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2012 PowerPoint TemplateVersion 2.0

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Contents

• Guidelines to using the EPRI template

• Making the EPRI template your default presentation

• Applying the EPRI template (theme) to an existing presentation

• Sample slides

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• Do not make any changes to the master slides– One approved exception:

• “EPRI Confidential” or “Business Confidential” can be added to the top right corner when appropriate

• Do not make any changes to the title slide other than the placeholder text

• Do not obscure the EPRI logo with text or graphics• Do not include any photos, graphics or other content that

EPRI isn’t authorized to use• If you include the optional EPRI tagline slide in your

presentation, do not alter the text

Guidelines to Using the EPRI Template

EPRI Confidential

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Making the EPRI Template Your Default Presentation

1. Download the template to your workstation from insideEPRI

2. Open the template

3. Go to File / Save As and select Other Formats

4. For Save as type: select PowerPoint Template (*.potx)

5. The dialog box will automatically navigate to your Templates folder

6. Name the file blank.potx and click Save. (If prompted, replace the previously existing file.)

7. As a result, the EPRI template will open whenever you create a new presentation

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Applying the EPRI Template (Theme) to an Existing Presentation

1. If you have not already done so, download the 2012 template for Office 2007 and open it

2. Select the Design tab

3. In the Themes ribbon, click on the bottom arrow to the right

4. Select Save Current Theme…

5. Name the theme “EPRI PowerPoint Theme.thmx”

6. Close the template and open an existing presentation

7. Select the Design tab

8. In the Themes ribbon, select “EPRI PowerPoint Theme”

9. Review slides

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Sample Text Slide

Subhead 1• This is first level bullet text

– This is second level bullet text• This is third level bullet text

Subhead 2• This is first level bullet text

– This is second level bullet text• This is third level bullet text

Subhead 3• This is first level bullet text

Highlight box

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Sample Bar Chart 1

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 60

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Sample Bar Chart 2

Category 1 Category 2 Category 30

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30

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90

100

Series 1Series 2Series 3Series 4Series 5Series 6

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Sample Pie Chart

Series 1Series 2Series 3Series 4Series 5Series 6

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Transition SlideText Only

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Transition SlideWith Photo

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