Master Element (Microsoft PowerPoint)

Defines the master slide for a presentation and its default values.

Attribute Description
href Defines the path to the master HTML page.
id Defines the ID number of the master.
layout

Contains one of the following string constants specifying the layout of the slide master.

Constant Description
2_columns Two columns
2_columns_row Two columns and one row
2_rows Two rows
2_rows_column Two rows and one column
4_objects Four objects
big_object One large object
blank Blank (default)
column_2_rows One column and two rows
handout Handout
notes Notes
row_2_columns One row and two columns
title_body Title only
title_only Title only
title_substitle Title and subtitle
v_2_rows Two vertical rows
v_title_body Vertical text and body
name Defines the name of the master.
slots

Defines the elements that are defined on the master slide. This consists of a string that includes one or more of the following constants delimited by commas.

Constant Description
body Body
centerTitle Center title
clipart Clip art
dateTime Date and time
footer Footer
graph Graph
header Header
media Media
object Object
orgchart Organizational chart
slideImage Slide image
slideNumber Slide number
subtitle Subtitle
table Table
title Title
verticalBody Vertical body
verticalTitle Vertical title
template Defines the template of the master. The default template is Default_Design.
type Contains one of the following string constants specifying the type of master: handout, main, notes, or title. The default type is main.
xmlhref Defines the path to an XML page containing VML.

Contained In

Presentation

Subelements

Schemes, Tag

Remarks

All subelements are optional. More than one Tag subelement can be specified.

Example

A master slide is defined with typical defaults. 

<p:master id="3" type="main" href="master03.htm"
xmlhref="master03.xml" template="Default Design" layout="title_body"
slots="title,body,dateTime,footer,slideNumber">