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Like an Excel template, when you create a new PowerPoint presentation based on a template, the new presentation is a copy of the template. Only one VBA project is loaded for the new presentation, but it includes all the components that you've defined in the presentation template.
Use a PowerPoint template when you need a custom solution for building presentations. A presentation template makes it easy for your users to build attractive slide presentations and saves them time laying out the presentation or looking for the right graphics. You can also include content in the template, such as information about departmental contacts, for example, or placeholders for quarterly sales information in a financial presentation. And you can include instructions that guide the user in completing the presentation.
To create a PowerPoint template, create a new presentation, add any text, graphics, buttons, toolbars, custom dialog boxes, and code, and save the presentation in the C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates folder with a .pot extension; if user profiles are being used, save the template in the C:\Windows\Profiles\UserName\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates folder.
To create a new presentation based on your custom template, run PowerPoint and click New on the File menu. Click your template in the New Presentation dialog box, and then click OK.
PowerPoint includes a number of custom templates that you can use and modify. The templates that appear on the Design Templates tab of the New Presentation dialog box contain only formatted backgrounds. The templates that appear on the Presentations tab also contain text and placeholders for information, navigation buttons, and instructions for completing the presentation. For example, the Corporate Financial Overview presentation provides a template for a financial presentation that can be customized and used repeatedly.