School of Pharmacy Business Office

Instructions for using a PowerPoint Template (Windows)

It is best to move new templates into the same folder where PowerPoint stores its standard templates. Once these steps are taken, you will easily be able to access the new template each time you open PowerPoint.

1. Click on the link for the template you would like to download
2. You will be prompted to Open the File or to Save to Disk. Select Save to Disk and click OK.
3. The zip file will download to your default download location - typically to the Desktop or to the My Documents folder. Locate this file on your computer.
4. Double click on the zip file. You should now see the actual PowerPoint Template file.
5. Right click on the PowerPoint Template file and select Copy.
6. Now, click on My Computer >> Local Disk C >> Documents and Settings >> Your user account folder (for example bbadger, or Bucky Badger) >> Application Data >> Microsoft >> Templates.
   Note: If you cannot see the Application Data folder when you are in your user account folder, select Tools >> Folder Options..., then click on the Views Tab. Under Hidden files and folders select Show hidden files and folders. Then click OK. You should now be able to see the Application Data folder.
   
7. Right click in the Templates folder and select Paste to copy the SoP PowerPoint Template file here.
8. Open PowerPoint.
9. Select Format >> Slide Design.
10. You should now be able to find the SoP Template in the Slide Design window. Selecting it will apply it to the new PowerPoint document.