Document Classes ⇒ Creating a beamer theme

[cirasj]

I have a PowerPoint template that I would like to turn into a beamer theme. Is there any information or expamples to show me how to do that?

[localghost]

[...] Is there any information or expamples to show me how to do that?

The beamer manual.

Best regards
Thorsten¹

[cirasj]

Thorsten,

Thank you for the informaiton. Could you let me know what section of the manual. I read it and did not see the section on duplicating a PowerPoint theme.

[josephwright]

It all depends on exactly what you want to do. PowerPoint works very differently to beamer, so the best you can hope for is similar, not the same (at least, not without so much effort that it is not worthwhile).

I've done a style which is similar to the official templates my employer uses. Luckily for me, these are quite plain, so I only had to make some simple changes and alter a few colours. I have two files, a colour file and a very short style file. The colours took a little effort to get "out" of PowerPoint, but in the end I managed it and got:

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\ProvidesPackage{beamercolorthemeUEA}
  [2008/11/09 v1.0 beamer 'UEA' colour theme]

\mode<presentation>

\definecolor{UEAblue}{RGB}{0,76,103}
\definecolor{UEAgrey}{RGB}{172,160,149}
\definecolor{UEAorange}{RGB}{255,160,35}

\setbeamercolor{normal text}{fg=UEAblue}
\setbeamercolor{alerted text}{fg=UEAorange}
\setbeamercolor{example text}{fg=UEAblue}
\setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=UEAblue}

\setbeamercolor{author}{fg=UEAgrey}
\setbeamercolor{date}{fg=UEAgrey}
\setbeamercolor{framesubtitle}{fg=UEAgrey}

\mode<all>

The main beamer style is then very simple:

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\ProvidesPackage{beamerthemeUEA}
  [2008/11/09 v1.0 beamer 'UEA' theme]
  
\mode<presentation>

\usefonttheme{default}
\usecolortheme{UEA}
\useinnertheme{default}
\useoutertheme{default}

\setbeamerfont{author}{size=\large}
\setbeamerfont{date}{size=\large}
\setbeamerfont{example text}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{series=\bfseries,size=\large}
\setbeamerfont{framesubtitle}{series=\mdseries,size=\large}
\setbeamerfont{section}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{title}{series=\bfseries}

\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}

\mode
<all>

If you try this style, you'll find it looks very much like a very plain PowerPoint one.

[cirasj]

I have a PowerPoint template that I use for my graduate studies and I would like to use it in Beamer. I am looking to make a similar theme with the college logo and color scheme. I will follow your example to see if I can do the same.

[zainor_983]

I try to create a beamer theme according to the PowerPoint template attached.
Help anyone?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

did you try it? What's your start? We could help you in specific problems, however at least I don't have the time to produce complete templates starting from zero code for you.

Stefan

[mnajem]

I try to create a beamer theme according to the PowerPoint template attached.
Help anyone?

You did not search enough, no need to reinvent the wheel.
Lia Tze already did that the whole beamer template for you:

http://liantze.penguinattack.org/latext ... er-Gelugor