Most probably you are using Themes/Templates/Layout to enhance your presentations. Also the integrated online templates that are freely available provide an easy way to churn out visually stunning presentations.
The availability of such large number of free templates directly integrated into the UI makes it very easy to use too.
The problem I usually face when I use some of these themes is with the theme name that appears in the lower left comer of the status bar.
This can become a major problem if you use multiple themes in a single presentation (which I do quite often) and also if you need to distribute the PPT to end customers. Say you have found a nice template called “Rebuilding Singapore” (which is an actual template available in the Architecture folder, but you want to use this to do a sales presentation around construction in the US, you don’t want your PPT to show the template name when you distribute the PPT to the end customer.
It is quite easy to change template names, but the actual way is not easy to find.
In PowerPoint 2010, go to the View Tab, click on the Slide Master button. Choose the template whose name you want to change on the left.
Click on the Rename button in the top in the Edit Master Section.
You get a small popup window to rename the Layout.
Enter the name you want to appear in the status bar, click Rename and you are done.
Close the Master View and you should now be able to see the new name you gave to the template appear in the status bar.
IT depends on whether or not the background is in the slide master or if they just copied and pasted the graphics from slide to slide.If it's in the master,just change it in one lace and you're good.The slide master tab apears on the ribbon, giving you the tools you need to make changes to the slide master.You might want to open a THMX file in Theme Builder to edit and fine-tune it to your requirements.
Posted by: powerpoint themes | December 30, 2010 at 01:35 AM
This doesn't work! NOW I have TWO names for it in the "Advanced Properties" area.
Posted by: Joanne | July 26, 2011 at 10:32 AM