Whenever I open up a new powerpoint it always has a default light blue color for each shape I make. I know that I can change the color and then select "Default for new" but I want to know how can I change this color to something else when I close and reopen powerpoint so I dont have to change the default color for every presentation?



Thanks

Try setting one shape how you need it and Save As
name ="Blank"
Type=*.pot Template

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Am I saving the entire presentation or just the shape. and what is the exact file name I use it looks like.
Blank.pot template
but maybe thats wrong.

Thanks

Create the shape and save the presentation as Blank.pot(x) in the default folder that is auto chosen. Future new presentations should also have the default shape as they are based on Blank.pot.

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darn still not working. maybe I need to save it as a different file type.

unfortunatly it still is not working. maybe I need to change the file type to template. Not sure.

Yes you do need to change the type to template! (see original post)

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Awesome I got it!!!
With a little more research and using this technique I was able to change the entire color scheme and get the exact colors I wanted each time.

Thanks again John.