Objective 1.1 Create a presentation

  • 1.1.1. Create a new presentation
  • 1.1.2. Create a presentation based on a template
  • 1.1.3. Import Word document outlines

1.1 Contents

1.1.1. Create a new presentation

Create a new presentation

When creating a PowerPoint presentation, you have several options, including the following:

  • Create a blank presentation that consists only of a title slide, add slides and slide content, and then format the presentation.
  • Import a list of slide titles from a text document, add slide content and a title slide, and then format the presentation.
  • Import slide titles and content from a Microsoft Word file, add a title slide, and then format the presentation.
  • Create a preformatted or prepopulated presentation based on a local or online template.

When PowerPoint is running, you can create a blank or prepopulated presentation from the New page of the Backstage view.

By default, a new presentation includes only a title slide. You can add blank content slides to the presentation, or copy or move slides from another presentation.

To create a blank presentation 

  1. Start PowerPoint.
  2. Then do one of the following:
    • On the start screen, press Esc or click Blank Presentation.
    • On the New page of the Backstage view, click Blank Presentation.
    • From the program window, press Ctrl+N.