The mysterious default locationįor years, I was under the impression that the default location was hard coded in PowerPoint as follows: But that assumption changed during a conversation with John Korchock on the Microsoft’s Answers forum.īefore I continue, if you don’t know how to change the default template, take a look at this article from Steve Rindsberg which provides instructions for many different versions of PowerPoint. This filename cannot be altered and is fixed by PowerPoint and until recently, I thought the location of the file couldn’t be changed either. It’s a fairly well hidden feature of PowerPoint that when it starts, it looks for a file called blank.potx. Have you ever wondered how to change the default template that’s used to create the blank presentation as you open PowerPoint? Free Speaking Teaching Clock for PowerPoint.Free PowerPoint Digital Clock, Alarm & Countdown.PPTEXPIRE : PowerPoint Presentation Expiry Date.CIRCLIFY : PowerPoint circular & spiral graphics.