Once open, DON’T click on the “New Slide” icon! Instead, click below the button on the small arrow next to the text label reading “New Slide.”ģ. Open that template by double clicking on it.

Be sure to save the PowerPoint template file to your computer.Ģ. Select and download the correct PowerPoint template.

How to convert your PowerPoint Presentation to a new templateġ. In the Choose File to Merge with Current Presentation box, find the version of your presentation that you saved to the shared location, click it, and then click Merge.In case you are have issues converting existing PowerPoints to the updated templates. Open the original version of the presentation that you saved on your computer.Ĭlick Review > Compare, and then click Compare.

When everyone is done reviewing the presentation you shared, you can review the changes and merge it with the copy you saved of the original. Step 2: Compare and merge two versions of the same file In OneDrive or SharePoint, right-click the file and select Copy Link to get a link you can send in email to your reviewers.Īsk reviewers to add comments to your slides and to add their feedback to the presentation. Save another copy of your presentation with a different name to a shared location, such as OneDrive or SharePoint. Saving the original will give you something to compare changes with when everyone’s done reviewing.Ĭreate a draft of the presentation and save a hard copy. These steps are described in detail below.) Step 1: Send your presentation for reviewīefore people can review your presentation, it's a good idea to save the original copy, and then post a second copy for them to review. In a collaboration scenario, you could send a review copy of a presentation to other people, collect their changes and comments in that copy, then use the Compare tool in PowerPoint to compare and merge the review copy with your original file. Use the Compare tool in PowerPoint to compare and merge two different versions of a file.

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