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Step 1
Open Microsoft PowerPoint by going to the "Start" menu and choosing the "Microsoft Office" option. Choose the Microsoft PowerPoint" option from the drop down list. The program will open and the first page will populate automatically. Go to the "File" option on the toolbar and choose "New" to create a new presentation.
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Step 2
Choose the type of presentation you would like to open on the right side of the screen. Here you can choose a blank presentation or something from a design template. If you choose the "Design Template" option, you can choose from a list of templates that will be shown on the right side of the screen. Once you choose the template option or the blank page option, you can add slides to your presentation.
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Step 3
Right click on the first slide to add a new slide to your presentation or go to the toolbar and click the "Insert" button. Choose "New Slide" from the drop down menu. If the template option was used, the new slides will be inserted using the template you chose. Once your slides are inserted, you can choose the text layout of your pages.
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Step 4
Go to the right side of the page and use the wizard to help you create the layout of your pages. You can choose a different layout for each page or the same layout throughout the presentation. To apply the layout to the page, click on the page on the left hand side of the screen in the preview section and chose the layout on the right in the wizard. You can also apply contents to your pages such as tables, charts, graphs and media clips by choosing the layouts under the "Content" section.
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Step 5
Enter the text, graphics and any other relevant information into your slides. Make sure to save your presentation by going to the "File" option and clicking the "Save" or "Save As" option.
