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Q134976: PPT7: How to Restore the Default Design Template

Article: Q134976
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbtemplate
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SUMMARY
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You can change the look of your PowerPoint presentation by applying different
presentation designs (also called design templates). Sometimes you may want to
remove or clear the template, or restore a presentation so that it uses the
default PowerPoint presentation design format.

To restore the default presentation format, apply the Design Template called
Blank Presentation.pot. This template is located in the Msoffice\Templates or
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates folder.

MORE INFORMATION
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If Blank Presentation.pot template has been changed or corrupted, you can
regenerate a default Blank Presentation.pot by following these steps:

1. Rename the existing Blank Presentation.pot file.

2. Start PowerPoint.

3. In the Startup dialog box, click Blank Presentation, and click OK.

4. In the New Slide dialog box, click one of the AutoLayout choices to select
  it, and click OK.

5. On the File menu, click Save.

6. Name the file Blank Presentation and click Presentation Templates in the Save
  As Type list.

7. Ensure that you are about to save to the Templates folder, and then click
  Save.

This process is similar to the way that earlier versions of PowerPoint provide
default formatting. In earlier versions, however, the file that contains the
formatting is called Default.ppt rather than Blank Presentation.pot. The .pot
extension indicates a PowerPoint template file format.

For additional information about applying templates, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q113373 PPT4: Removing or Restoring Default Template

Additional query words: 7.00 ppt95 ppt7 erase fix undo winppt

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Keywords          : kbdta kbtemplate 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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