2004 Templates

[jayb]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

I really liked some of the templates in 2004 but they seem to have disappeared how can I get them back?
Can I copy them from my old disc?

 

[CyberTaz]

If you still have 2004 installed the templates are still there - that just
isn't where 2008 looks for templates.

Go into PPt's File> Project Gallery - New window, click the Open Other
button then navigate to~/Applications/Microsoft Office
2004/Templates/Presentations where you'll find separate folders for Designs
(Design Templates) & Content (Presentation Templates). I believ you can also
move/copy them to the 2008 template folder which you can locate through the
Project Gallery's Settings page.

I'm not certain whether just the templates can be retrieved from the 2004
Install disk but if necessary you might give it a try. Choose a Custom
Installation & see if you can deselect everything but the presentation
templates. If not you can probably download them from the Mactopia site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/templates.mspx?tcid=&appid=5

 

[jayb]

Thanks for the help. I did delete my 2004 but you can get them from the disk. Using view package contents. (way easier than extracting from a "CAB" in windows. Then copy to new location for 2008. As usual in Microsoft the names have been changed to annoy the innocent user. ie 2004 presentation-content designs is now in office themes and content is now called presentations. Overall not too bad but more of a pain than it needed to be. I did not get a custom install option or an option to keep old themes etc. nor where the old designs in the rescued files.
Glad I switched to Mac last year but still many places i go do not have macs or keynote so Powerpoint is still a necessary evil.