Adding Slides

After you create a presentation, you might want to add new slides. To add a new slide to an open presentation, click the New Slide button on the Formatting toolbar or press Ctrl+M. PowerPoint adds a new slide immediately following the current slide and opens the Slide Layout task pane. Select the slide layout you want to use; PowerPoint applies that layout to the slide (see Figure 6.1).

Figure 6.1. Choose from many different slide types on the Slide Layout task pane.

To learn more about each layout type, see "Understanding Slide Layouts," in Chapter 2, "Creating a Basic Presentation," p. 43 .