Where are Chart Templates Saved in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows

The chart templates you save within PowerPoint 2013 are saved into a default folder location which you do not have to worry about, as long as you are using those templates on the same computer where they are saved. However, if you need to share these CRTX chart templates with other users, or if you received a CRTX chart template from someone else, then you need to make sure that these CRTX files are placed in the default location where PowerPoint 2013 for Windows looks for them.

Depending upon which version of Windows you are using, this is where you need to copy your CRTX chart template files:

• Windows 8:
  C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Charts
• Windows 7:
  C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Charts

As already explained, the chart template files that PowerPoint saves have the CRTX file extension. And, although you can save them anywhere, you will have to make sure they are saved in the default folder location if you want them available in the Templates category of the Insert Chart dialog, as shown in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Chart Template within Insert Chart dialog box

You can also copy these CTRX files and save them in the default folder locations of other computers. Those computer users will then see the same templates.