PowerPoint - Creating a presentation

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Tip Sheet

From the Start button select PowerPoint or select the icon from the desktop.

A pop-up screen will appear

Select Design Template.

PowerPoint provides ready-made layout options for you to use. Select the first Title Slide for the title of the presentation. The other layouts can be selected when and where necessary.

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In the box labelled Click to add title type in the title of the presentation.

Add a subtitle or author if necessary, by clicking in the block labelled Click to add subtitle.

Insert a new slide

From the menu bar Insert, insert a New Slide. Select a suitable layout.

Layouts

Layouts are designed to assist you plan the layout of the text and objects on a slide. Different layouts have objects such as text, an imported graphic, a shape, a picture, etc. grouped on the screen. You can plan and design your own layout but it is easier to use ready-made layouts.

Save

Save the work regularly, using a filename that describes the presentation.