How to Change the Default Slide Layout in PowerPoint

wouldnt like to work for a guy like him

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I am still getting the "Power point cannot load the add-in layout" message. Any ideas? PLEASE!!!!!

Thank you very much for your post.

You are a savior!!! I've been bashing my head trying to find where the setting was. You just saved me from A LOT of headaches.

Thanks a million.

Thank you so much for posting this, it works a treat!

Hi, I can't seem to get this recognized as a valid add-in by PowerPoint 2007. I changed the security trust center settings but didn't help - when I browse to the add-in it won't see it as an executable file. Any insights?

Thanks but how do I download this?

God bless you!

Wonderful!

Thank you.

Hi Don,

The link is in the post, but in case you still can't find it:

Check out:

http://skp.mvps.org/setlayout.htm

Cheers
James

Where do I find the Powerpoint Add-In for the default silde? There is a nice description but no download link.

Hi cris - you can download the program to save whatever layouts you choose. Layouts are defined by you to suit your convenience.

how yo download the layouts?

@Damian: Really? Strange, because I activated the add-in with PPT 2003 during my testing... not sure what's wrong in your instance. Thanks for the feedback anyhow

It doesn't work for me on 2003 Pro :-(

I just get an error "PowerPoint couldn't load the add-in layout"

Any ideas?

Thank you so much for posting this! I've always wanted the default slide to be set to Blank and now it's finally happened! I'm using PowerPoint 2007 and was a little worried it wasn't going to work but it does. :-)

The mvps website states "There no way to set a default layout to be used whenever a new slide is inserted into the presentation. The Set Default Layout add-in is specifically designed to tackle this annoyance."... annoyance?! Unbelievable that Powerpoint has no obvious way to change the default. Yet more reason to use google docs!

Thanks so much for this! Like Brad and Anon I have been wanting this for a very long time, and finally had the sense to google for it.

You'd think that a blank layout would be a default... the hours I've spent cursing microsoft, trying to turn off all the 'helpful settings' they always turn on... I've come to the conclusion that PowerPoint is a window into the mind of a bureaucrat. Everything is set up, so you can fit your life into their tidy, pre-formatted boxes.

Good god! I just spent a long time trying to figure out how to solve this annoying problem, until google brought this page up. Thanks for the fix.