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Computers/Technical
PowerPoint: Inserting A New Slide
Here is a quick step by step instruction on how to insert a new slid into your PowerPoint
presentation.
Click Insert on the top menu and then click New Slide (See Example 1):
Example 1
A slide layout menu of different slides styles will open up along the right side of the page.
PowerPoint will use the default slide unless you decide to choose another slide. If you are
content with the default slide layout, then you can bypass the remaining instructions. You
have created a slide!

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Computers/Technical
If you want to select a different type of layout for your new slide, move your mouse cursor
over the layout of your choice. From there, you will see a blue-coloured drop down box to
the right of the slide layout of your choice (See Example 2):
Example 2
Blue
Coloured
drop down
box
You can left mouse click on the blue coloured drop down box.

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Computers/Technical
Once you do that, you will be given two options: “Apply to Selected Slides” and “Insert new
Slide” (See Example 3):
Example 3
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From this menu, click on “Apple to Selected Slides” to apply the layout you chose. You have
now created a slide with the layout of your choice!