2012 PowerPoint Template
Version 2.0
Gerald R. Gray
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Event
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Contents
• Guidelines to using the EPRI template
• Making the EPRI template your default presentation
• Applying the EPRI template (theme) to an existing
presentation
• Sample slides
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EPRI Confidential
Guidelines to Using the EPRI Template
• Do not make any changes to the master slides
– One approved exception:
• “EPRI Confidential” or “Business Confidential” can be
added to the top right corner when appropriate
• Do not make any changes to the title slide other than the
placeholder text
• Do not obscure the EPRI logo with text or graphics
• Do not include any photos, graphics or other content that
EPRI isn’t authorized to use
• If you include the optional EPRI tagline slide in your
presentation, do not alter the text
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Making the EPRI Template Your
Default Presentation
1. Download the template to your workstation from insideEPRI
2. Open the template
3. Go to File / Save As and select Other Formats
4. For Save as type:
select PowerPoint Template (*.potx)
5. The dialog box will automatically
navigate to your Templates folder
6. Name the file blank.potx and click Save.
(If prompted, replace the previously existing file.)
7. As a result, the EPRI template will open whenever you create a new
presentation
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Applying the EPRI Template (Theme) to an
Existing Presentation
1. If you have not already done so, download the
2012 template for Office 2007 and open it
2. Select the Design tab
3. In the Themes ribbon, click on the bottom arrow to the right
4. Select Save Current Theme…
5. Name the theme “EPRI PowerPoint Theme.thmx”
6. Close the template and open an existing presentation
7. Select the Design tab
8. In the Themes ribbon, select “EPRI PowerPoint Theme”
9. Review slides
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Sample Text Slide
Subhead 1
• This is first level bullet text
– This is second level bullet text
• This is third level bullet text
Subhead 2
• This is first level bullet text
– This is second level bullet text
• This is third level bullet text
Subhead 3
• This is first level bullet text
Highlight box
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Sample Bar Chart 1
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Series 1
Series 2
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Series 3
Series 4
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Series 5
Series 6
Sample Bar Chart 2
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Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
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Category 1
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Category 2
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Category 3
Sample Pie Chart
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
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Transition Slide
Text Only
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Transition Slide
With Photo
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Together…Shaping the Future of Electricity
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