How to create a template in power point. Applying a template to a new presentation. Customizing Theme Elements

Use a template (POTX file) to neatly arrange elements in your PowerPoint presentation without wasting time adding them manually. This will speed up the creation of the presentation.

Template storage space

C:\Users\

Replace <имя пользователя> your username on this computer.

Confirm template location in Office

    Select File > Parameters > Save.

    In section Saving presentations enter in the field Location of personal templates by default location shown above and suitable for your operating system Windows.

    Click the button OK.

Applying a Template

Template storage space

A template that you created yourself or obtained from another source should be saved in the correct location so that it can be easily applied to your presentation.

C:\Users\ \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates

Applying a Template


What is a PowerPoint template?

A PowerPoint template is a prototype of a slide or group of slides saved in a POTX file. Templates can include layouts, colors, fonts, effects, background styles, and even content.

You can create and save your own templates, reuse them and share them with other users. You can also find hundreds of free templates on Office.com and partner sites different types that can be applied to presentations.

The following are some sample templates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available on Office.com.

Agenda

Certificates of Honor

Business Cards

Calendars

slides with content

Contracts

Database

Slides design

Envelopes

Expense reports

Gift certificates

Postcards

Stocks

invitations

stickers

Protocols

Newsletters

Planners

Postcards

Purchase orders

Receipts

Schedules

Schedules

Timesheets

The template may include the following elements:

1. Content that is related to the theme of the template, such as captions Certificate of honor , Football.

2. Background formatting such as graphics, texture, gradient or solid fill, and transparency. This example uses a light blue solid background fill and an image of a soccer ball.

3. Colors, fonts, effects (3D effects, lines, fills, shadows, etc.) and theme design elements (for example, the color and gradient in the word "Football").

4. Text placeholders where users can enter unique information. Examples in the image above: Player name, coach's name, date of delivery and any variables, such as the year.

It is no secret that the available Microsoft program PowerPoint templates for creating presentations do not always match the request. In this connection, it is worth figuring out how to make your background in a PowerPoint presentation from a drawing yourself, spending a minimum of time on it. In this case, by pictures we mean a variety of pictures created with the help of editors, online, as well as photographs.

Inserting a picture into the background by adjusting the presentation template.

First of all, consider not the most fast track to change the background when preparing a presentation template. However, it is more correct if you need to repeatedly use the result as a template, and not just make a one-time presentation.

With this rework, you will be able to see how the new background is displayed on all variants of the template layouts. The main advantage of this approach is the ability to timely change the location of parts of each slide if they do not fit well with the picture.

We use PowerPoint 2010 to demonstrate. The whole process, in general, is similar in other versions of the power point program - from 2007 to 2016.

1. Master slide

Select the VIEW tab, then in the MASTER MODES group, click on the SLIDE MASTER button.

2. Background format

Right-click on the first slide of the presentation and select the background format.

3. Fill

In the BACKGROUND FORMAT tab that opens, in FILL mode, select PICTURE OR TEXTURE. You will notice that the background of the slide in the template will automatically change to the default texture.

4. Textures

If we want to insert a background from the existing texture of the PowerPoint program, then using the TEXTURE button, we select a background image from those offered.

5. Inserting a picture

There are several options for pasting a picture - from a file, from the clipboard, from the organizer (picture)

    • From file. Click on FILE and select the desired picture on your own computer.
    • From the clipboard. This option is most convenient if you are looking for a background for presentations on the Internet. Let's see how we can do this. Run images.yandex.ru and enter "background for presentation" into the search box. The number of backgrounds offered is simply huge. You can immediately copy the image to paste the background, but it is too compressed, and the quality of such a background will not be very high.

For a higher quality background, you need to go to the image, and then simply copy it using the right-click menu. You can also download the image to your computer and then insert it via FILE.

We return to the presentation you are creating PowerPoint and click CLIPBOARD. The copied image is pasted and the background for your presentation is created.

  • A good resource for creating a background from a picture is your own PowerPoint organizer. So, we press the PICTURE button and look for a suitable one, including the Microsoft website.

You can save a template with a new background for your presentations by selecting "PowerPoint Template" in FILE TYPE when saving.

You noticed that when you work with the first slide, the background of the entire presentation changes. If you need to change the background of an individual slide, then all these actions must be performed with it. Then all other slides of the PowerPoint presentation will remain unchanged. So you can optionally make your own background for each.

A quick way to add your own background image

The second option is to make the background from the image simpler, faster and sufficient in most cases. For the sake of completeness, we will work with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013.

How to change the transparency of a background, picture or picture in PowerPoint

It happens that the picture you have chosen is too bright. This can negatively affect the perception of information on the slides and the presentation itself as a whole. So it is necessary to reduce the saturation of the drawings.

Click the right mouse button on the object, then through the same BACKGROUND FORMAT, if the picture previously filled the entire space with itself. Or PICTURE FORMAT, if you just need to insert a picture in some part of the presentation slide to create a background without changing the background.

Then FILL - PICTURE AND TEXTURE. Find the TRANSPARENCY slider and move it to the right. This will make the picture, drawing, slide background more transparent in PowerPoint.

Changes are visible as you move the slider or change the transparency percentage numbers on the right.

For information on where you can download backgrounds for presentations for free, read the material on free sources.

Use a template (POTX file) to neatly arrange elements in your PowerPoint presentation without wasting time adding them manually. This will speed up the creation of the presentation.

Template storage space

C:\Users\

Replace <имя пользователя> your username on this computer.

Confirm template location in Office

    Select File > Parameters > Save.

    In section Saving presentations enter in the field Location of personal templates by default the location shown above, which is appropriate for your Windows operating system.

    Click the button OK.

Applying a Template

Template storage space

A template that you created yourself or obtained from another source should be saved in the correct location so that it can be easily applied to your presentation.

C:\Users\ \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates

Applying a Template


What is a PowerPoint template?

A PowerPoint template is a prototype of a slide or group of slides saved in a POTX file. Templates can include layouts, colors, fonts, effects, background styles, and even content.

You can create and save your own templates, reuse them and share them with other users. You can also find hundreds of free templates of various types on Office.com and partner sites that you can apply to your presentations.

The following are some sample templates for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available on Office.com.

Agenda

Certificates of Honor

Business Cards

Calendars

slides with content

Contracts

Database

Slides design

Envelopes

Expense reports

Gift certificates

Postcards

Stocks

invitations

stickers

Protocols

Newsletters

Planners

Postcards

Purchase orders

Receipts

Schedules

Schedules

Timesheets

The template may include the following elements:

1. Content that is related to the theme of the template, such as captions Certificate of honor, Football.

2. Background formatting such as graphics, texture, gradient or solid fill, and transparency. This example uses a light blue solid background fill and an image of a soccer ball.

3. Colors, fonts, effects (3D effects, lines, fills, shadows, etc.) and theme design elements (for example, the color and gradient in the word "Football").

4. Text placeholders where users can enter unique information. Examples in the image above: Player name, coach's name, date of delivery and any variables, such as the year.

Hello friends! I continue the series of articles on creating presentations. In this post, we'll walk you through how to create a presentation template for powerpoint. Why do you need your own when there are ready-made ones, already in the program itself, and even on the Microsoft website? Yes, there is, but look at several presentations and you will probably find the same design. I almost never use it for my presentations. ready-made templates I always try to do something different.

Working on a template

So, let's move from words to deeds. In a previous article, I described without using templates and themes. So there shouldn't be any problems. In the open presentation editor, go to the tab View.

Here in the group Sample Modes need to click the button Slide Master to enter the slide layout editing mode. The corresponding tab with all necessary tools. On the left side of the screen, you will see various layout options for the new template, which you can remove and add new ones at your discretion.


The largest thumbnail at the top is the main layout. That is, by selecting it, all formatting changes will be reflected in the layouts of the lower (child) level. If you select a thumbnail of a child level, then the changes made can be fixed only on it, without affecting the formatting of others. Of course, if you don't press the button Apply to all.

At this step, you need to specify the design of headings and text: size, color, style, typeface. All this is done on the main slide. Try . Here we set the background of the slides. You can make it a solid fill or a gradient fill, or a pattern, or . Your imagination is not limited, the main thing is not to overdo it. On the same slide, repeating elements are added: logos, vignettes, drawings, etc. Look at the figure below for an example of the main sketch of my template.


It has a gray background, and in the header of the layout (highlighted with a red frame) I placed graphic elements that will be present on all other layouts as a background. The white rectangle is the text area of ​​the slide with examples of writing text in list mode at various levels. Each text level can be customized according to your needs (size, color, font).

Adjusting the size of layout blocks

Among the markup options (small sketches in the figure above), look at the location of the blocks, delete the extra ones. Correct the fonts if necessary.

If there is no suitable markup among the markups, then make it yourself. Click Paste Layout and we get a new slide with a title and with the design of the main thumbnail. Immediately edit the placeholder for the title. Position it in the right place on the slide and format it. in my template, the title placeholder has a white character color and is positioned above a blue rectangle.

Now we click the button Insert placeholder and select the required block. I, with the text, adjusted them to the desired size. Thus, we place required amount elements in the layout. This is the additional markup I got for my template.


We save the result of work

Save as a theme for use on your computer. In the tool group Change Theme click the button Themes and in the drop-down list at the very bottom there will be a line Save current theme. Select this command and in the window that opens, give a name, and click Save. Now in your editor it will be available on the tab Design.

To exit and edit the template on the right side of the slide master tab, click the button Close sample mode. And so that this design can be used on other computers to create presentations based on a template, we save it as powerpoint template. This is specified in the file type when saving.


On this topic, I have prepared a video tutorial. Check it out.

I hope that I have clearly explained how to make presentation templates. And now you're without special work can do unique design to submit your report or abstract. And your performance will leave a vivid impression in the memory of your listeners. Good luck friends!

Readability and font size

Try not to center large paragraphs of text, use left alignment. For example, like here

Spell check

I have been in a lot of situations when I gave a presentation with an error on a slide. People notice this, and the bravest ones immediately shout from the audience. But who doesn't.

This is a screenshot of a Facebook ad. Pay attention to what the error led to. It was funny, scary (this is advertising, which means that money was invested in it) and insulting at the same time. Instead of the phrase “creator of brands”, it was written “creator of BREDS”.

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Check the text so that it does not turn out nonsense.

2. Choose a font

Here is the basic rule for fonts in a presentation

Make it big and readable.

Font is the tone in which you speak to your audience.

He can shout, speak calmly, be playful or strict.

header. You can use a decorative font.

Main text. There should be a visible difference between the title font and the main font.

Comments, notes. Used to clarify details.

Still not entirely clear?

Take a look at this infographic and everything will become clear.

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One way to integrate powerpoint colors- use a pipette.

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The principle of the tool is very simple - it copies the color and applies it to the selected object or shape. In just one click, my rectangle became the same turquoise color as in the image.

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4. We select icons

If you heard some information, in three days you will remember only 10%. But if you illustrate the data with a picture or an icon, then the percentage will increase to 65. It is unlikely that this was a discovery for you, but do not forget about this effect.

There are many sites with icons, you don't have to be a designer and draw them. The main thing is to use icons of the same style, in the same color palette, complementing the text in meaning.

Here is an example of a Christmas presentation using icons

5. Use Shapes

The first question you may have is where to get these figures. There are many of them in PowerPoint, they are in a prominent place.

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Let's see how they can complement and shape the presentation design.

Divider Shapes

These shapes help to assemble the objects on the slide into semantic blocks. For example, here the line clearly separates the heading with subheading from the main body of text.

And here is the image from the text part

In this case, the icons are divided into different sectors for simplified perception.

Focus figures

Focus can be created not only with color or size, but also with graphic elements. They can control the focus on your slide. Like here

Do you really look at the rectangles first of all?

To make shapes in the shape of a rectangle without a fill, you need to draw a rectangle and select on the "Format" tab - "Shape fill" - "No fill"

And in the "Outline of Shapes" section, you can change the width of the line

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The lines do not have to be solid, you can set the length of the stroke, put arrows at the ends, choose other settings.

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Remember there are three main criteria successful presentation: what you tell, how you do it and what you show (design). Bad design won't make your presentation a failure if you're an interesting storyteller. But a beautiful and functional design will definitely enhance the understanding of the material.

 

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