How to automatically load template at start?

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Hi there –

When PowerPoint (2010) starts, is it possible for it to automatically load a template instead of a new document?

Thanks a ton!

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Hi there – Usually, if I don’t get a reply within the first 24 hours, that means I’m outta luck. Anybody want to prove me wrong? Thanks again!

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Hello again –

FYI, I just came across the following article. While it pertains to PowerPoint 2013, I’m assuming that it still should for 2010.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/load-and-apply-a-personal-template-HA104194695.aspx?CTT=1

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Create a custom shortcut pointing to “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14POWERPNT.exe” /N “Path to templatestemplatename.potx” (check the path to PowerPoint 2010 on your PC and replace PATH and the template name.

For example, on my Windows 7 32-bit PC using UK English (code 1033), my custom shortcut to always load the QuizShow template would point to:

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“C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice14POWERPNT.EXE” /N “C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeTemplates1033QuizShow.potx”

A full explanation of PowerPoint’s startup switches can be found here. (They’re for PowerPoint 2007 but work equally well for PowerPoint 2010.)

Hope this helps…

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Perfect–thanks, Rick!

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There is another way to load a template when PowerPoint launches.

If you have a PP template that you want to load every time you launch PP, you can make it a PP global template. Make sure that when you save the template that you save it with a .potx extension.

Then copy the template to this location in your user profile C:Usersyour user nameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftTEMPLATES.

Once you’ve copied the template to this location, PowerPoint will automatically open with that template loaded.

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It won’t but it will if you name it Blank.potx

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Thanks again!

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