Creating a Blank Presentation

If you are not sure how you want your presentation to look, you can start a new presentation from scratch. You can create a blank presentation when you first start PowerPoint or after you have already started PowerPoint. Either way, a blank presentation appears, ready for you to use.

Start a Blank Presentation

Start PowerPoint.

A blank presentation is displayed when you first open PowerPoint.

Start a Blank Presentation Within PowerPoint

Click the File menu, and then click New.

In the New Presentation task pane, click Blank Presentation.

Did You Know?

You can display the New Presentation task pane . Click the File menu, and then click New. In a task pane, select the Other Task Panes list arrow, and then click New Presentation to return to the New Presentation task pane.