Starting a New Presentation using a Template

You don't need to be an artist to create a good-looking presentation, complete with a background and other images. There are several design templates bundled in PowerPoint that will be pleasing to both you and your audience. Take a look at some of the design templates from which you can choose, and see if any of them suit your needs.

1. Click on the File menu. The File menu will appear.

2. Click on the New command. The New Presentation task pane will appear.

   

3. Click on the From design template hyperlink. The Slide Design task pane will appear.

4. Click on a design. It will be applied to the slide, so you can see what it looks like.

5. Repeat step 4 until you find the design you want.

   

6. Click on the Close button for the task pane. The task pane will close.