locate themes in PowerPoint

Rebekah Neumann 0 Reputation points
2026-10-31T00:30:28.9133333+00:00

In my powerpoint 365 only the office theme shows up. where are the rest?

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | Other | MacOS
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  1. SD - IA 182.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-31T01:09:29.66+00:00

    Hi,

    The following should work:

    • Close all Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint.
    • Open Finder and navigate to Applications → Microsoft PowerPoint → Show Package Contents → Contents → Resources → Themes.
    • Copy the Themes folder to your Desktop or another safe location to create a backup.
    • Open Terminal from Applications → Utilities → Terminal.
    • Enter the following command and press Enter:
    defaults write com.microsoft.PowerPoint.plist DisableThemedView -bool NO
    
    • Launch PowerPoint for Mac.
    • Create a new presentation and navigate to the Design tab. The available themes should now be displayed.

    I look forward to hearing from you to get the results of the troubleshooting.

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  2. SD - IA 182.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-31T02:20:22.6166667+00:00

    Thank you, Rebekah. Please try the command then and let me know.

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  3. SD - IA 182.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-10-31T23:50:16.5666667+00:00

    Thank you. Is your Powerpoint provided by your Work?

    I look forward to hearing from you to get the results of the troubleshooting.

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  4. SD - IA 182.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-11-02T03:09:01.53+00:00

    At the bottom of the Themes gallery dropdown, check whether you see an "Enable content updates" option. If it is available and not grayed out, select it to enable content updates.

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