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)

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  1. 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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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-18T10:33:23+00:00

    you can keep continuing the same updated one

    If they are not showing up you can follow the above-stated method

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  3. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-18T17:20:41+00:00

    Hi Asher,

    Unfortunately, I can't endorse your method. I know you're trying to be helpful but while I am sure your method works, themes are copyrighted and licensed by Microsoft. To the best of my knowledge, they can not be redistributed by third parties like you and me. Unless you have permission from Microsoft to distribute their themes, I would advise against doing so.

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  4. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-22T18:19:59+00:00

    Microsoft is aware of this problem and is working to correct it.

    The fix is being tested in the beta channel build of PowerPoint. If you have a subscription and are a savvy computer user, you might try installing the beta channel build, which will correct this issue. Beta channel builds have new bug fixes being tested, new bugs, and new features that have not yet been released. Microsoft hopes beta channel users will reply with feedback about the bugs and features using the Menu Bar and choosing Help > Feedback while using the beta channel builds. Here's how to get the beta channel build:

    Welcome to the Office Insider for Mac community!

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  5. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2023-02-23T18:20:06+00:00

    Hi again,

    Microsoft has made an "on-the-fly" fix.

    Restarting your Mac should restore your Themes

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