![]() ![]() Test by going to File | New or by re-starting PowerPoint. This fulfills the “right name” requirement. This fulfills the “right place” requirement.ĥ. So navigate to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates. PowerPoint no longer takes you to the correct folder when you choose POTX as the file type. At the bottom of the dialog box, choose PowerPoint Template (*.potx) in the Save as Type dropdown menu.Ĥ. Choose File | Save As | Computer | Browseģ. Open the presentation or template that you want to use for your default template.Ģ. Once hidden folders are showing, do the following to set your default template:ġ. To do so in Windows 8, open a folder (on the desktop – if you don’t have one, make one by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing New | Folder),Ĭlick the View tab at the top of the folder. On the View tab, click Show hidden files, folders and drives. To do so in Windows 7, open a folder and click Organize | Folder and Search Options. You still have the same two requirements as always: it must be in the right place, and it must have the right name. ![]() ![]() It’s not quite as simple in PowerPoint 2013, but it’s not difficult, either. (Here are instructions to save a default template in PowerPoint 2010 and prior.) This can be very helpful if you are required to use a corporate template, for example. In previous versions of PowerPoint, you could save a default template so that when you started PowerPoint or a new, blank presentation, you’d get the template of your choice rather than the default (blank white) Office template. ![]()
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