Create a presentation

1. Click the File tab, and then click New
2. Do one of the following:

• Click Blank Presentation, and then click Create
• Apply a template or theme, either from those built-in with PowerPoint, or downloaded from Office.com. See Find and apply a template in this article.

Open a presentation

1. Click the File tab, and then click Open
2. In the left pane of the Open dialog box, click the drive or folder that contains the presentation that you want
3. In the right pane of the Open dialog box, open the folder that contains the presentation
4. Click the presentation, and then click Open

Note: By default, PowerPoint 2010 shows only PowerPoint presentations in the Open dialog box. To view other kinds of files, click All PowerPoint Presentations, and select the type of file that you want to view. Other versions of office may have option to select recent locations, Places or option to add Places, or browse

To find a template

1. On the File tab, click New
2. Under Available Templates and Themes, do one of the following:

• To reuse a template that you’ve recently used, click Recent Templates, click the template that you want, and then click Create
• To use a template that you already have installed, click My Templates, select the template that you want, and then click OK
• To use one of the built-in templates installed with PowerPoint, click Sample Templates, click the template that you want, and then click Create
• To find a template on Office.com, under Office.com Templates, click a template category, select the template that you want, and then click Download to download the template from Office.com to your computer

Note: You can also search for templates on Office.com from within PowerPoint. In the Search Office.com for templates box, type one or more search terms, and then click the arrow button to search.

For more information about how to find and apply templates, see Apply a template to your presentation.

Save a presentation

1. Click the File tab, and then click Save As
2. In the File name box, type a name for your PowerPoint presentation, and then click Save

Note: By default, newer versions of PowerPoint saves files in the PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx) file format. To save your presentation in a format other than .pptx, click the Save as type list, and then select the file format that you want.

For more information about how to create a new presentation, see Name and save your presentation.

Insert a new slide

To insert a new slide into your presentation, do the following:

• On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the arrow below New Slide, and then click the slide layout that you want

For more information about how to add slides to your presentation, see Add, rearrange, and delete slides.

Add shapes to the slide

1. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes
2. Click the shape that you want, click anywhere on the slide, and then drag to place the shape

Note: To create a perfect square or circle (or constrain the dimensions of other shapes), press and hold SHIFT while you drag.

For more information about how to add shapes, see Add, change, or delete shapes.

View a slide show

To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the first slide, do the following:

• On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click From Beginning

To view your presentation in Slide Show view from the current slide, do the following:

• On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click From Current Slide

For more information about how to view a slide show, see Choose the right view for the task in PowerPoint

Print a presentation

1. Click the File tab, and then click Print
2. Under Print What, do one of the following:

• To print all slides, click All

• To print only the slide that is currently displayed, click Current Slide

• To print specific slides by number, click Custom Range of Slides, and then enter a list of individual slides, a range, or both

 Note: Use commas to separate the numbers, with no spaces. For example: 1, 3, 5-12.

3. Under Other Settings, click the Color list, and select the setting that you want
4. When you finish making your selections, click Print