Custom PowerPoint Templates for EES
Here are some PowerPoint templates that Susan Delap has designed for
use by the Earth and Environmental Science department. They were created
on a Windows system--Mac compatibility is unknown. To use them, download
the *.pot file and put it in the folder where
your custom templates are saved. See Note.
(More designs will be added as Susan has time. If you have suggestions
or pictures for more custom designs, just let her know.)
Detailed Instructions if you are unfamiliar with using
custom templates.
Note: If you
want the custom template to show up along with all your other templates
when you first start PowerPoint, you need to put the file in the correct
folder. If you don't care about this, just put the file wherever you want
and double-click it to create a presentation using it.
Find the folder for Custom Templates:
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Open PowerPoint
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Create a blank slide
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Select FILE, SAVE AS
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Find "Save as type" (at the bottom) and click the right arrow for
a drop down list.
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Select DESIGN TEMPLATE.
PowerPoint 2000 (Windows 2K OS) will automatically select the correct folder
where custom templates are saved. You'll see the folder name displayed
in the "Save In" area on the Save As dialog box. Click the drop down arrow
to expand the directory structure to see where the folder is on your hard
disk and write it down. Then click Cancel and close PowerPoint.
To use the template, do the following:
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Download the *.pot file to the correct folder.
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Open PowerPoint
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If the "Create a new presentation using" window comes up, select DESIGN
TEMPLATE. If you have disabled this window, select FILE, NEW.
A window should pop up with the design templates.
You should see the name of the custom template you just downloaded.
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Select the template.
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Click OK.
A blank slide will open that shows what the template looks like. Delete
this slide unless you need a blank slide.
To create your title slide:
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Select INSERT, NEW SLIDE.
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Select the picture that looks like a title. It is usually the first picture,
and will say TITLE SLIDE when you click it.
The title slide design is a little different from the rest of the slides
to optimize titles. If you need to adjust the graphics on the title slide,
select VIEW, MASTER, TITLE MASTER, and edit it as needed.
To create the rest of your slides:
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Select INSERT, NEW SLIDE
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Select the type of slide you want.
To remove the template from a single slide:
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Select FORMAT, BACKGROUND
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Check the box next to "Omit background graphics from master"
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Click APPLY.
