Haven't you seen the Themes that PowerPoint shows you when you want to create a new presentation? Where are those Themes located? Many times,you want to know why this information as easily accessible as it should have been. Luckily, we will try and solve this problem in thisarticle.
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We will look at where the built-in Themes are located. If you want to find the location where your custom Themes and templates are saved,explore our Where Are Custom Office Themes and Templates Saved? page.
Where Are Built-in Office Themes Located?
Depending upon where you installed Microsoft Office, the built-in Themes may be located in one of the subfolders. By default, thistranslates to these folder locations:
Office 365 on Windows 10
Office 2019 on Windows 10
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Office 2016 on Windows 10, 8, and 7
Multiple locations may contain the Themes installed with the program:
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 16
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 16
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 16
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeDocument Themes 16
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16UserDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
Office 2016 on Mac OS X
Funnily enough, you cannot find any Themes anywhere within an Office 2016 installation. Follow these steps to access the Themes:
Powerpoint For Mac Os X 10.6.8
- Access the Macintosh HD:Applications folder. Locate the Microsoft PowerPoint icon, as shown inFigure 1, below.
Figure 1: Microsoft PowerPoint icon- Now Ctrl+click (or right-click) this icon, and choose the Show Package Contents option in the resultant menu, asshown in Figure 2, below.
Figure 2: Show Package Contents- You will now see the innards of the PowerPoint application! Browse to the Contents:Resources:Office Themes folder, where you will find all the Themes you have been looking for (see Figure 3 below).
Figure 3: Office Themes folder
Office 2013 on Windows 10, 8, and 7
Multiple locations may contain the Themes installed with the program:
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 15
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 15
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 15
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeDocument Themes 15
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 15UserDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 15ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
Office 2011 on Mac OS X
Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office:Office:Media:Templates:Office Themes
Office 2010 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
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C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 14
Office 2008 on Mac OS X
Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office:Office:Media:Templates:Office Themes
Office 2007 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 12
Note: These paths assume that you installed to your C drive (on Windows) or the Macintosh HD drive (on Mac OS X). If youinstalled to another drive, you will substitute the drive in your path. Also, you may have changed the name of your Microsoft Office folder toMicrosoft Office 2016 or a similar name for other versions of Microsoft Office. In that case, your paths may differ on account of different foldernames.
Related Links:Where Are Custom Office Themes andTemplates Saved? | Which Themes are Installed within OfficeVersions?
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Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.
Symptoms
When you start Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac, or when you try to open a new presentation, you experience one of the following conditions:
The program closes unexpectedly.
Error message:
Resolution
To resolve this problem, follow these steps.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 or later
Step 1: Remove Powerpoint Preferences
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 7.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 13.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key whil you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then Office 2008 (or Office 2011).
Drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the desktop.
If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.'
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.' If the problem is resolved, drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the Trash.
Step 2: Try Powerpoint in Safe Mode Boot
Restart your computer in the Safe Mode. For more information about how to restart your computer in the Safe Mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
2398596 How to use a 'clean startup' to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac
Once in safe mode, test Powerpoint. If the issue continues to occur, proceed to next step.
Step 3: Remove and then reinstall Office
For information how to remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:
If the issue continues to occur in Safe mode, proceed to Step 3.
Step 4: Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option
You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:
- On the Go menu, click Utilities.
- Start the Disk Utility program.
- Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Note
Office 2008 on Mac OS X
Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office:Office:Media:Templates:Office Themes
Office 2007 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 12
Note: These paths assume that you installed to your C drive (on Windows) or the Macintosh HD drive (on Mac OS X). If youinstalled to another drive, you will substitute the drive in your path. Also, you may have changed the name of your Microsoft Office folder toMicrosoft Office 2016 or a similar name for other versions of Microsoft Office. In that case, your paths may differ on account of different foldernames.
Related Links:Where Are Custom Office Themes andTemplates Saved? | Which Themes are Installed within OfficeVersions?
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Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.
Symptoms
When you start Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac, or when you try to open a new presentation, you experience one of the following conditions:
The program closes unexpectedly.
Error message:
Resolution
To resolve this problem, follow these steps.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 or later
Step 1: Remove Powerpoint Preferences
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 7.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key while you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the desktop.If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 13.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library.
Note
The Library folder is hidden in Mac OS X Lion. To display this folder, hold down the OPTION key whil you click the Go menu.
Open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then Office 2008 (or Office 2011).
Drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the desktop.
If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.'
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to 'Step 2: Try PowerPoint in Safe Mode Boot.' If the problem is resolved, drag PowerPoint Toolbars (12) or Microsoft PowerPoint Toolbars to the Trash.
Step 2: Try Powerpoint in Safe Mode Boot
Restart your computer in the Safe Mode. For more information about how to restart your computer in the Safe Mode, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
2398596 How to use a 'clean startup' to determine whether background programs are interfering with Office for Mac
Once in safe mode, test Powerpoint. If the issue continues to occur, proceed to next step.
Step 3: Remove and then reinstall Office
For information how to remove and then reinstall Office, see the following article:
If the issue continues to occur in Safe mode, proceed to Step 3.
Step 4: Use the 'Repair Disk Permissions' option
You can use the Repair Disk Permissions option to troubleshoot permissions problems in Mac OS X 10.2 or later versions. To use the Repair Disk Permissions option, follow these steps:
- On the Go menu, click Utilities.
- Start the Disk Utility program.
- Click the primary hard disk drive for your computer.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click Repair Disk Permissions.
Note
Disk Utility program only repairs software that is installed by Apple. This utility also repairs folders, such as the Applications folder. However, this utility does not repair software that is in your home folder.
Microsoft PowerPoint 2004
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library, and then open Preferences.
Drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the desktop.
If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 6.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library, and then open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the desktop.
If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. Go to step 11.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, restore the file to its original location, and go to the next step. If the problem is resolved, drag com.microsoft.powerpoint.prefs.plist to the Trash.
Quit all Microsoft Office for Mac programs.
On the Go menu, click Home.
Open Library, and then open Preferences.
Open Microsoft, and then drag PowerPoint Toolbars (11) to the desktop.
If you cannot locate the file, PowerPoint is using the default preferences. The problem is not related to the preference files.
Open PowerPoint, and check whether the problem still occurs. If the problem still occurs, quit PowerPoint, and then restore the file to its original location. The problem is not related to the preference files. If the problem is resolved, drag PowerPoint Toolbars (11) to the Trash.
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