How Do I Transfer A Powerpoint Template To Another

If y'all demand help knowing where to put a template file then you can apply it as described hither, run across Where template files belong below.

Select a template

Select File > New.
Nether New, you can navigate to a personal or workgroup template, Search for a template, or choose a featured template or theme from the gallery.

To navigate to a personal or workgroup template, select the tab next to Featured, which may be named Personal, Shared, or Custom (depending on the circumstance) and and then open the folder that contains the template you want.

If you don't have two tabs to select from under the Search box, yous tin modify that. See Where template files belong below.
Select the template to encounter a preview of it, so click Create.

The template is applied to the bare presentation.
If yous don't have existing slides to import, only begin creating slides in your new file.

If you take existing slides that yous want to apply the template to, encounter the next section.

Employ the template to existing slides, if any

If y'all take existing slides, import them into the new file you created above:

Open up the file that contains the existing slides.

Click the thumbnail pane and so select the slides you want:

To select this	Do this
All slides	Press Ctrl+A
A subset of the slides	Press and concur Ctrl while you click the individual slides you lot want to select

Copy the selected slides (Ctrl+C).
Switch to the new file, right-click the thumbnail pane, and under Paste Options select Use Destination Theme:

All the copied slides are inserted in the new presentation.

Where template files belong

To be used hands, store a personal template that y'all've created or a workgroup template for your organization in a standard folder location that Office knows nigh.

Doing so makes the template available from File > New in PowerPoint from the tab adjacent to the Featured tab.

Personal templates: encounter or alter the default location

In PowerPoint, go to File > Options > Save.
Under Salve presentations, run into the box named Default personal templates location.

There may or may not already be a folder location specified in this box. If a folder is specified, we recommend that you continue using information technology. Identify your personal template in this binder.

If no folder is specified in that box, nosotros recommend that yous use File Explorer to create the post-obit default personal template binder:

C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\Custom Function Templates

YourUserName isn't a literal binder name. Use the above binder path proper noun in the Default personal templates location box, but replace YourUserName with whatever your user name is on this computer.

Workgroup templates: encounter or modify the default location

Organizations ofttimes have a standard network or cloud location where templates are stored for everyone to have access to. Part calls them workgroup templates.

In some cases, no location is specified for Workgroup templates. Continue with the next steps to establish a default location.

Open whatever .docx file in Give-and-take.
SelectFile > Options > Advanced > File Locations.

(Curlicue down towards the bottom to the Full general section to find the File Locations button.)
In the File Locations dialog box, notation the location specified for Workgroup templates.
- If a location proper noun is cut off, select it and click Modify to open up a dialog box that volition show the full location.
- In some cases, no location is specified for Workgroup templates. Continue with the side by side steps to establish a default location.
To change the default location, select it, then click Alter.
In the dialog box that opens, navigate to the folder yous want to specify as the default location, and so click OK.

In the case of workgroup templates for a large organization, they are typically stored in a network location that all users accept access to. For example, the Contoso Consulting visitor might take a server named "Contoso" with a folder structure like this for templates: \\Contoso\Files\OfficeTemplates.

Starting time from a custom template

To create a new presentation from a custom template, follow the procedures below.

Select File > Open.
Navigate to the folder where the template file is stored.
Select the template file and and then click Open.
Select File > Save As.
In the dialog box, type a proper name for your new presentation in the Save As box.
In the File Format box, choose PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx).
In the Where box, select the folder you want to salvage the presentation in.
If you don't have existing slides to import, simply brainstorm creating slides in your new file.

If y'all have some existing slides that you desire to use the template to, see the section Apply the new template to existing slides below.

To create a new presentation from a standard PowerPoint template

Select File > New from Template.
Choose a template from the Gallery, then click Create.
If you lot don't have existing slides to add to the new presentation, but begin creating slides in your new file.

If you don't take existing slides to add to the new presentation, see the next section.

Apply the new template to existing slides, if any

If you have existing slides, import them into the new file you created above:

Open the file that contains the existing slides.

Click the thumbnail pane and so select the slides you desire:

To select this	Practise this
All slides	Press +A
A subset of the slides	Printing and hold while you click the individual slides you lot want to select

Copy the selected slides (+ C).
Switch to the new file, right-click the thumbnail pane, and paste the slides by pressing +Five.

All the copied slides are inserted in the new presentation, and they prefer the design of its template.
Save the file and then proceed creating slides as yous run across fit.

Commencement from a custom template

To create a new presentation from a custom template, follow the procedures below.

Select File > New from Template.

The PowerPoint Presentation Gallery opens.
On the left, under Templates, click My Templates.
Select a template file and then click Choose.

A new presentation opens with the selected template attached to it.
Select File > Salve Equally and requite your presentation a name and choose the binder you desire to save it in.
If yous don't have existing slides to import, simply brainstorm creating slides in your new file.

If you accept some existing slides that yous desire to apply the template to, see the section Employ the new template to existing slides below.

To create a new presentation from a standard PowerPoint template or theme

Select File > New from Template.

The PowerPoint Presentation Gallery opens.
On the left, under Templates or Themes, click All.
If you don't have existing slides to add together to the new presentation, simply brainstorm creating slides in your new file.

If you do take existing slides to add together to the new presentation, see the adjacent section, "Use the new template to existing slides."

Apply the new template to existing slides, if any

If you take existing slides, import them into the new file you created above:

Open the file that contains the existing slides.

Click the thumbnail pane and then select the slides you want:

To select this	Do this
All slides	Press +A
A subset of the slides	Printing and agree Shift while you lot click the private slides y'all want to select

Re-create the selected slides (+ C).
Switch to the new file, right-click the thumbnail pane, and paste the slides by pressing +Five.

All the copied slides are inserted in the new presentation, and they prefer the design of its template.
Save the file and then continue creating slides as y'all run across fit.