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251 Best Slate-Themed Templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides

CrystalGraphics creates templates designed to make even average presentations look incredible. Below you’ll see thumbnail sized previews of the title slides of a few of our 251 best slate templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. The text you’ll see in in those slides is just example text. The slate-related image or video you’ll see in the background of each title slide is designed to help you set the stage for your slate-related topics and it is included with that template. In addition to the title slides, each of our templates comes with 17 additional slide layouts that you can use to create an unlimited number of presentation slides with your own added text and images. And every template is available in both widescreen and standard formats. With over 6 million presentation templates available for you to choose from, CrystalGraphics is the award-winning provider of the world’s largest collection of templates for PowerPoint and Google Slides. So, take your time and look around. You’ll like what you see! Whether you want 1 great template or an ongoing subscription, we've got affordable purchasing options and 24/7 download access to fit your needs. Thanks to our unbeatable combination of quality, selection and unique customization options, CrystalGraphics is the company you can count on for your presentation enhancement needs. Just ask any of our thousands of satisfied customers from virtually every leading company around the world. They love our products. We think you will, too!

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Presentation with slate - Slides enhanced with detail of real black slate background and a dark gray colored foreground

Detail Real Black Slate

Slides enhanced with detail of real black slate

Presentation with slate - Slide deck featuring ingredients-for-pasta-with-pecorino background and a dark gray colored foreground

Ingredients Pasta Pecorino Pepper Top

Slide deck featuring ingredients for pasta with pecorino and pepper top view over dark slate traditional italian food background

Presentation with slate - Slide deck consisting of abstract landscape in a flat multi color foliated slate rock background and a coral colored foreground

Abstract Landscape Flat Multi Color

The moment you click on this template, you're transported to a breathtaking abstract landscape that seems to defy gravity and push the boundaries of reality. Imagine standing at the edge of a vast, flat expanse of slate rock, surrounded by an endless sea of colors that seem to shift and change as you gaze deeper into its depths. The sky above is a kaleidoscope of hues, from deep blues and purples to vibrant oranges and yellows, all blending together in perfect harmony. This template features high resolution images for the background, which will give your presentation a professional and polished look. The Peru color palette provides a unique and captivating theme that's sure to grab attention. To enhance this theme, you can include a background with a subtle texture that adds depth and visual interest to your slides. Having a theme of abstract landscapes is perfect for showcasing your creativity and expertise in the field. The template includes four How To slides at the start of the deck to help you get up and running quickly. These slides will provide valuable tips and tricks on how to customize the template, add your own content, and make it truly unique. Featuring a background with a subtle pattern that adds visual interest to each slide is just one example of how you can enhance this template. Including a background with a high resolution image of a macro shot of a green leaf or a texture of a natural rock formation will give your presentation an extra layer of depth and meaning. Having a theme of abstract landscapes is perfect for showcasing your creativity and expertise in the field, and this template provides the perfect starting point to take your skills to the next level.

Presentation with slate - Presentation design consisting of stop talking start listening - advice background and a colored foreground

Stop Talking Start Listening -

Presentation design consisting of stop talking start listening - advice or reminder on a vintage slate blackboard

Presentation with slate - Audience pleasing presentation design consisting of old slate roof backdrop and a light gray colored foreground

Old Slate Roof

The old slate roof's weathered surface tells a story of its own, with cracks and crevices that seem to hold secrets of the past. As you gaze upon this worn façade, you can almost hear the whispers of generations past, their stories etched into the very stones themselves. This template is designed for those who want to bring a sense of history and character to their presentations, whether it's a business pitch, a marketing campaign, or simply a way to add some visual interest to a meeting. The Wide Title feature allows you to create a dramatic header that sets the tone for your presentation, while the Widescreen format ensures that every detail is showcased. The Tan color palette brings warmth and coziness to the design, evoking the feeling of a crackling fire on a cold winter's night. This template is perfect for those who want to add a touch of rustic charm to their slides, whether it's featuring high resolution images of old slate roofs or having a theme of "weathered wood" that incorporates elements like housetops and mottled stone. The 3 Step Funnel Layout slide is designed to guide your audience through the key points of your presentation, from introduction to conclusion. This layout allows you to create a clear progression of ideas, with each step building on the previous one to keep your audience engaged. For example, you could include images like "Before" and "After" to illustrate the transformation or repair process, or use text overlays to highlight key takeaways. This template is downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, making it easy to incorporate into your existing workflow. With its rich Tan color palette and 3 Step Funnel Layout slide, you'll be well on your way to

Presentation with slate - PPT theme consisting of vintage-round-shape-hand-crafted background and a gray colored foreground

Vintage Round Shape Hand Crafted

The world of presentation design is full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Take your audience on a journey through the rugged and mystical realm of the space age, where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur like the rusty patina on an old iron padlock. This template, Wide Title, is a masterclass in design that will transport you and your viewers to a world of high resolution images for the background, featuring panoramic pictures of ancient ruins, abandoned spacecraft, and mysterious landscapes. The Royal Blue color palette is a nod to the classic sci fi aesthetic, while the Primitive keywords evoke a sense of raw, unbridled creativity. Crafted with precision and care, this template is designed to be both functional and visually stunning. With its intricate details and ornate textures, it's sure to impress even the most discerning eye. The rusty patina on the padlock adds a touch of nostalgia and whimsy, while the space theme provides a sense of scope and scale. The template is downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, making it easy to incorporate into your presentation workflow. And with its high resolution images, you'll be able to showcase your best work in stunning detail. Whether you're creating a presentation for a business meeting or a conference, this template is sure to enhance the overall experience. The template includes four How To slides at the start of the deck to help you get up and running quickly, but don't worry, we won't reveal any secrets just yet. As you delve deeper into the world of Wide Title, you'll discover all sorts of features and enhancements that will take your presentation to the next level. The Panoramic Picture Layout slide is a great example of what this template can do. Imagine presenting a stunning image of

Presentation with slate - Amazing presentation theme having fresh vegetables on slate backdrop and a gray colored foreground

Food Background Fresh Vegetables Slate,

Presentation theme having food background with fresh vegetables on slate top view with copy space backdrop

Presentation with slate - Cool new slide deck with story telling - tell stories advice - text backdrop and a colored foreground

Tell Stories Advice Text

Slide deck with tell stories advice - text in white chalk on a vintage slate blackboard

Presentation with slate - Presentation design featuring tasty-beef-steak-kabobs background and a red colored foreground

Tasty Beef Steak Kabobs Vegetables

Presentation design featuring tasty beef steak kabobs with vegetables on a slate plate

Presentation with slate - Theme with overhead view of red cabbage background and a dark gray colored foreground

Overhead View Red Cabbage Bowl

Theme with overhead view of red cabbage in bowl on gray slate

Presentation with slate - PPT theme enhanced with do-not-sit-get-fit background and a tawny brown colored foreground

Sit Fit White Chalk

PPT theme enhanced with do not sit get fit - white chalk text on a slate blackboard sign against weathered wood with a dumbbells and a kettlebell fitness healthy lifestyle or weight loss concept

Presentation with slate - Audience pleasing slide set consisting of tasty-beef-steak-kabobs backdrop and a gold colored foreground

Tasty Beef Steak Kabobs Vegetables

Slide set consisting of tasty beef steak kabobs with vegetables on a slate plate

Presentation with slate -

Hands Chopsticks Picking Sushi Slate

Slides consisting of hands with chopsticks picking sushi from slate plate

Presentation with slate - Audience pleasing theme consisting of bunch-of-fresh-radishes backdrop and a mint green colored foreground

Bunch Fresh Radishes Slate Surface

Theme consisting of bunch of fresh radishes on slate surface

Presentation with slate - Presentation theme having shopping online word cloud on a vintage slate blackboard isolated on white background and a gray colored foreground

Shopping Online Word Cloud Vintage

The moment you click on the Sidebar Title template from CrystalGraphics, you're transported to a world of high end retail, where the sleek and sophisticated design of this widescreen template will leave your audience in awe. The rich sienna color palette, featuring warm tones of terracotta and golden brown, evokes the feeling of a vintage blackboard, where the scribbles of students are replaced by the bold lines of commerce. The Sidebar Title template is designed to be a versatile and customizable tool, perfect for creating a catalog or shop online. The high resolution images on the background will transport your audience to a world of luxury and exclusivity, making them feel like they're browsing through a vintage store. With its isolated theme, this template provides a clean and focused environment for showcasing products. The Quotation Layout slide is particularly noteworthy, as it allows you to include a background with a subtle texture or pattern, adding an extra layer of depth and visual interest to your presentation. This feature can be used to enhance the overall look and feel of your slides, making them more engaging and effective. As you explore this template further, you'll notice that it's downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, ensuring that you can easily import the images and customize the layout to suit your needs. With its rich sienna color palette and vintage inspired design, this template is sure to make a statement in any presentation or marketing material.

Presentation with slate - Slide set having variety-of-colorful-cookies-food background and a dark gray colored foreground

Variety Colorful Cookies Food Background,

Slide set having variety of colorful cookies food background top view on dark slate

Presentation with slate - PPT theme with slate board in a wooden frame background and a dark gray colored foreground

Slate Board Wooden Frame

The moment you click on the Wide Title template from CrystalGraphics, your eyes are drawn to its sleek and sophisticated design. The Widescreen format is perfect for showcasing high resolution images that will make your presentation stand out. This template features a warm Sienna color palette that evokes the feeling of a rustic wooden frame, complete with intricate details that add depth and texture. The template's keywords blackboard, blank, pattern, space, empty are cleverly incorporated throughout its design, creating a sense of visual interest and balance. The high resolution images for the background will transport your audience to a world of possibility, while the template itself is downloadable and compatible with Google Slides, making it easy to integrate into your existing workflow. The Wide Title template is more than just a pretty face it's also incredibly versatile. Featuring a blank slate, you can include a Background With a stunning image that sets the tone for your presentation, or have a Theme of simplicity and elegance, perfect for a straightforward discussion. Enhanced with subtle patterns and textures, this template will add an extra layer of sophistication to any slide.

Presentation with slate - PPT theme having epiphany-cake-or-galette-des background and a dark gray colored foreground

Epiphany Cake Galette Des Rois

PPT theme having epiphany cake or galette des rois in french on black slate background background

Presentation with slate - Slide set featuring slate chalk - blank chalkboard background and a gray colored foreground

Blank Chalkboard

Slide set featuring blank chalkboard

Presentation with slate - PPT layouts with origan - halloumi cheese grilled with roasted background and a dark gray colored foreground

Halloumi Cheese Grilled Roasted Cherry

PPT layouts with halloumi cheese grilled with roasted cherry tomates and herbs top view over dark slate

Presentation with slate - Theme featuring front-view-of-coin background and a gray colored foreground

Front View Coin Black Slate

The world of finance is full of symbols and concepts that can be represented in a visually stunning way. Imagine a sleek and modern design that incorporates the essence of money, with a dark khaki color palette that exudes sophistication and professionalism. This is what the Wide Title template from CrystalGraphics is all about. This template features high resolution images for the background, creating a dynamic and engaging visual experience. The Dark Khaki color scheme provides a dramatic backdrop for your financial concepts, making it perfect for presentations, reports, or even social media content. With its sleek design and modern feel, this template is sure to enhance any presentation with a theme of professionalism and sophistication. The Wide Title template includes four How To slides at the start of the deck to help you get up and running quickly. These slides provide valuable tips and tricks for creating engaging presentations that showcase your financial concepts. For example, the Social Media Concept Layout slide could include an illustration of a social media graph with different types of posts, such as income reports, symbol updates, and financial milestones. The template is also compatible with Google Slides, making it easy to import and customize. With its dark khaki color palette and high resolution images, this template is sure to make your presentations stand out from the crowd. Featuring a modern design that incorporates cutting edge technology, including social media integration, having a theme of innovation and creativity, enhanced with bold typography and vibrant colors, this template is the perfect choice for anyone looking to take their financial concepts to the next level.

▼Key features of this template

  • They are compatible with both PowerPoint and Google Slides running on either Windows PCs or Macs.

  • They are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. You can choose your preferred format by clicking on the "Widescreen" check box or icon.

  • Each template includes a beautiful high-resolution background image or video to visually reinforce the theme of your presentation.

  • In addition, each template includes designer-created graphics and modern fonts to give your presentations an up-to-date, professional look.

  • Each template's default design and title text position have been carefully selected to complement its background without covering faces or other key elements.

  • All text includes backdrops whose transparency level is mathematically calculated to maximize text readability while still allowing the background to be seen.

  • And all the text, text backdrops and graphics in every slide are colored with a palette designed to beautifully complement the colors in the background.

  • Our Premium templates (those with the descriptor “Premium” in their subtitle) include over 64 slide layouts to give you maximum flexibility as you create your presentations.

    • Those layouts are available to you whenever you create a new slide or when you want to change the layout of an existing slide.
    • They include everything you need to make all sorts of presentations. In addition to the layouts for the title slide and the usual title and content slide, they include many other layouts for slide types including table of contents slides, org charts, charts, diagrams, infographics, photo slides, thank you slides and more.
    • While creating these layouts our template designers have ensured that all text in every layout adjusts as gracefully as possible to various numbers of words.

  • Customizable templates (those with the descriptor “Customizable” in their subtitle) may be easily modified online before you download them.

    • To modify them, simply click on the pencil editing icon, then select your choice of ready to go designs and title text positions.
    • The editing tool also makes it easy to reposition and scale the background image or video to best suit your needs.

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    • Our templates are available in both standard and widescreen slide formats. And our website lets you preview the slides each way.
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    • The templates use the standard POTX format. So they are compatible with Google Slides and all PC, Mac and mobile devices running any version of PowerPoint from PowerPoint 2007 up through and including Office 365 desktop.
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  • How do I use my templates after I download them?

    • You can either open a template to start a new presentation or you can add a template to an existing presentation. To open a template, just double click on it or use PowerPoint's File > Open tool. To add a template to an existing presentation, on the Design tab, in the Themes group, click Browse for Themes... then browse to select your template.

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