Apply a template to a new presentation

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Overview: Apply a template to jump-start your next presentation

By using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, you can apply templates (template: A file or set of files that contains information about the theme, layout, and other elements of a finished presentation.) to structure style and page layout (layout: The arrangement of elements, such as title and subtitle text, lists, pictures, tables, charts, AutoShapes, and movies, on a slide.), and give you a jump-start on a new, blank presentation.

You can apply templates that are built-in to PowerPoint 2007, created by you and then saved to your computer, or downloaded from Microsoft Office Online or third-party Web sites. To download templates from Microsoft Office Online, see the PowerPoint Template categories page.

 Important   

• In versions of PowerPoint earlier than Office PowerPoint 2007, to change the look of your presentation — such as the types and sizes of bullets, background design and fill colors, and placeholder sizes and positions — you applied a design template (design template: A file that contains the styles in a presentation, including the type and size of bullets and fonts; placeholder sizes and positions; background design and fill color schemes; and a slide master and optional title master.). With Office PowerPoint 2007, you apply a theme (theme: A set of unified design elements that provides a look for your document by using color, fonts, and graphics.) to achieve the same result. For more information about how apply a theme to change the look of your presentation, see Apply a theme to your presentation and Using PowerPoint 2007 themes and background styles.
• To change the default theme to one that you want to use most often, see Change the default theme.

Apply a template

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , and then click New.
2. In the New Presentation dialog box, do one of the following:
• Under Templates, click Blank and recent, Installed Templates, or Installed Themes, click the built-in template that you want, and then click Create.
• Under Templates, click New from existing, locate and then click the other presentation file that contains the template, and then click Create New.
• Under Templates, click My templates, select a custom template that you created, and then click OK.
• Under Microsoft Office Online, click a template category, select a template, and then click Download to download the template from Microsoft Office Online.

 Note   To view a demo about downloading and applying a template from Office Online, watch the demo below.

Watch a demo: Download and apply a template from Office Online

Watch this!  Duration: 3:19 minutes

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