Powerpoint NORMAL.DOT file.

[Pieter Doutreligne]

Hello,

I have a question about Powerpoint someone here might be able to help me
with.

In Word, you have a normal.dot file that is mostly used for standard empty
word-documents. If you change that .dot file, the changes will have effect
on all new documents made from that change onwards. What I was wondering is
if there happens to be such a file for Powerpoint (XP-version).

I know there are some skilled people here, so I'm sure I'll find all the
help I need.

Thanks in advance.

-Pieter Doutreligne

 

[PTT, Inc.]

No there is not a "global template" (.pot) in PowerPoint as there is in
Word. Which means that you would have to create a PowerPoint Add-In to get
the same affect and place it in the Startup folder so PowerPoint will run it
every time you opened PowerPoint.

Try this out:

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00031.htm

Hope that helps!

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com

 

[Sonia]

Yes, it works very much the same except the name is not normal. <G> The
name is Blank.pot. It's the template that opens in PowerPoint each time you
create a new presentation via File > New. See the following:

Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00245.htm

For editing or creating a template, see
http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/ppcreatemp.html