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Add New Slides

There are several ways to add new slides to a PowerPoint presentation.

In Slide Sorter view or in the Slides tab in Normal view, do the following:

  1. Click the cursor where you want to insert a slide. A blinking line will appear.
  2. In the Insert menu, choose New Slide

    OR click the New Slide icon in the center of the toolbar.

You can also insert a slide from the Slide Layout task pane (see Select and apply slide templates):

  1. Point to the slide layout you want applied to the new slide.
  2. Click on the arrow that appears.
  3. Select Insert New Slide. A new slide will be inserted following the active slide.

Try it! Add a few slides to you presentation by trying out each method.