Design Template

[Clueless in Montana]

I have read the discussion threads, the Microsoft Help instructions and my
Microsoft Powerpoint Manual, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how
to change an underlying master template. I have a PPT presentation on
another template that someone else created. I want to replace the existing
template with our corporate template, but it just doesn't seem to work. I
need very specific step by step instructions as I am only a very basic user.
Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Hi

There are a few different ways to do this But this should work for you:
1. Create a new presentation based on your corporate template
2. Got to Insert -> slides from file -> browse to old file (2003) or Home ->
new slide drop down -> reuse slide -> from file (2007)
3. Click 'Insert all' (2003) or right click -> 'Insert all slides' (2007) -
do not tick 'keep source formatting'
4. You may need to go through slides re-applying the layout.

How well this works depends on how the original file was created (if it is
all in placeholders and no direct formatting was done to text or shapes you
should be good to go). It should get you started though.

If you need more info, post back and be sure to include your version.

Lucy

 

[Clueless in Montana]

It worked well. I wonder why I could not find this in the Microsoft help!!!

 

[Lucy Thomson]

I'm glad it worked for you
Yes, help can be great if you know the specific terminology MS use but
natural language searching? Not so much... ;-)

Lucy