Using Blank Slides

 

Building a Presentation with New Content

The New Presentation task pane enables you to build your presentation with blank slides, predesigned templates, or prestructured outlines.

Choose File > New or switch to the New Presentation task pane (see Task Pane Overview). Click one of the following options:






Use slides that have basic layouts and no design. See Creating a Presentation with Blank Slides, below.

Let PowerPoint help you determine your content with predefined presentation structures. See Using the AutoContent Wizard.




Use keywords (e.g.technical report) to search Microsoft Online for specific additional templates.




Use slides with predefined slide layouts, design, and color schemes. See Creating a Presentation with Design Templates.


Use an existing presentation as a template. See Basing a Presentation on an Existing Presentation.




Visit Microsoft Office Online to view and download additional templates.



Creating a Presentation with Blank Slides

  1. With the New Presentation task pane open, click Blank presentation. The Slide Layout task pane opens and the default title slide appears. If you don ’t want to use the default title slide to begin your presentation, choose another layout from the task pane (see About Slide Layouts).

    Tip: Save your presentation as soon as you create it,and resave it periodically as you work. See Creating, Opening, and Saving Presentations.

  2. Click one of the slide’s placeholders and type the title text. Alternatively, click the tab and type text beside the thumbnail image.
  3. Click or press CTRL+M to insert another slide, and then choose a layout from the Slide Layout task pane. Your slide can contain combinations of text, pictures, tables, charts, and animations. See Drawing Lines and Shapes, and Adding a Chart or Graph.