Upload a Master Template

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If you have created a new master template, you can upload this master template to the empower® Library.

While doing so, you can also make further settings for the master template.

Master templates can only be uploaded by empower® Administrators.

During the upload, you can also assign the master template to one of your designs.

Note

For further information regarding designs, see empower® Designs.

Save a Master Template

To upload the master template, you need to save it to the library.

To do so, follow the following steps:

  1. Make sure to leave the slide master view.

  2. Navigate to the group Home in the empower® Ribbon.

  3. Click on the lower part of the split button Library.

  1. Choose the option Save (Figure 1, “Option Save”).

Figure 1. Option Save

Option Save

  1. Choose the option Master (Figure 2, “Save Master Template” (1)).

  2. Then, click on the button Save as (Figure 2, “Save Master Template” (2)).

    The empower® Library opens in the section Master Templates.

  3. Click on the button Save to save the master template.

Figure 2. Save Master Template

Save Master Template

After you click on the button Save, the dialog box Master Information opens (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information”). Here, you can make further settings for the master template.

Choose which layout in the new master should be chosen automatically during slide conversion if no suitable layout is found for a slide in the old master (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (1)).

Switch the toggle buttons to On to determine whether a footer should be displayed and, if so, whether a date and page number should be included in the footer (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (2)).

Switch the toggle button Skip Blank Layout to On for empty layouts to be skipped upon mapping during conversion (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (3)). Instead of mapping these layouts to the most similar one in the new master, the standard fallback layout defined in (1) will be used during the slide conversion.

Switch the toggle button Layout Protection to On to have the Design Check display all elements as errors that are on a slide outside of the drawing area (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (4)).

It is required that areas for layout protection have been defined in the master for this to work.

Switch the toggle button Embed Fonts to On to embed and register the fonts used in the new master (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (5)).

Switch the toggle button Color Scheme Matching to On, to have the design colors matched so that the color of elements does not change, or changes only slightly, if the colors have a different order in the new master (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information” (6)).

Figure 3. Dialog Box Master Information

Dialog Box Master Information

Once you have checked all settings, follow the following steps to finish the upload of the master template:

  1. In the window Master Information, click on the button Apply.

    The dialog box Assign to design opens (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design”).

  2. Use either of the following two options:

    1. Click on the arrow down symbol to expand the drop-down menu and choose the design you want to assign the master to (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design” (1)).

    2. Click on the plus symbol to create a new design from scratch.

      Type in the design name in the input field Design name (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (1)) and switch the toggle buttons to On to use the defined color scheme, used font and font sizes in the master template (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (2)).

      Click on the button OK to confirm your settings (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (3)) and choose the newly added design from the drop-down menu to assign the master to it.

Figure 4. Dialog Box Assign to Design

Dialog Box Assign to Design

Figure 5. Dialog Box Add New Design

Dialog Box Add New Design

  1. Click on the button Assign (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design” (2)).

If you do not want to assign the master to a design, skip steps 2 and 3 and click on the button Don't assign (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design” (3)).

The master template is saved to the library.

Important

If you use Microsoft Purview Information Protection in your company, the master template must be uploaded with a label similar to Public.

Otherwise, users will not be able to use the master template.

Note

Make sure to upload the master template in .pptx format.

Master templates in .pptm format containing macros should not be uploaded.

Overwrite a Master Template

If you have adjusted an existing master template, you can overwrite this master template in the empower® Library and distribute an update.

To do so, follow the following steps:

  1. Make sure to leave the slide master view.

  2. Navigate to the group Home in the empower® Ribbon.

  3. Click on the lower part of the split button Library.

  1. Choose the option Save (Figure 1, “Option Save”).

  1. Choose the option Master.

  2. Then, click on the button Save as.

    The empower® Library opens in the section Master Templates.

  3. Select the master template you would like to overwrite with your new version of the master template.

    Switch the toggle button Updates to On to distribute an update for the master template (Figure 6, “Updates Enabled”).

  4. Click on the button Save to save the master template.

Figure 6. Updates Enabled

Updates Enabled

After you click on the button Save, the dialog box Master Information opens with all settings previously selected for this master template (Figure 3, “Dialog Box Master Information”). Check the settings and adjust, if required.

Once you have checked all settings, follow the following steps to finish the upload of the master template:

  1. Click on the button Apply.

    The window Assign to design opens (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design”).

  2. Use either of the following two options:

    1. Click on the arrow down symbol to expand the drop-down menu and choose the design you want to assign the master to (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design” (1)).

    2. Click on the plus symbol to create a new design from scratch.

      Type in the design name in the input field Design name (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (1)) and switch the toggle buttons to On to use the defined color scheme, used font and font sizes in the master template (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (2)).

      Click on the button OK to confirm your settings (Figure 5, “Dialog Box Add New Design” (3)) and choose the newly added design from the drop-down menu to assign the master to it.

  1. Click on the button Assign (Figure 4, “Dialog Box Assign to Design” (2)).

Note

If you decide to distribute a master template update, all users who used this master template to create a presentation will receive a Design Check error with the category Master. This indicates that the slides or presentation have to be converted to the updated master template via the feature Convert.

For further information regarding the empower® Design Check, see empower® Corporate Design Check.

For more information regarding the conversion of slides and presentations, see Convert Content.

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