How to Duplicate Slides in PowerPoint

You can duplicate or slightly alter slides from one PowerPoint presentation to use in the same or another PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint 98/2000 provides three ways for you to duplicate a slide and use it again. You must be in Slide Sorter view to duplicate slides.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Powerpoint

Drag to Copy a Slide

1. Hold down the Control key (Windows) or the Option key (Macintosh).

2. Drag the slide into the position you want it in the presentation and let go of the mouse button. A copy of the slide appears at the new position.

3. Go to the View menu and select Slide view to return to the presentation.

Use the Duplicate Command

4. Select the slide you want to duplicate by clicking it.

5. Go to the Edit menu and select Duplicate, then drag the duplicate slide - which appears to the right of the original slide - into position in the presentation.

6. Go to the View menu and select Slide view to return to the presentation.

Copy a Slide and Paste It

7. Select the slide you want to copy and paste by clicking it.

8. Open the Edit menu and choose Copy.

9. Click again, this time in the position in the presentation (or in a new presentation) where you want to paste the slide; a cursor appears.

10. Go to the Edit menu and select Paste, then go to the View menu and select Slide view to return to the presentation.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also drag a slide from one presentation to another. Remember to hold down the Control or Option keys, depending on your computer's operating system.