Creating and Opening Presentations

To Create a New, Blank Presentation:

1. Click the File tab. This takes you to Backstage view.
2. Select New.
3. Select Blank presentation under Available Templates and Themes. It will be highlighted by default.
4. Click Create. A new, blank presentation appears in the PowerPoint window.
Creating a new presentation

To save time, you can create your presentation from an Office.com template, which you can also select under Available Templates and Themes.

To Open an Existing Presentation:

1. Click the File tab. This takes you to Backstage view.
2. Select Open. The Open dialog box appears.
Opening a presentation
3. Select your desired presentation and then click Open.

If you have opened the existing presentation recently, it may be easier to choose Recent from the File tabinstead of Open to search for your presentation.

Opening a recent presentation