Introduction to PowerPoint 2007

Module 4

Templates

The AutoContent Wizard is not available in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. Instead, you can create your presentation quickly and easily by using templates (template: A file or set of files that contains information about the theme, layout, and other elements of a finished presentation.). PowerPoint 2007 templates include different themes (theme: A combination of theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects. A theme may be applied to a file as a single selection.) and layouts. Templates give you a starting point and make it easier to complete your presentation quickly. You can modify a template's text and design, add a company logo, add your own images, or delete text or other content from the template.

PowerPoint 2007 includes built-in templates and you can download additional PowerPoint 2007 templates by going to Office Online Templates.

*   Create a Presentation From a Built-In Template

*   Create a Presentation Beginning With an Installed Theme

Create a presentation from a Built-In template

 

Activity 1 - Create a presentation from a Built-in template 

1. On the Office menu, click New, and then click the Installed Templates tab.

2. In the Installed Templates window, double click on Introducing PowerPoint 2007

3.PowerPoint opens a sample presentation that you can add your own words and pictures to. 

4. You may create your own templates and store them in the My Templates folder. To create your own template use the Save As option in the Office menu to save a presentation as a template. Choose "PowerPoint Template" from the "Save as type:" dropdown menu.

5. Many more templates are available for downloading from Microsoft Office Online. If you have internet access, explore some of these.

 

 

 
 

 

To create your own template use the Save As option in the Office menu to save a presentation as a template. Choose "PowerPoint Template" from the "Save as type:" dropdown menu.
 

Many more templates are available free for downloading from Microsoft Office Online

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Create a Presentation Beginning with an Installed Theme

 

Activity 2 - Create a Presentation Beginning with an Installed Theme 

1. On the Office menu, click New, and then click the Installed Themes.

2. In the Installed Themes window, double click on "Apex"

3.PowerPoint opens a sample presentation that you can add your own words and pictures to. 

4. By default, the first slide in a presentation uses the title slide layout. If you want to use a different layout, switch to the Slide Layout tab of the Task Pane. 

4. Type the title and any other content you want on the title slide. 

5. On the Formatting toolbar, click New Slide, and then select a layout for the next slide. 

6. Add the content you want. 

7. Repeat for each new slide. 

8. When you finish, click Save on the Office menu. 

9. Name your presentation, and then click Save.

 

 

Another way to start a presentation is by selecting a design theme that determines the presentation's design but doesn't include content. You can also begin with an outline you import from another application or with a blank presentation that has neither suggested content nor design

 

 

You can create your own Design Theme on which to base future presentations. Create your theme in "Slide Master" View. Then, simply save your model as a PowerPoint template (.pot)

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You have now completed this module. Take a few minutes to review and practice what you have learned.