How to download and install KU PowerPoint templates

For MAC and PC: Click on the appropriate link for the template you wish to download. Save the file to your computer in the following location: > Applications > Microsoft Office > Templates > My Templates

Launch PowerPoint and select "Project Gallery" from the "File" menu. To create a new presentation the previously saved KU template, choose "My templates" under the "New" tab. All templates saved in your "My templates" folder will appear here. To add new slide types, click "Add Objects" from the "Formatting Palette." The template design will be applied to the slide type you choose.

Users can customize KU templates by replacing the university signature with the signature of their parent unit.
From the "View" menu, select "Master," then "Title Master." The signature on the title page may be replaced by a unit signature. From the "Insert" menu, select "Picture," then "From file" to locate your unit signature file. Be sure to save your unit signature as a GIF or PNG file before inserting it. Once inserted, size your signature accordingly by dragging the corners or by using the tools in the "Image" section of the formatting palette. Delete the university signature. To customize the interior slides in your presentation, simply repeat the process by selecting "Master," then "Slide Master" from the "View" menu.

Adding KU photos to your presentation has been made more convenient. Visit www.photos.ku.edu to view hundreds of KU photographs taken by University Relations photographers. You can view them by category or search for an image by keyword. Once you’ve identified an image, click it to open a high resolution version that can be downloaded free of charge. Simply right click (for PC users) to download to your hard disk, or drag and drop (for MAC users). Then in PowerPoint, from the "Insert" menu, select "Picture," then FROM FILE, to add the downloaded image. Please credit all photos with “KU University Relations.”

To add KU audio to a PowerPoint presentation, visit the Communicator Audio Resources page. Once you find the audio file(s) that you would like to use in your PowerPoint, save the file(s) to your computer by right clicking on the audio link and choosing "Save link as" or "Save target as." In PowerPoint, click the "Insert" menu, select "Movies and sounds," then select "Sound from File." Navigate to your sound file, select it, and click the "Insert" button. An audio file icon will be placed in you document. You can fine tune the playing of the file by right clicking on the audio file icon that is inserted.