

Once you’re finished with that, it’s time to open PowerPoint’s Slide Master, which is where the rest of the customization will take place. Now, with your blank presentation ready, go ahead and select the slide orientation and size, which you can do by choosing the “Slide Size” option in the “Customize” group of the “Design” tab. You can do so by opening PowerPoint, selecting “New” in the left pane, and then selecting “Blank Presentation” from the template library. To get started, go ahead and open a blank PowerPoint presentation. Regards, Bob J.Creating a custom template in PowerPoint is quite easy. Scrapbook items are available in all Office documents, not just all presentations.ĪI: Artificial Intelligence or Automated Idiocy? Please mark Yes/No as to whether a Reply answers your question. When you need another like diagram drag an instance from the Scrapbook to the slide.

Secondly, there is no provision for color palettes dedicated to any specific type of object.Įnough of what can't be done :-) Here are some things that can be done Themes are global to the presentation, so when you select any given Theme all objects in the presentation are affected. I.e., you can't apply 1 Theme to 1 object & a different Theme to another. You can create & save a custom Color Scheme but, for several reasons, that won't give you what you're asking for.įirst of all, Themes are not object-specific. The colors used in SmartArt are determined by the Color Scheme imposed by the Theme or the Color Scheme selected from the list on the Themes tab.

YouĬan individually modify each component of any given SmartArt diagram but there is no universal method for re-applying those same specifications. As with most "packaged conveniences" there are few options for altering their design. Two major concepts of SmartArt are (a) to obviate the need for a user to spend time creating diagrams, & (b) to insure consistent appearance throughout the presentation.

It would require an Add-In to be written for the purpose. Plainly stated, there is no facility in Mac PPT for doing what you describe wanting to do.
