• Overview
• Learning Materials
  • Creating a PowerPoint File
    • Open A New Document
    • Choose and Apply a Design
    • Add New Slides
    • Select and Apply Slide Templates
    • Add Text To Slides
    • Use Text Effectively
    • Insert Objects Onto a Slide
    • Insert a Picture Onto a Slide
    • Add A Chart To A Slide
    • Add A Table To A Slide
    • Use Content Effectively
    • Draw On Slides
    • Add Notes To A Slide
    • Add Slide Transitions
    • Add Animation to Text and Objects
    • Use Movement Effectively
    • Add Hyperlinks to a Slide
    • Add Action Buttons
    • Use Links Effectively
    • Add Narration to a Presentation
  • Delivering a Presentation
  • Distributing a Presentation
• What's Next
• Index

Open A New Document

To open a new PowerPoint file do one of the following:

• From the File menu, choose New, OR




• Click on the New Document icon on the far left end of the toolbar.

The New Presentation task pane will appear on the right side of the screen, giving you several options.

You can launch a new file using one of the following:

• Blank Presentation: creates white slides with black text. You must create a master slide to have any consistent automatic formatting in your presentation.
• From Design Template: provides consistent slide layouts, fonts and a color scheme.
• From AutoContent Wizard: asks you several questions about the type of presentation you are creating (for example, training, marketing, or planning meeting), then creates a series of slides with suggested content for you to edit.

Try it! Use the New Docuemnt task pane menu to open a new document from a design template.