Powerpoint: Modify default Microsoft Templates

Created by Professor PatCreated by Professor Pat

April 5, 2011April 5, 2011

For the Women & Computers ClassFor the Women & Computers Class

To change Colors of a Microsoft Theme: Click Design > Colors

Different Color Choices for each

“Theme”Microsoft’s ‘Hardcover’ default color scheme for the Office ‘Theme’

I changed to ‘Essential’ color scheme

Other Options

‘Pushpin’ (blue)

‘Opulent’ (Cranberry)

‘Aspect’ (Dark Gray almost Black)

To make your ordinary slides similar to the Title slide, must modify the “Content & Layout” Master. (Changes made in the Title Master do not carryover to other slides.)

Added same graphic from Clipart used on Title Slide. Changed background color for off-white to this brownish. Changed Font color to yellow & changed from Book Antiqua to

Arial for font to be used in bullet text. Changed Bullet Style & Color to these yellow arrows. Removed the default divider – wrong color, too much of a

curlicue style – to this plain divider which I also changed from default brown to more reddish.

Modifying Content & Layout Master

This may not be the most aesthetically pleasing template, but at least my slideshow does not look like a million other ones.

Graphic not one I would most desire, but best I could find from Clipart choices for use here.

To perfect, might want to draw one’s own “book” graphic or seek a better one on web.

My own Bookish Template