Save a slide design (theme) as a template - Microsoft Support
A theme is a slide design made up of cohesive colors, fonts, and effects such as shadows or reflections. A template includes a theme, but also contains instructions in placeholders suggesting what to insert and what types of information the user of the template might want to include.
Create professional slide layouts with Designer - Microsoft Support
Designer improves slides for Microsoft 365 subscribers by automatically generating design ideas to choose from. While you're putting content on a slide, Designer works in the background to match that content to professionally designed layouts. Designer is …
Create your own theme in PowerPoint - Microsoft Support
In PowerPoint, you can create your own theme to use in your presentations using the fonts, colors, effects, and layouts that you prefer.
Set a default theme for your presentations - Microsoft Support
You can change the default theme to a theme that is included with PowerPoint or a theme that you've created yourself. 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 …
Create a template - Microsoft Support
Microsoft Templates and Themes. Download free, pre-built templates. Free background templates for PowerPoint. Edit templates
Basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint presentation
A theme is a slide design that contains matching colors, fonts, and special effects like shadows, reflections, and more. On the File tab of the Ribbon, select New, and then choose a theme. PowerPoint shows you a preview of the theme, with four color variations to …
Apply a template to an existing presentation - Microsoft Support
Under New, you can navigate to a personal or workgroup template, Search for a template, or choose a featured template or theme from the gallery.
Troubleshoot Designer in PowerPoint - Microsoft Support
Designer goes online to get its Design Ideas. Use a theme that comes with PowerPoint (not a custom theme or one that you've downloaded from elsewhere). Following are other problems and how to solve them: Make sure your slide has either the Title or Title + Content slide layout applied.
Understand the difference between PowerPoint templates and themes …
A theme is a predefined set of colors, fonts, and visual effects that you apply to your slides for a unified, professional look. Using a theme gives your presentation a harmonious appearance with minimal effort.
Get design ideas for slides with PowerPoint Designer - Microsoft …
PowerPoint Designer helps you automatically create professional looking slides in seconds. Just insert one or more pictures, a list of items, or a list of dates, and select the design you want. Note: This feature is only available if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Change the background of slides - Microsoft Support
You can add a solid or gradient color, a pattern, or an image as the background of a slide or an entire presentation. At the far-right end, select Format Background. The Format Background pane opens on the right side of the window. Under Fill, select Solid fill, Gradient fill, or Pattern fill.