When you print your Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation, you may want to hide the background graphics so that your handouts are easier to read.

If you want to omit the background graphics (any graphics on a slide, including drawing objects, patterns in a background fill, and pictures.) from selected slides rather than all slides, select the slides.

1. On the Format menu, click Background.
   
2. Select the Omit background graphics from master check box.

• If you want to omit the background graphics from the selected slides, click Apply.
  
• If you want to omit the background graphics from all slides, click Apply to All