Using Design Templates

 

  1. With the New Presentation task pane open, click From design template. The Slide Design task pane opens and the default title slide appears.

    Tip: Save your presentation as soon as you create it, and resave it periodically as you work. See Creating, Opening, and Saving Presentations.

  2. In the Slide Design task pane, choose a template from the Apply a design template list (see About Design and Content Templates). The template’s background,color scheme, and font are applied to the slide.
  3. Click one of the slide’s placeholders and type the title text. Alternatively, click the tab and type text beside the thumbnail image.
  4. Click or press CTRL+M to insert another slide. The Slide Layout task pane replaces the Slide Design task pane. Choose a layout from the Slide Layout task pane according to the combination of text, pictures, tables, charts,and animations you want the slide to contain.

To change the template for slides you’ve already created:

  1. On the tab, select the slide to which you want to apply the new template. Press and hold CTRL to select multiple slides.
  2. Switch to the Slide Design task pane and choose the design template you want to apply. The template is applied to the selected slides.

    Tip: If you want to apply a new design template to all of your slides, position the mouse pointer on the template, click beside it, and then choose Apply to All Slides.