Set a default theme for your presentations

Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac PowerPoint 2024 PowerPoint 2024 for Mac PowerPoint 2021 PowerPoint 2021 for Mac PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2016

You can change the default theme to a theme that is included with PowerPoint or a theme that you've created yourself.

 

Change the default theme

  1. If you haven't already, create and apply the theme that you want to set as the default.
    For more information about creating a theme, see Create your own theme in PowerPoint.

    Note

    You must save a presentation before you can set the theme as the default.

  2. On the Design tab, select the arrow under Themes.

    The drop-down arrow on the Themes section of the Design tab in PowerPoint.

  3. Point to the theme you want to set as default, right-click it, and select Set as Default Theme.
    Selecting a default theme in Microsoft PowerPoint.
    The next time that you open a new presentation, it will open with the theme that you set as the default.