Create Unique Content Templates

To create a unique PowerPoint content template

1.       Access the presentation that will serve as the foundation for your work:

·         Open an existing PowerPoint presentation. Choose one that has the basic content from which you want to work, or

·         Open one of the PowerPoint content templates. Open PowerPoint. Select Open from the File menu. Under Files of type, select Presentation Templates (*.pot). Navigate to the appropriate folder, usually c:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Templates/Presentations. Click Open.

2.       Change the template to suit your needs. You can change subject matter, details, organization, etc. Make sure that you use the Slide Master to change background items or the appearance of the font.

3.       On the File menu, click Save As.

4.       Enter a name for the content template, and then click Content Template in the Save as type box.

5.       Choose a location in which to save the template. You can save your content template in one of your own folders, or you can save it with the other content templates in the Presentations folder. If you want to be able to easily select this template to attach to future presentations, store it in the Presentations folder, Program Files/Microsoft Office/Templates/Presentations.

6.       Click Save.

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