Creating a Presentation Using a Template

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PowerPoint provides a collection of professionally designed templates that you can use to help you create presentations. Start with a template when you have a good idea of your content but want to take advantage of a template's professional look. A template is a PowerPoint presentation file (.potx) that provides you with a unified presentation design, which includes layouts, themes and slide masters, so you only need to add text and graphics. In the New Presentation dialog box, you can choose a template from those already installed with PowerPoint or from Microsoft Office Online, an online content library. You can choose a Microsoft Office Online template from one of the listed categories or from the Spotlight (New!) section, which highlights new PowerPoint content.

Create a Presentation with a Template

Click the Office button, and then click New.

Choose one of the following:

• Click the Blank and recent category to open recently used templates.

• Click the Installed Templates category, and then click a template.

• Click the My Templates category to open a dialog box.

• Click the Featured category, and then click a template from the Spotlight section.

• Click a Microsoft Office Online template category, and then click a template.

Click Create or Download.

If necessary, click the template you want, and then click OK.

Did You Know?

You can download template packs on the Web. Go to www.microsoft.com, click the Office link, and then search for PowerPoint Templates.