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Themes, Templates, Masters, and Layouts

Learn about how you can use, create, and share Themes that work in PowerPoint, Word and Excel. We also explore Masters, Slide Layouts, and Templates for PowerPoint.

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WindowsPowerPoint 2016 for Windows

Themes - Basics

  1. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
  2. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  3. Super Themes

Theme Fonts

  1. Theme Fonts
  2. Create Custom Theme Fonts
  3. Edit Theme Fonts Set

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

  1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
  2. Slide Layouts within Slide Master View
  3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
  4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master and Layouts
  5. Duplicate, Rename, and Edit Slide Layouts
  6. Add New Slide Layouts
  7. Inserting New Placeholders Within Slide Layouts
  8. Formatting Picture Placeholders
  9. Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders
  10. Add Your Logo or Graphic to the Slide Master
  11. Add and Rename Slide Masters
  12. Duplicate Slide Masters
  13. Working with Picture Slide Layouts

WindowsPowerPoint 2013 for Windows

Themes - Basics

  1. The Evolution of Themes
  2. Themes in Microsoft Office
  3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
  5. Super Themes
  6. Display Theme Name
  7. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
  8. Change the Default Template or Theme
  9. Missing Themes

Themes - XML Editing

  1. XML Editing in Visual Studio
  2. Editing Super Themes with XML
  3. XML Editing in Visual Studio Express with 7-Zip

Theme Fonts

  1. Theme Fonts
  2. Create Your Own Theme Fonts Set
  3. Edit Theme Fonts Set

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

  1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
  2. Slide Layouts Within Slide Master View
  3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
  4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master
  5. Duplicate, Rename, and Edit Slide Layouts
  6. Add New Slide Layouts
  7. Inserting New Placeholders in Slide Layouts
  8. Working With Picture Slide Layouts
  9. Formatting Picture Placeholders
  10. Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders
  11. Add Your Logo or Graphic to the Slide Master
  12. Add and Rename Slide Masters
  13. Duplicate Slide Masters
  14. Applying Slide Masters to Individual Slides
  15. Changing Location of Slide Numbers

Placeholders

  1. Pictures in Content or Picture Placeholders

WindowsPowerPoint 2010 for Windows

Themes - Basics

  1. The Evolution of Themes
  2. Themes in Microsoft Office
  3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
  5. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
  6. Change Default Template or Theme

Themes - XML Editing

  1. XML Editing in Visual Studio
  2. XML Editing in Visual Studio Express with 7-Zip

Theme Fonts

  1. Theme Fonts
  2. Create Custom Theme Fonts
  3. Sharing, Editing, and Deleting Custom Theme Fonts
  4. Create Custom Theme Fonts Using XML (Windows)

Saving Themes

  1. Saving Themes In PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Theme Builder

  1. Theme Builder
  2. Theme Builder Anomalies: Themes Incompatible
  3. Theme Builder Anomalies: Removed Content from Themes

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

  1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
  2. Slide Layouts within Slide Master View
  3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
  4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master and Layouts
  5. Duplicate, Rename, and Edit Slide Layouts
  6. Add New Slide Layouts
  7. Inserting New Placeholders in Slide Layouts
  8. Working With Picture Slide Layouts
  9. Formatting Picture Placeholders
  10. Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders
  11. Add Your Logo or Graphic to the Slide Master
  12. Add and Rename Slide Masters
  13. Duplicate Slide Masters
  14. Applying Slide Masters to Individual Slides
  15. Changing Location of Slide Numbers

Placeholders

  1. Pictures in Content or Picture Placeholders

WindowsPowerPoint 2007 for Windows

Themes - Basics

  1. The Evolution of Themes
  2. Themes in Microsoft Office
  3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
  5. Theme Fonts
  6. Create Custom Theme Fonts
  7. Sharing, Editing, and Deleting Custom Theme Fonts
  8. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
  9. Change Default Template or Theme

Themes - XML Editing

  1. The Theme XML Files

Saving Themes

  1. Saving Themes In PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Theme Builder

  1. Theme Builder
  2. Opening Existing Themes in Theme Builder
  3. Theme Builder Anomalies: Removed Content from Themes

Placeholders

  1. Pictures in Content or Picture Placeholders

Upcoming Tutorials

  1. Choosing Backgrounds
  2. Backgrounds in Theme Builder
  3. Tiled Backgrounds
  4. Theme Colors
  5. Choosing Theme Colors Wisely
  6. Extra Theme Colors
  7. Shades, Tints, and Duotones
  8. About Fonts
  9. Theme Fonts in PowerPoint
  10. Theme Fonts in Theme Builder
  11. Theme Lines, Fills, and Effects
  12. Fill Types
  13. Line Types
  14. Effect Types
  15. 3D Effects
  16. Subtle, Moderate, Intense
  17. Shape Styles
  18. Transparency and Alpha
  19. Testing in Theme Builder
  20. Testing in PowerPoint
  21. Slide Master
  22. Slide Layouts
  23. Picture Slide Layouts
  24. Extra PNGs
  25. Tips and Ideas
  26. Design and Inspiration
  27. Everything Else

WindowsPowerPoint 2003 for Windows

  1. Text Boxes vs. Text Placeholders (links to Interface and Basics section)
  2. Slide Layouts
  3. Slide Layouts -- Applying
  4. Slide Layouts -- Reapplying
  5. Using Masters
  6. Slide Master
  7. Title Master
  8. Handout Masters
  9. Notes Master
  10. Caveats About Masters
  11. Multiple Masters
  12. Applying Masters
  13. Preserving Slide Masters
  14. Editing Slide Masters
  15. Creating and Renaming Slide Masters
  16. Slide Backgrounds
  17. Formatting Backgrounds
  18. Color Contrast Issues
  19. Color Schemes -- Applying
  20. Color Schemes -- Editing
  21. Color Schemes -- Creating
  22. Changing Fonts
  23. Font Guidelines
  24. Font Embedding
  25. Templates: Backgrounds + Color Schemes + Fonts + Masters
  26. Saving Templates
  27. Sharing Templates
  28. Template Folders
  29. Applying Templates
  30. Template Caveats
  31. Change the Default Template

Working with Twitter

  1. Create Twitter Backgrounds Using PowerPoint 2003
  2. Create Twitter Backgrounds Using PowerPoint 2007
  3. Create Twitter Backgrounds Using PowerPoint 2010
  4. Upload New Twitter Background

Other Tutorials

  1. Creating Slide Backgrounds in Photoshop for PowerPoint

MacPowerPoint for iPad

Themes - Basics

  1. Choosing a Theme to Start
  2. Apply Themes

MacPowerPoint 2016 for Mac

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

  1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
  2. Slide Layouts within Slide Master View
  3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
  4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master and Layouts

MacPowerPoint 2011 for Mac

Themes - Basics

  1. The Evolution of Themes
  2. Themes in Microsoft Office
  3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
  5. Identify the Active Theme
  6. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
  7. Change the Default Theme

Theme Fonts

  1. Theme Fonts
  2. Sharing and Deleting Custom Theme Fonts
  3. Create Custom Theme Fonts Using XML

Saving Themes

  1. Saving Themes In PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

  1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
  2. Slide Layouts within Slide Master View
  3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
  4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master and Layouts
  5. Duplicate, Rename, and Edit Slide Layouts
  6. Add a New Slide Layout
  7. Insert New Placeholders within Slide Layouts
  8. Formatting Picture Placeholders
  9. Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders
  10. Add Your Logo or Graphic to the Slide Master
  11. Add and Rename Slide Masters
  12. Duplicate Slide Masters
  13. Applying Slide Masters to Individual Slides
  14. Changing Location of Slide Numbers
  15. Working With Picture Slide Layouts

Placeholders

  1. Pictures in Content or Picture laceholders

MacPowerPoint 2008 for Mac

Themes - Basics

  1. The Evolution of Themes
  2. Themes in Microsoft Office
  3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
  4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
  5. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?

Theme Fonts

  1. Theme Fonts
  2. Sharing and Deleting Custom Theme Fonts
  3. Create Custom Theme Fonts Using XML

Saving Themes

  1. Saving Themes In PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Placeholders

  1. Pictures in Content or Picture Placeholders

Themes, Templates, Masters, and Layouts

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