Wanna make it even easier to brand our tools? If you already have a branded PowerPoint template set up for internal use, you can apply it as a theme! A PowerPoint theme uses a set of colors and fonts that help create a consistent look and feel.
You can use themes on single-page files like job aids and posters as well as multi-page files like modules. Depending on the product you’re customizing and your theme, some files may get you further along than others, but it’s a great starting point! Here’s how to set it up:
A template in PowerPoint is different from a theme—a theme is a collection of certain colors and fonts that you can apply to any PowerPoint file, and a template includes design elements like colors, shapes, and fonts along with a framework of content.
If you already have a branded template, just save that file as a theme to use the colors and fonts from the template.
Once you’ve saved your template as a theme, you can use the colors, fonts, and background settings from your brand guidelines and apply them to our tools.
Note: Simply applying your theme may not get you the exact look you need, but it’ll give you a head start in branding.
It doesn’t mean your theme didn’t work! It just means that PPT didn't already have a built-in theme, so some of the objects and text in the product didn’t automatically change to match the theme. You can still quickly access your theme colors and theme fonts in the color dropdown menus and apply them manually to individual objects and text.
If a template is too complex for a particular product (or vice versa), it can look like something exploded on the page. Don’t worry! Sometimes different design styles just don’t sync up, and that’s OK. You can undo a theme or change to a different theme.