In PowerPoint 2002 and above, you can click Format > Slide Design.
Under the Slide Design panel, select design templates.
Click Browse to bring up the templates folder.
Copy the new template and paste it in the templates folder. Click OK.
Also check this out for more information:
"Create your own template folder in PowerPoint 2000 and later"
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00205.htm
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