How to Create Your Own PowerPoint Design Template

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How to Create Your Own PowerPoint Design Template

• By
• Jolene M. Morris

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Step 1 Start PowerPoint
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Step 2 Use Blank Presentation
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Step 3 Choose Title Slide
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Step 4 Go To Slide Masterin the View Menu(
View ? Master ? Slide Master )
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Step 5 Background

• Select BACKGROUND from the FORMAT menu.
• Drop down the color field.
• Select a color, pattern, or effect.

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Step 6 Add Drawing Objects (if desired)

• Use the DRAW toolbar to add objects
• The pink border to the left of this page is a
  drawing object.
• The three pink lines at the top of this page are
  drawing objects.

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Example of Step 6

• The envelopes at the top-left of the slide is a
  clipart file.
• The blue and red stripes on the left of this
  slide are colored lines from the DRAW toolbar.

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Another Example of Step 6
You can place a gif or jpg on a template
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Other Examples of Step 6(These were created
with a graphics program such as PhotoShop then
inserted onto the Master Slide.)
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Step 7 Fonts and Bullets

• Change the font style if desired
• Change the font size if desired
• Change the font color if desired
• Change the shape of bullets if desired
• Change the color of bullets if desired

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Step 8 Title Master

• The template youve created so far is for all
  slides EXCEPT the Title slide layout. For step
  8, you will create the Title Master. Some times
  the Title Master is the same as the Slide Master
  but usually it is different.

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Step 8 Title Master

• Insert the Title Master (CTRL-M or use the new
  slide button on the toolbar ).
• Instead of seeing a new slide, this brings up the
  Title Master.
• Edit any of the objects that need to be added,
  eliminated, or moved on the Title Master.

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Step 9 Save Your Template
CAUTION Follow these steps exactly they are
important!

• Change back to normal view.
• Delete your first slide (You will no longer be
  able to see your design template but it is not
  lost).
• Choose SAVE AS from the FILE menu.
• Change Save as Type to Design Template.
• Be sure to save to your H-drive.

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Here Are All 9 Steps

• Start PowerPoint
• Use Blank Presentation
• Use Title Slide Layout
• Go to Slide Master
• Edit Background
• Add Drawing Objects
• Edit Fonts and Bullets
• Edit Title Master
• Save Your Template

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Examples of Student Templates
Visit this Web site for examples of
student-created templates. http//www.grand.k12.ut
.us/tech/training/tutorials/index.html
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