How to Save a PowerPoint Template as a Default?
Your company may have a unique format or template for business PowerPoint presentations. Having one-click access to the custom PowerPoint template can improve workflow.
Current PowerPoint templates might feel too generic or simple. How to save a PowerPoint template as the default so that every new presentation uses that custom template?
In this article, we will discuss the step-by-step guide on saving a PowerPoint template as a default and how to make your presentation more attractive with AI templates.
TL;DR
You can set a custom PowerPoint template as your default to streamline new presentations, ensuring every slide starts with your chosen design. Twistly takes it further by offering AI-powered templates that automatically generate professional, visually balanced slides inside PowerPoint. With Twistly, creating unique, polished presentations takes seconds without starting from scratch.
Step-by-Step Guide to Changing Default Template
First of all, you need to have a PowerPoint template that you want to set as the default for your next PowerPoint presentations. There are online sites or resources from which you can find the desired templates.
By following the same method, you can apply any other existing template from the PowerPoint library as the default template. First, we will see how to set a custom template as the default for PowerPoint presentations.
Method 1: Custom Template as Default
You have found an amazing template, or your company has provided you with one. Now, we will learn how to save a PowerPoint template as the default. Follow these steps, and your new presentations will use this new template as the default.
Step 1: Open PowerPoint Template
Open a PowerPoint template that you want to set as the default. You can also use any existing presentation and use its design as a template for the next presentations.
Go to Design and click the Arrow to show more options in the Themes section. Now, click the “Save Current Theme” button to save the template.
Step 2: Save Current Theme
A new window will pop up that will show you a path to save the template, just like the attached image. Name your theme and save it.
Step 3: Change Default Theme
Your current theme has been saved, but we haven’t set it as the default yet.
Go to Design >> Themes section >> click Arrow to display more themes >> Custom and right click on the theme that we just saved. Hovering the mouse over the theme will display its name on your device.
Step 4: Start New Presentation
Open PowerPoint, and the first screen will show you options whether to start a new presentation with the custom theme or a blank presentation.
Choosing the Default Theme will open a new presentation in the custom template that we just saved before.
Step 5: Create your New Presentation
This is how your new presentation’s slides will look. All of these slides use the design from the newly saved theme as the default.
How to make Attractive Presentations with AI?
All of these templates and themes available on online sites have always been used by millions of other users. Making something unique now seems like a challenge. But wait, we have a smart solution for you.
How about using AI PowerPoint templates? What are the benefits of AI PowerPoint templates, and where can you find them? Twistly is an AI add-in for PowerPoint that has a wide library of AI PowerPoint templates that are fully customizable and flexible.
Benefits of AI PowerPoint Templates
Using Twistly for making presentations can boost your productivity. A complete presentation with Twistly takes less than a minute or two. All templates and themes in the Twistly library are designed by experts to ensure a perfect blend of text, visuals, data, and other elements of professional presentations.
- Instantly generate professional slides without starting from scratch.
- AI creates fresh, modern layouts instead of overused templates.
- Get text and visuals automatically matched to your topic.
- Ensures colors, fonts, and slide elements stay uniform.
- Easily tweak designs to match your brand or presentation theme.
- AI picks high-quality visuals and balanced layouts.
- Auto-generates charts and infographics for complex data.
- Tools like Twistly work directly inside PowerPoint for a smooth workflow.
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Conclusion
There are different ways to save a PowerPoint template as a default, but this method is the easiest one. Follow these easy steps to change the default theme. If you are bored with generic PowerPoint templates, download Twistly and enjoy unique and flexible templates for your personal or business presentations.
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