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10 Tips For The Perfect PowerPoint Template

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10 Tips for creating perfect templates

Your guide to create perfect templates


▪ This document will explain the most important settings and provide tips for the perfect
PowerPoint template.

▪ Begin by opening an existing or new PowerPoint template.

▪ Many of the recommended steps are required to be performed in Slide Master view.
This will always be pointed out at the beginning of each tip.

▪ To open Slide Master view, please to the following:

▪ You may leave Slide Master view at any time by clicking here:

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Set up color scheme
Set up color scheme
▪ Click here to adjust the color scheme of your template:

// The color scheme adapts all elements to your cd.


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Set up color scheme
Adjust colors Tips
▪ Enter the RGB values for 12 colors.

▪ The first 4 colors apply to text and background colors.

▪ As from color 5 the colors apply to charts and tables (please


refer to the preview on the left).

▪ Colors 11 and 12 (Hyperlinks) are not visible in the color picker


as they are only used for links.

▪ Unfortunately, the automatic color of PPT is unable to be


changed.

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Set up chart templates
Set up chart templates
Create charts with all settings

▪ Close Slide Master view and adjust the chart you wish to save as a template. If you do
not have a chart in your presentation, create one as usual.

▪ Select the desired chart and click here:

▪ In a final step, please provide a name for your chart.

▪ This procedure can, of course, be repeated for as many chart types as required.

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Using chart templates
New from template Adapting existing templates
▪ Do the following to create a new chart with your template: ▪ If you wish to adapt an existing template, simply right-click
your chart and select the desired chart from your templates:

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Defining layouts
Defining layouts
▪ Change to Slide Master view.

▪ It is best to delete all layouts you no longer need.

▪ Now set up new layouts

/// Differentiate content from design with good layouts

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Defining layouts
▪ A master always consists of what is known as a slide master as well as its layouts
(indicated as indented slides).

▪ Always begin formatting the slide master first (top slide), as all changes to title, content
and footer placeholders will then be applied to the connected layouts.

▪ You can then overwrite the “rules” set in the slide master when adapting the individual
layouts, should they require different formatting.

/// Structure of a Master

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Defining layouts
▪ We recommend you use no more than 2-3 placeholders: “Content” (able to display all
kinds of content), “Picture” (to perfectly insert images) and, optionally, “Media” for
videos.

IMPORTANT:
If possible, avoid using text placeholders, as they
can often lead to undesired changes to formatting
that are difficult to deal with.

// Using placeholders
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Defining layouts
▪ The title placeholder as well as the footer can be displayed by clicking a checkbox.

▪ If you wish to display or hide background graphics of the main layout, your can also do
so by clicking the checkbox on the right.

// Title and Backgrounds


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Setting guide lines
Display guide lines
Display Setting
▪ Simply right-click a slide and select the following: ▪ Move the guide lines to the desired position with the mouse:

▪ If you require more lines, click an existing line and move it


slightly while holding Ctrl (or Strg). Release the mouse button.
A further guide line has been inserted without repositioning
the old line.

▪ Should you want to remove a line, simply click it and move it


out of the range of the slide.

▪ To place a guide line at an exact location you can hold the Alt
button to move it more accurately.

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5
Setting standard elements
Defining standard elements

/// TEXT BOX /// DEFAULT SHAPE LINE

Default Shape

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6
Selecting aspect ratio
Choosing the correct aspect ratio
Which aspect ratio is right for you?

29,7 16
4

3 21 9

Older monitors and DIN A4 (14:10) Plasma and LCD monitors (16:9)
projectors (4:3)

Try to anticipate which medium will prmarily be used to display presentations. If you are unsure you can always create two master
/// templates.

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Setting the aspect ratio
▪ Change to Slide Master view and click here:

▪ Select the desired aspect ratio:

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Setting the language
▪ Change to Slide Master view and select the placeholders of all layouts. Afterward, click
on the language in the bottom left (typically this would be either English or German):

// ensure the correct review of your language


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Provide a slide collection
Slide collection
Create professional templates

Process Cluster Funnel Step

Pyramid SWOT-Chart Pro & Con Action Box

S W
+ –
O T

Project Plan Timeline Organigrams Traffic Light

1990 2000 2010 2020

Eye Catcher Maps Icons Flags

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Insert a slide group
▪ Create a separate PowerPoint file based on your new master template and create as many slide templates as required.

▪ Click here to display them on the right:

/// Easily include slide in PowerPoint

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Create a style guide
Create a style guide
▪ In a PowerPoint presentation describe the most important functions of PowerPoint and
your template.

▪ Typically, the following is included:


– General rules (e.g. all slides contain an action title, headers are only as short as a
single line, etc.)
– Skillful use of layouts
– Footer settings
– Use of chart templates
– Turning on guide lines

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Formatting the footer
▪ Do the following to change the footer ‘s presentation title, date, and slide number:

▪ Click on the “Insert“ tab > ”Header & Footer”


▪ Set the create date: do not have it
update automatically!
▪ Click “Apply to All”

▪ Footer and references


▪ This is displayed in a separate text
placeholder

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Template distribution
Distributing templates
Template upon startup Central distribution
▪ In order to open your new template upon each startup of ▪ In order for your colleagues to access your templates and
PowerPoint, please do the following: charts it is advisable to contact your IT (for smaller companies
a short instruction together with the required files should
▪ Save the completed template with the following filename: suffice).
blank.potx (the correct notation is essential!)
▪ Your chart templates are saved in this location:
▪ Go to the Windows Explorer.
%AppData%\Microsoft\Templates\Charts
▪ Enter the following into the address bar, then press Enter:
▪ Insert all the files, incl. Your Blank.potx file and make them
%AppData%\Microsoft\Templates available to your colleagues.
▪ Insert the blank.potx file into this folder (you may need to ▪ Via software distribution your IT has the ability to share your
overwrite the existing file). charts to all computers at a push of a button.
▪ From now on your template will be opened every time
PowerPoint is started.

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We gladly support you in all aspects regarding PowerPoint:
▪ Creating templates
▪ Template design
▪ Creating slide collections
▪ Development of style guides

Contact
▪ Supply of our CSM software empower

Phone: +49 221 99 37 85 77

Email: [email protected]

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