Open PowerPoint (it begins with a new blank slide.)

Click in the title area to enter the title of your show. Then click in the subtitle area to enter a subtitle. There are two ways to add a new slide to your show.

• Go to the Insert menu at the top of the page and select New Slide
• Click on the New Slide button  on the formatting toolbar.

Title slide is the layout presented for your first slide. To change the layout go to the Format menu and select Slide Layout. You may select a different layout by clicking on the thumbnail image.

Continue writing your slide show until all of the content has been entered.

Changing the Slide Design

Now that you have entered the content in your slide show, you may want to apply a slide design. Go to the Format menu and select Slide Design.

You may apply a design to the entire show, or to single slides. After applying a design, go back through each slide. You may need to make adjustments on text size or placement.