You can modify a presentation or an existing template and then save it as your own custom template. Templates can contain layouts,
colorsA set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.,
fontsA major and minor font that is applied to a style. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.,
effectsA set of visual attributes that is applied to elements in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., background styles, and even content.
 | Save a presentation as a template |
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Open the presentation that you want to create the new template from.
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Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new presentations that you base on the template.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down
OPTION.
 | Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down
OPTION. |
| Create a new template based on another template |
You can customize an existing template to make it even more useful. Add static information to the existing template, and then save the file again (as a template).
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template 
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click All.
 | Note If you can't find a template, you can search for a template based on keywords in the Search box. |
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Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose.
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Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template.
If you want to make one change to replicate it in several slide layouts, rather than changing each layout or slide individually, you can edit slide masters.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down
OPTION.
| Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down
OPTION. |
| Use a template to create a new presentation |
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template .
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click My Templates.
| Note If you created folders to organize your templates, the folders are displayed under My Templates. You need to click the folder to see the templates. |
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In the right navigation pane, you can select the colors, font, and slide size for the template.
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Click the template that you created, and then click Choose.
| Delete a template from My Templates |
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In the Finder, open
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
| Note If you are using Mac OS X 7 (Lion), the Library folder is hidden by default. To show the Library folder, in the Finder, click the Go menu, and then hold down
OPTION. |
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Drag the templates that you want to delete to the Trash.
