Change Footer Text Tutorial Home >Software >Office >Microsoft PowerPoint 97 >Find and Replace Text >Change Footer Text   Step 1:  Open Existing Presentation Go to File > Open. Locate the folder then the file name of your previously saved presentation. Double-click on the file. You have now opened your PowerPoint presentation for editing.   Step 2:  Open Master Go to View > Master then click the master you want to change.   Step 3:  Select the Footer Select the footer then drag it to a new position or change text attributes like font, size, style, color, or whether it is subscript or superscript. You can change text attributes before, after, or as you type text.   Step 4:  View Changes When you have completed your changes you can view the results by clicking View > Slide Sorter. The graphic layout will display the newly edited footer text.