PowerPoint.Presentation.ApplyTemplate.md

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Presentation.ApplyTemplate method (PowerPoint)	vbapp10.chm583007	vbapp10.chm583007	PowerPoint.Presentation.ApplyTemplate	0340ab20-ae21-996b-63c2-4c0b922dec6e	06/08/2017	medium

Presentation.ApplyTemplate method (PowerPoint)

Applies a design template to the specified presentation.

Syntax

expression. ApplyTemplate( _FileName_ )

expression A variable that represents a Presentation object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	Specifies the name of the design template.

Example

This example applies the "Professional" design template to the active presentation.

Application.ActivePresentation.ApplyTemplate _
    "c:\program files\microsoft office\templates" & _
    "\presentation designs\professional.pot"

Note

If you refer to an uninstalled presentation design template in a string, a run-time error is generated. The template is not installed automatically regardless of your FeatureInstall property setting. To use the ApplyTemplate method for a template that is not currently installed, you first must install the additional design templates. To do so, install the Additional Design Templates for PowerPoint by running the Microsoft Office installation program (click Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features in Windows Control Panel).

See also

Presentation Object

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