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Branded Word and PowerPoint templates

​​​​​We have a set of Microsoft templates to use when creating presentations and documents. 

The templates are designed with: ​​

  • our corporate logo, correctly sized and positioned 
  • ​​​our chosen system font, Calibri 
  • our brand colours 
  • accessibility standards ​

Using these templates will make creating presentations and documents, easier and of a consistent, high standard.

Our Microsoft templates​

Download a Microsoft template to create a: 

If you experience issues with proofing language, please check your settings. These can be found under the review tab. Select language, proofing language and ensure English (United Kingdom) is selected.​

​Executive decision templates 

If you are preparing a document for an executive decision, a different set of templates must be used. This includes cabinet reports and cabinet member briefings. To make sure you are following the correct procedure, detailed guidance and templates are available​. ​​

Requesting bespoke templates 

If the templates available do not meet your needs, please request support from the Design Studio​​. They will speak to you about your needs and either customise or develop a template for you. 

Useful tips when using the templates ​

​Font and st​​​yles ​

The font and styles have been pre-set in all templates. ​

When you open the templates, placeholder copy has been used to illustrate all the available styles. You can overwrite this. ​

In Word, you can select text styles in ‘Styles’, located in the toolbar of the ‘Home’ tab.  

In PowerPoint, slide 17 explains the different styles for each text levels. You can copy and paste the styles from this slide, if they are not already available on your chosen slide design.  

Bullets will only be red, as per the template, if you copy the pre-set style. ​

Colours 

We have a selection of our brand colours pre-set in Word and PowerPoint.  ​

In PowerPoint, we have added all our brand colours in the ‘Custom Colours’ section of the ‘Font Color’ drop-down menu. ​

Images 

Sample images have been added as placeholders in our templates.  

In Word, you can change these by right-clicking on the image and select ‘Change Picture’ in the pop-up menu.  

Images need to sit ’In Line with Text’ in Word to be accessible. To do this, select the image, the ‘Picture Format’ tab will appear. Click on ‘Picture Format’ to access the toolbar, then select ’Position’ and ’In Line with Text’. 

In the ‘Report’ Word templates, the cover images are placed in the header. The image and our branded curve are two separate objects. To change the image: 

  • double-click at the top of page 
  • right-click on the image, not the curve 
  • select ‘Change Picture’ in the pop-up menu to choose your image 
  • select ‘Send to Back’, so your image appears behind the curve ​

In PowerPoint, you can change these by deleting the current picture and inserting a new one by either: 

  • clicking on the ’Pictures’ icon that appears in the frame after the image has been deleted ​
  • right-click on the image and choose ‘Change Picture’ in the pop-up menu 

To resize or move the image select the image, the ‘Picture Format’ tab in the toolbar will appear. Select the ’Crop’ icon, black corner and side marks will appear. Use the: 

  • black corner and slide marks to crop your image 
  • white corner circles to resize your image 
  • greyed-out area of the image to move your image into position, by clicking and holding ​

Charts ​

We have pre-set colours in Word and PowerPoint using a selection of our branded colours. These pre-set colours are accessible. 

We recommend creating any charts or diagrams in PowerPoint and then copy into Word. ​​

Support and guidance

You can find further support and guidance, including step-by-step guides and videos, on Microsoft’s Word help and learning​ and PowerPoint help and learning​.