How to change design template name?

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I'm using powerpoint 2002

I want to change the name of the design template that appears at the bottom
of the editing screen and appears under properties under the contents tab,
design template in list under that tab. I have saved the design template
under a new name, but the original design tempate I used is still listed in
properties and still shows on the editing screen. any help will be greatly
appreciated.

Matt
 
There is no relationship between the file name and the slide name of a template.
Open the POT file in PowerPoint. Go to View > Master > Slide Master. Right
click on the thumbnail on the left side pane. Select "Rename Master" and type
in the name you want. Do this for the Title master too, if you want and if
there is one. I like to name mine, for example, "Balance Slide" and "Balance
Title". Still in View > Master go to File > Save and save the file.
 
Sonia,
Thank You! I have been frustrated by this issue for a very long time but
didn't know where to go for help -- I didn't realize the name at the bottom
of the window was the name of the slide master. I very much appreciate your
help!

Matt
 
There is no relationship between the file name and the slide name of a template.
Open the POT file in PowerPoint. Go to View > Master > Slide Master. Right
click on the thumbnail on the left side pane. Select "Rename Master" and type
in the name you want. Do this for the Title master too, if you want and if
there is one. I like to name mine, for example, "Balance Slide" and "Balance
Title". Still in View > Master go to File > Save and save the file.
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Cool ... I didn't know that.

But it depends on the PPT version. In PPT97 and, I think, 2000, you see the name
of the template file in the status bar in Slide view and the full path to the pot
file appears next to Template: in the Properties dialog box, Summary tab; the
name of the template file (no path) appears in Contents.

Nailed it for Matt though.

So the more general answer, as with so many PPT questions is:

_ Yes

_ No

_ Probably

_ Maybe

_ What day is this?

Choose any six of the above.
 
But . . . since PowerPoint 97 and 2000 do not support the use of multiple
masters, it isn't much of an issue. You've got a template called Bamboo.POT and
it has only one slide master and one title master, both called Bamboo. With
PowerPoint 2002 and 2003 it becomes very useful to be able to name the multiple
slide masters. I think I had 10 slide masters for PowerPoint Live last year.
Even had one named RnR Slide Master. <G>
 
But . . . since PowerPoint 97 and 2000 do not support the use of multiple
masters, it isn't much of an issue.
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Given the original question, it sort of is:

"I want to change the name of the design template that appears at the bottom
of the editing screen and appears under properties under the contents tab"

In other words, you start with an existing PPT master, even the blank default one,
and make some changes to it; now you want a new name of your own choosing to
appear in the status bar etc.

In pre-2002 the relationship between the status bar and the template name makes it
easy to do this. Then again, the OP's not using pre-2002 or the question wouldn't
have arisen.

I'm still betting on your answer, IOW. ;-)



You've got a template called Bamboo.POT and
 
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