Presentation.ApplyTemplate2 method (PowerPoint)

Applies a design template and theme variant to the presentation.

Syntax

expression. ApplyTemplate2(FileName, Variant)

expression A variable that represents a Presentation object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
FileName	Required	String	Specifies the name of the design template.
Variant	Required	String	Specifies the name of the variant to apply.
FileName	Required	String
Variant	Required	String
VariantGUID	Required	String

Return value

VOID

Example

This example opens a theme file, gets the ID of the third variant in the theme, and applies it to the presentation.

Sub ChangeThemeVariant()

    Dim name As String
    Dim path As String
    Dim variantID As String
    
    ' Get the name of the active theme family.
    name = ActivePresentation.TemplateName

    ' You need access to the Theme Family in order to access the variants.
    path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Document Themes 15\" & _
        ActivePresentation.TemplateName & ".thmx"

    ' Get the variant ID of the third Variant
    ' and apply that variant to the presentation.
    variantID = PowerPoint.Application.OpenThemeFile(path).ThemeVariants(3).Id
    ActivePresentation.ApplyTemplate2 path, variantID

End Sub

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