Alan,
see
Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00245.htm
and
PowerPoint - Locating and storing your templates
(works for PowerPoint 97, 2000, 2002)
http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/PowerPoint/powerpoint_templates.htm
Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp
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>I created a design template (.pot) I would like to place the .pot in a
>secured network location so if it needs to be updated I only need to update
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> Thank You,
> Alan