Themes not showing up under designs tab???

Anonymous
2023-02-13T11:04:17+00:00

In Powerpoint, there are no themes under Design on the ribbon, except for one called Office. (And a dark version of same.)

If I choose File/New from Template, the top says Personal, and there is a folder called Office Themes. It appears that all the themes are in there.

Why, then, do they not show on the Design tab, so I can apply them to an existing presentation?

I don't know what to do??

**powerpoint version:**16.69.1

MacOS version: Big sur(11.7.3)

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For home | MacOS

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-17T15:14:18+00:00

    Here I have managed it out:

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/xlbki60c8ackf5t/Themes..zip/file

    you can download the themes that were already present and some additional themes in PowerPoint over here

    https://www.mediafire.com/file/xlbki60c8ackf5t/Themes..zip/file

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-17T14:26:55+00:00

    Hello Guys! I have figured out at last how to get the themes back:

    open your finder screen

    click on go

    Press the alt key to get the library option

    open library

    go to the group container

    find and click on UBF8T346G9.Office

    Click on User Content

    Then go into Themes and paste the themes

    I have the themes that were already installed in PowerPoint but I was not able to paste them over here

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  3. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-17T17:37:47+00:00

    Hi Rob,

    There is no reason to uninstall/reinstall Office. This problem has nothing to do with installation failure.

    This is a bug in the current update of Microsoft PowerPoint. Uninstall/Reinstall will just give you the same thing you have right now.

    You can restore the previous build. Restore Microsoft PowerPoint.app in the Applications folder. Choose a previous month's build.

    Learn how to use Time Machine to restore specific files

    To prevent AutoUpdate from putting the current version back, use the Menu Bar and choose Help > Check for Updates, which will launch AutoUpdate. Change it from Automatic to Manual updates until this problem has been resolved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-17T14:28:59+00:00

    Here you can see that they are back over here:

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-13T12:07:22+00:00

    Hello Azher,

    I am akande and I am happy to help you resolve the issue. If the themes are not showing up in the Design tab in PowerPoint, there could be a few reasons why:

    -The presentation was created in an older version of PowerPoint: Some of the newer themes might not be available in older versions of PowerPoint. You can try saving the presentation in the newer version of PowerPoint and see if the themes become available.

    -The presentation is in compatibility mode: If the presentation was created in a newer version of PowerPoint, but you are editing it in an older version, it may be in compatibility mode. This can prevent some features, such as themes, from being available. To check if the presentation is in compatibility mode, go to File > Info, and look for the "Compatibility Mode" section.

    -The theme files are missing or damaged: If the theme files are missing or damaged, they may not be available in the Design tab. You can try repairing or reinstalling PowerPoint to see if this resolves the issue.

    -The presentation is set to a custom theme: If the presentation is set to a custom theme, the built-in themes may not be available in the Design tab. To reset the theme to a built-in theme, go to the Design tab, and select a different theme from the available options.

    If none of these steps help, you can try creating a new presentation and see if the themes are available. If they are, you can try copying the slides from your existing presentation into the new one to apply the desired theme.

    I hope this helps. Kindly let me know if you need further assistance.

    Regards, Akande

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