What can the "Slide Master" view in PowerPoint be used for?

The "Slide Master" view in PowerPoint is a powerful feature used primarily to make global changes to the layout and design of slides throughout a presentation. By accessing the Slide Master, users can modify the overall look, feel, and style that will apply to all slides or a specific subset of slides. This includes setting font styles, colors, backgrounds, and placeholder positions that will appear consistently across multiple slides.

Utilizing the Slide Master helps maintain a uniform design, saves time, and ensures that any updates to the presentation's style can be executed in one place rather than needing to be applied manually to each individual slide. This feature is particularly advantageous for long presentations, where consistency in design is crucial for a professional appearance.

Other options such as editing individual slide content, adding animations, or creating slide notes, focus more on specific actions or features that are not universally altered across the entire presentation in the same way the Slide Master does.