First, make sure that your Office apps are up to date using Microsoft AutoUpdate. You’ll want them at version 16.14 or later. Quit Excel or any other Office 2016. Does anyone know if a 'dark' theme will be coming to Office 2016 for the Mac? Currently, 'Colorful' and 'Classic' are our only options. I believe the Windows version already has addition themes.
Haven’t you seen the Themes that PowerPoint shows you when you want to create a new presentation? Where are those Themes located? Many times,you want to know why this information as easily accessible as it should have been. Luckily, we will try and solve this problem in thisarticle.
We will look at where the built-in Themes are located. If you want to find the location where your custom Themes and templates are saved,explore our Where Are Custom Office Themes and Templates Saved? page.
Where Are Built-in Office Themes Located?
Depending upon where you installed Microsoft Office, the built-in Themes may be located in one of the subfolders. By default, thistranslates to these folder locations:
Office 365 on Windows 10
Office 2019 on Windows 10
Office 2016 on Windows 10, 8, and 7
Multiple locations may contain the Themes installed with the program:
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 16
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 16
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 16
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeDocument Themes 16
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16UserDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 16ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
Office 2016 on Mac OS X
Funnily enough, you cannot find any Themes anywhere within an Office 2016 installation. Follow these steps to access the Themes:
- Access the Macintosh HD:Applications folder. Locate the Microsoft PowerPoint icon, as shown inFigure 1, below.
Figure 1: Microsoft PowerPoint icon- Now Ctrl+click (or right-click) this icon, and choose the Show Package Contents option in the resultant menu, asshown in Figure 2, below.
Figure 2: Show Package Contents- You will now see the innards of the PowerPoint application! Browse to the Contents:Resources:Office Themes folder, where you will find all the Themes you have been looking for (see Figure 3 below).
Figure 3: Office Themes folder
Office 2013 on Windows 10, 8, and 7
Multiple locations may contain the Themes installed with the program:
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 15
- C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 15
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeRootDocument Themes 15
- C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeDocument Themes 15
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 15UserDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
- C:Users˂Username˃AppDataRoaming MicrosoftTemplatesLiveContent 15ManagedDocument Themes˂LocaleID˃
Office 2011 on Mac OS X
Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office:Office:Media:Templates:Office Themes
Office 2010 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 14
Office 2008 on Mac OS X
Macintosh HD:Applications:Microsoft Office:Office:Media:Templates:Office Themes
Office 2007 on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
Ms Office 2016 For Mac
C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeDocument Themes 12
Office For Mac 2016 Dark Theme File
Note: These paths assume that you installed to your C drive (on Windows) or the Macintosh HD drive (on Mac OS X). If youinstalled to another drive, you will substitute the drive in your path. Also, you may have changed the name of your Microsoft Office folder toMicrosoft Office 2016 or a similar name for other versions of Microsoft Office. In that case, your paths may differ on account of different foldernames.
Install Office 2016 For Mac
Related Links:Where Are Custom Office Themes andTemplates Saved? | Which Themes are Installed within OfficeVersions?
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