# Does PowerPoint have a template...?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 26, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250 "2024-08-26T14:24:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250/1 "2024-08-26T14:24:37Z")

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I need a template in PowerPoint for a basic flowchart. (Who creates flowcharts anymore?) Just the basic symbols I can scale and throw something together (with four steps) to please my boss. Does such a thing exist?

If not PowerPoint, where might I find such a thing for free compatible with Office Suite and easily editable / scalable?

Please don’t ask me to re-invent the wheel. 😢

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250/2 "2024-08-26T14:35:15Z")

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I think you want something like Visio. I’ve used [draw.io](http://draw.io) for that. It did the job. You can export all the popular formats.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250/3 "2024-08-26T14:39:29Z")

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First of all, which version of PowerPoint are you using? Certainly the newer ones have templates built-in and can download others from the web.

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250/4 "2024-08-26T16:17:26Z")

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With PowerPoint open, click the “Insert” menu. Then you have two options:

- To insert symbols one at a time yourself, select _Shapes \> Flowchart_.
- To have PowerPoint help you build the flowchart, select _Smart Art \> Process_ (and if none of those options works for the kind of flowchart you have in mind, poke around the other types of Smart Art).

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-powerpoint-have-a-template/1006250/5 "2024-08-26T18:35:29Z")

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I’ll try it. Thanks!