Creating a Presentation Using a Design Template
If you don't want the assistance of the AutoContent Wizard to create sample slides and content, you can start with a design template and then add your own slides and content.
To create a new presentation from a design template, follow these steps:
Select File, New to display the New Presentation task pane if it doesn't already appear.
Click From Design Template on the New Presentation task pane. The Slide Design task pane appears, displaying all available design templates in preview format (see Figure 2.8). The design template used in the current presentation (if there is one) appears at the top, followed by the most recently used templates (only if you've previously applied a template), and then all other available templates.
Figure 2.8. PowerPoint includes numerous design templates from which to choose.
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If you want larger previews of the design templates, click the down arrow that appears to the right of any template preview when you hover the mouse over it. Then, choose Show Large Previews from the shortcut menu that appears. The preview templates will increase in size. To go back to normal-size previews, simply select this option again to remove the check mark.
Caution
Not all design templates are already installed. If PowerPoint displays a warning that you need to install a template, be sure to have the program CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive and follow the installation instructions in the warning.
Select the template you want to use. PowerPoint applies this design to your new presentation and displays an empty slide with the Title Slide layout.
From here, you can add content to your presentation, format it, and insert additional slides.
→ To learn how to add more slides and apply slide layouts to them, see “Adding Slides” in Chapter 6, “Formatting Slides and Presentations.”
→ To learn how to apply a new design template to a presentation you've created or use multiple design templates in a single presentation, see “Applying a New Design Template” in Chapter 6.