PPT2000: How to Create (Format) a Default Presentation (198158)

SUMMARY

This article describes how to establish a set of default formats that you can use for new presentations. The file you create will be used as the basis for new presentations, unless you already have a presentation open. In this case, you can use either the default format or the format of the active presentation.

MORE INFORMATION

Start PowerPoint and open a new presentation.
Set the various defaults to be used for each new presentation. The following items can be set as defaults:
- Slide size
- Slide orientation
- Color scheme
- Colors for fill, line, shadow, pattern contrast, and text.
- Text styles
- Object attributes (opaque, framed, filled, shadowed, sized to text, pattern, line style, and arrowhead)
- Defaults for text, label, or word processing objects (indents, tabs, line spacing, and so on) on the Slide Master, Notes Master, and Handout Page
- Printer settings for slides, notes, and handouts
- Initial view (slides, notes, Slide Master, Title Master, Notes Master, Handout Page, Title Sorter, or Slide Sorter)
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save As Type list, click Design Templates (*.pot).
Name the file Blank Presentation.pot, and click Save.

This file will now be used as the basis for all new presentations.

NOTE: If no file location has been set for the Office XP Workgroup Templates, the template will be saved to the following folder

profilespath\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

for example:

C:\Winnt\Profiles\Joe User\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

Profilespath is the location of the profile for the user currently logged in and using Windows. If you are running Microsoft Windows 98, and User Profiles are not enabled, the default folder is:

C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates