What is the best way to import Content Library 360 Slides so they match your overall theme?

Question

So lets say, I work for a government agency. We have a basic template that we are to use with our Storyline Slides so that things stay consistent with font, color, and overall feeling.

Well, this template is very basic. Therefore I'm looking to import Content Library 360 slides, which have some cool designs.

So lets say I import Four Column from the "Synergy" theme. It's in there, but nothing matches my current theme. It seems like I have a couple options:

Edit each piece and box to fit my fonts, colors, and theme.
Since that slide will bring with it it's own master slide, I go into slide master and mess around with that. Except that I am finding, I can tweak the master (so the heading is consistent, etc) but when I go back to that slide, all the colors of the text boxes and font styles are the same as they were.

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I'm finding this all very time consuming... what is the most efficient way to do this? Curious what others' processes are. Thank you. (I've attached a photo to give you an idea of what I mean.&nbsp;

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judynollet · Answer

MichaelEtzel​: If you reformat objects on the slide, that tells the program that you want to break from what's on the Slide Master. That means reformatting the Slide Master won't change those objects.&nbsp;
If you haven't reformatted objects on the slide, updating the placeholders in the Slide Master should also reformat the associated placeholders.&nbsp;
Imported Slide Masters also have their own Colors and Fonts, and those impact all objects on the slide. So those should be updated to match your branding.

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Here's another "Four Column" example, this one from the Vitality theme. Here's the original imported slide:&nbsp;

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This is what the slide looked like after I switched the Slide Master's Colors and Fonts:&nbsp;

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It can definitely get crazy if you have multiple Slide Masters, so here's something else you could try:

Select and copy every placeholder on the imported Slide Master (e.g., items on the Four Column Vitality layout).&nbsp;
Go to your Slide Master, and insert a new layout.
Paste the placeholders, and reformat them as needed.
After you've copied all the imported layouts you want into your own Slide Master, delete the imported Slide Master.