Updated: 08/02/2020 by In Microsoft PowerPoint, a presentation
is made up of multiple slides. There are several ways to create or add a slide in a PowerPoint presentation. After adding slides, you can move the slides around, and you can delete slides.
For instructions on how to add, move, and delete slides in PowerPoint, click a link below. Insert new slideTo insert a new, blank slide into a presentation, follow the steps below. - In the slide preview pane on the left, left-click with your mouse in-between two
slides where you want to insert a slide.
- In the PowerPoint Ribbon, on the Home or Insert tab, click the New Slide option.
- In the drop-down menu that opens, select the type of slide to insert. The new slide will be inserted into the presentation where you clicked in step 1 above.
Copy and paste existing slideTo add a copy of an existing slide to a
presentation, follow the steps below. - In the slide preview pane on the left, find the existing slide you want to copy.
- Using your mouse, right-click that slide and select Copy in the pop-up menu.
- Determine where you want to add the copied slide. Right-click the slide above where you want to paste the copied slide.
- In the pop-up menu that appears, in the Paste Options
section, click the middle paste option icon to paste the slide. The middle paste option pastes the slide using the same formatting as the slide you copied.
Insert slide from another presentationTo add a slide from another presentation, follow the steps below. - In the slide preview pane on the left, left-click with your mouse in-between two slides where you want to insert
a slide.
- In the PowerPoint Ribbon, on the Home or Insert tab, click the New Slide option.
- In the drop-down menu that opens, click the Reuse Slides option at the bottom.
- In the Reuse Slides pane that opens on the right, click the Browse button and select Browse File.
- Find the PowerPoint presentation file with the slide you want to add to the currently open presentation, and click the Open button.
- A
preview of the slides is displayed below the Browse option. Left-click the slide you want to insert into the currently open presentation. A new slide will be inserted, with text from the selected slide included in the new slide.
- To also apply the formatting of the selected slide to the newly inserted slide, right-click the selected slide and select Apply Theme to Selected Slides.
Move a slideTo move a slide to another location in a PowerPoint
presentation, follow the steps below. - Open the PowerPoint presentation.
- In the left preview pane, find the slide you want to move.
- Press and hold the left mouse button on the slide, then drag the slide up or down to where you want to move it.
- Release the left mouse button when you have dragged the slide to its new location.
Delete a slideTo delete a
slide in a PowerPoint presentation, follow the steps below. - Open the PowerPoint presentation.
- In the left preview pane, click the slide you want to delete.
- Press the delete key to delete the slide.
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| Slide Sorter
| Travis wants to make sure that his presentation is organized in the best arrangement. He needs to view as many slides as possible in one view. Which feature of PowerPoint should Travis view?
| | Ribbon
| Linda is using Microsoft PowerPoint for the very first time. While looking at her default screen, she notices that all of the elements are set in tabs. What are all of the commands on each tab called?
| | Quick Access Toolbar
| Keshawn has never used Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 before. He discovered a way to put his most commonly used commands together at the top of his screen for easy access. What is this customizable feature of PowerPoint?
| | Close
| What command is used to quit the current presentation on screen but leave the PowerPoint 2010 program open?
| | Exit
| What command is used to quit the current presentation on screen and quit the PowerPoint 2010 program?
| | Title bar
| What area in the window contains the Quick Access Toolbar, filename, and Window control buttons?
| | Status bar
| What is the name of the area that contains the zoom control and PowerPoint view buttons?
| | Outline
| Which tab shows a text-only display of each slide in the presentation?
| | Themes
| Janice wants to create a presentation that contains bold fonts, colors and effects. Which group on the design tab will be best suited for this task?
| | Slides
| Which group on the Home Ribbon contains commands to create new slides in a presentation?
| | Notes Pages
| Which print setting creates printouts of an entire slide on the top of the page and an area for speaker notes below the slide?
| | Placeholder
| Which term refers to the boxes that hold text or objects on a slide?
| | Layout
| What command on the Home Ribbon enables a user to change the design of a slide after it has been inserted into a presentation?
| | Reuse Slides
| Which command is used to insert slides from one presentation into another presentation?
| | Drag and drop to new location
| In Slide Sorter view, which method is used to change slide order?
| | Font Style
| Gregory is making a presentation to encourage fellow students to join the prom committee. He would like to emphasize the date of the first meeting by making it bold. Which of the following would include options for accomplishing this?
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How do I copy a slide from one PowerPoint presentation to another?
In the thumbnail pane, select the slide you want to copy, and on the keyboard, press Ctrl+C. Still in the thumbnail pane, go to where you want to paste the slide, and on the keyboard, press Ctrl+P.
Which command brings you to the slide in your presentation?
Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow: Move a slide to the beginning or end of your presentation (click on a slide thumbnail first)
Which command is used insert a picture in a slide?
Open the slide you want to insert a picture on. On the Insert menu, point at Picture, and then select Picture From File. In the dialog box that opens, browse to the picture that you want to insert, select that picture, and then click Insert.
Which tab is used to move from one slide to another?
Add or change a slide transition
On the Animations tab, in the Transition To This Slide group, click a slide transition effect. To set the slide transition speed between the slides, in the Transition To This Slide group, click the arrow next to Transition Speed, and then select the speed that you want.
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