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Creating the presentation
When starting a new PowerPoint presentation, the first
window that appears is "New Slide". This window shows you the
different types of slides that you can use to present information. For your
first slide, the best choice will usually be "Title Slide".
Whenever a new slide is created, there will be several
outlined areas with text inside describing what kind of content should be put
there. To add text, as these two boxes suggest, simply click inside one of the
boxes and begin typing.
Now that you have your first slide, it's time to save
your work.
Go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and select
File:Save.
In the box labeled "Save As:" name your new
project.
Select the Documents file in the sidebar, and then press
the button "New Folder"
This new folder is where you will keep the project
itself, plus any other pictures, audio or any other media that will be added to
your presentation. Name this folder the name of your project followed by
"presentation" or "powerpoint" or "ppt", so that
you know what kind of stuff is in there. It's very important to keep everything
in one place; it saves a lot of time and trouble for you and the computer.
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