1.4 BEGIN A NEW PRESENTATION USING A TEMPLATE


Templates are completely or partially pre-filled presentations that suit various tasks. They are an easy way to quickly create a nice presentation. All you must do is change the text to include your message, and possibly add or delete individual slides.

I trust that you installed the included templates when you installed the program on your computer. In this exercise I do not use a template from "Microsoft Office Online", but the process is the same.

However, it might take a moment to download the template to your computer, depending on how fast your Internet connection is.

In this exercise we open a new template that can be used as a photo album.

1.   Click on the File tab in the top right corner of the screen.

2.   Click on New.

3.   In the left side, select Installed Templates.


4. Highlight the template Berlin.

5. Double-click the template or click the Create button.

This opens a new presentation. Everything is set up and you just need to insert images and text in the various placeholders.

Templates are a smart way to create presentations. If you work with PowerPoint in a business, the company might have created its own templates. Some companies even require that you use these templates as part of its "branding". Ask your IT department whether it is the case with your company.

Under Installed templates there is a special template called Introduction to PowerPoint. I recommend that you open and browse it. It contains useful information about the program.

Also look at the other templates, those that are already installed as well as those that are online.

They give a good overview of the many options you have.

Now you can close the presentation down. In the following, we will work from a new, blank presentation.

 

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