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Mac Forum / Applications / PowerPoint / May 2008Custom Themes
Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Sorry to be so vague. I guess what I mean is I have several custom background templates (.pot) that are saved in Users/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User templates/My templates. When I open PowerPoint and try to use on of my custom templates, I have no problem finding them and using them, the problem I cannot preview them before I select one. I used to be able to preview each background before I selected it. I can preview the pre-set templates in the "Build-in Themes" area. I see a tab for "Custom Themes" but it is empty. Is there a way I can preview my background on the slides, before selecting it. For example: I may not remember what Background1.pot and Background2.pot look like and would like a quick preview before changing the slides to that background. Try "select slides to insert" I think there is some confusion about the distinction between *templates* as opposed to *backgrounds* and *themes*:-) Templates are used for the purpose of creating NEW presentations based on the specs of the template. They don't get "applied" to existing presentation files or individual slides. They can include - among other things - custom Backgrounds and/or have a Theme applied. Once the new file is created, however, both the background & theme can be changed. What you want to create, I believe, are *Themes* - the "new & improved" variation on what were called Design Templates in prior versions. You'll find a lot of information in PPt Help & on the Mactopia web site: <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?target=998a9fbe-7608-4485-8abb-10938 1bf32a81033&clr=99-3-0&parentid=42e0fd7e-d3c1-4037-b578-401254beeec31033&ep= 7&CTT=Category&MODE=pv&locale=en-US&usid=b755c39e-f5fb-46a2-8bf5-ea3194607d1 b> HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 4/25/08 10:33 AM, in article ee998f4.-1@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > Version: 2008 > Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > like and would like a quick preview before changing the slides to that > background. I have the same issue as Heather. In the past, I believe I have been able to use Design Templates either for new presentations or to change the design of an existing presentation. In the current version it appears we cannot do that. However, I have 30 existing custom templates that are company branded, and I want to be able to change out the design when desired for existing PP presentations. Is this not possible anymore with the new version of Office for Mac? Is there a way of converting existing template files to "themes" and having them accessible in the "Custom Themes" tab? Please don't force me back to my PC. It is frustrating that easy functions have been made more complicated or removed altogether on the Mac side. Hi Barbara - Sorry if you got the wrong impression, but your issue isn't quite the same as Heather's - she's found that she *can* still use her old Design Templates (.pot) but no longer has the ability to preview them before applying. They do not appear in the Elements Gallery -Slide Themes & don't provide a preview in the Open or Browse dialogs, but that can be addressed. The short-term solution for you is to use the Browse button in the Formatting Palette - Document Theme section or the one in Elements Gallery - Slide Themes section. Navigate to where the templates are stored & select the one you want to apply to the slides. For the long-term... In order to actually have them appear in the Elements Gallery as Custom Themes, however, they have to be saved as Document Themes (.thmx) in the default My Themes folder. They can also be saved in the same location as the Built-in themes. In either location they must be saved in .thmx format in order to appear in the Gallery - IOW you can't just move the .pot files and/or just change their extension. Once you apply or Open one of the Design Templates you can use the Formatting Palette -Document Theme - Save Theme feature to create a Document Theme based on the Design Template. HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 4/28/08 5:34 PM, in article ee998f4.2@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > I have the same issue as Heather. In the past, I believe I have been able to > use Design Templates either for new presentations or to change the design of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Please don't force me back to my PC. It is frustrating that easy functions > have been made more complicated or removed altogether on the Mac side. OK, thanks Bob! I'll give it a try and see how it goes. > Hi Barbara - > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Please don't force me back to my PC. It is frustrating that easy functions > > have been made more complicated or removed altogether on the Mac side. In Mac Office 2008 12.01, only theme files are shown in the theme gallery. As suggested by Cyber, click Browse button and apply your custom template to the presentation and save the file as theme (.thmx) in Users/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User templates/My templates/My Themes. Please use Save as menu or click Save Theme... button in Document Theme panel in the Formatting Palette. Please note if you save your custom theme to other location than My Themes folder, it will not show up in the theme gallery. Thank you Keiko Mac Office Test  SignatureThis posting is provided ³AS IS² with no warranties, and confers no rights. On 4/29/08 8:44 AM, in article ee998f4.4@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw, > OK, thanks Bob! I'll give it a try and see how it goes. > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>> Please don't force me back to my PC. It is frustrating that easy functions >>> have been made more complicated or removed altogether on the Mac side. |
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