To create a template, you'll need to modify a slide master and a set of slide layouts. Choose from thousands of free templates to download at Microsoft templates

In PowerPoint, you can create your own theme to use in your presentations using the fonts, colors, effects, and layouts that you prefer.

You can use a picture as the background for a slide or slides. You can adjust the picture's transparency after you add it to the slide.

Training: You can add a background picture to each slide or use the same background picture across an entire PowerPoint presentation. Watch this video to learn how.

If you create a slide design (theme) and you want to save it as a template (.potx file), simply do the following: Open the presentation that contains the slide design (theme) that you want to …

If you haven't already, create and apply the theme that you want to set as the default. For more information about creating a theme, see Create your own theme in PowerPoint. Note: You …

A great benefit of using your organization's templates is the ease of staying on-brand with PowerPoint Designer. If your organization's template is supported by Designer, you'll get …

To create a template, you'll need to modify a slide master and a set of slide layouts. Choose from thousands of free templates to download at Microsoft templates

If you want to use a template you've saved for your next presentation, here's how. On the File tab, click New. Select Personal or Custom. (The name varies, depending on circumstance.) Tip: If …

You can add a solid or gradient color, a pattern, or an image as the background of a slide or an entire presentation.