Elementary Statistics and Computer Application

New Presentation

You can start a new presentation from a blank slide, a template, existing presentations, or a Word outline. To create a new presentation from a blank slide:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click Blank Presentation



To create a new presentation from a template:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click Installed Templates or Browse through Microsoft Office Online Templates
• Click the template you choose


To create a new presentation from an existing presentation:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click New
• Click New from Existing
• Browse to and click the presentation


To create a new presentation from a Word outline:

• Click the slide where you would like the outline to begin
• Click New Slide on the Home tab
• Click Slides from Outline




• Browse and click the Word Document that contains the outline
Save a Presentation
When you save a presentation, you have two choices: Save or Save As.
To save a document:

• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Save


 
• You may need to use the Save As feature when you need to save a presentation under a different name or to save it for earlier versions of PowerPoint. Remember that older versions of PowerPoint will not be able to open PowerPoint 2007 presentation unless you save it as a PowerPoint 97-2003 Format. To use the Save As feature:
• Click the Microsoft Office Button
• Click Save As
• Type in the name for the Presentation
• In the Save as Type box, choose Excel 97-2003 Presentation