of Slide Layouts
• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint-Add Text to a Slide