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Creating a New Presentation from Scratch
 

Step one:

To create a New Presentation from Scratch navigate to the PowerPoint application and open it. 


 

Step two:

When PowerPoint opens a blank document should appear on your screen.  However, if you wish to create a different presentation then click on the New Presentation icon. 


 

Step three:

When you click on the New Presentation icon the New Slide screen will open.  Choose the type of layout you desire and then click ok.

The presentation that opens will look something like this:


 

Step four:

The gray box that appears on the slide is known as your Text Box.  To type in it place your cursor over it and begin typing.


  

Step five:

To increase the size of the box click on one of the little squares and drag.
 

Step six:

To draw a completely new box click on the Text Box icon. 


 
 Step Seven: To add a new slide to your presentation click on the New Slide icon.


 
   Step Eight: When you click on this icon the New Slide screen will open.  As in step 3 choose the layout you desire and then click ok.
 
    As you add slides to your presentation they will be indexed as thumbnails in the column on the left.


 
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