PowerPoint 2003

Inserting, Copying, and Deleting Slides

Introduction

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Open a presentation
  • Insert a new slide
  • Copy a slide
  • Delete a slide

Opening a presentation

You can quickly open a presentation you've previously saved by using the task pane.

To open a presentation

  • Start PowerPoint.
  • In the task pane , click From existing presentation and select the presentation you want to open.

Open presentation from Task Pane

OR

  • Choose File Open .
  • Navigate to the file you want to open.

Inserting a new slide

Once you've created your opening slide, you'll want to add more slides to your presentation.

To insert a new slide:

  • Click Insert New Slide (Ctrl+M).
  • Move your arrow pointer over layouts, or use the scroll bar and choose a slide layout.

Choose Slide Layout

  • A gray bar appears on the right.
  • Click the down-pointing arrow, and choose Insert New Slide .

OR

  • Click the New Slide button at the top of the screen.

Click on Insert New Slide Button

  • Move your arrow pointer over layouts, or use the scroll bar and choose a design layout.
  • A gray bar appears on the right.
  • Click the down-pointing arrow, and choose Insert New Slide .

Copying a slide

Copying is another technique you can use as you work on your slide presentation. For example, you may want to repeat a slide later in the presentation or copy a slide and make slight changes to it to make a different point.

To copy a slide:

  • Click the slide you want to copy in the pane on the left.
  • Click the Copy Button on the standard toolbar (Ctrl+C).
  • Move the arrow pointer to where you want the copied slide to appear.

OR

  • Right click the slide you want to copy in the pane on the left.
  • Move the arrow pointer to where you want the copied slide to appear.
  • A horizontal cursor appears.
  • Click the Paste button on the standard toolbar, or right-click Paste (Ctrl+V).

Right click, choose Paste

Note: This example of how to copy a slide was shown in the Slide Sorter View ; however, the same instructions apply for copying a slide in Normal View .

Deleting a slide

Sometimes you may want to take one or more slides out of your presentation.

To delete a slide:

  • Click the slide.
  • Press Delete on your keyboard.

OR

  • Right-click the slide you want to delete in the pane to the left Delete Slide .

Right click, choose Delete Slide

You'll learn more about working with slides in different views in the next lesson.

Challenge!

  • Open the Where I Learn presentation that you created in the previous challenge.
  • Insert a new slide with title and text placeholders .
  • Type the name of the city and state/province where you live in the title line.
  • Type details about this location in the bulleted list. For example:

    Wilmington, NC Location

    OR

    New York City Location

  • Copy and paste the slide you just created.
  • Delete the copy you just made.
  • Insert a new slide with title and text placeholders .
  • Type the name of the place where you learn in the title placeholder . For example, if you use the GCFLearnFree.org website from your home, you would type Home in the title placeholder.
  • In the bulleted list, type information about the location where you learn.


    For example:

Three Locations

  • Save and close your presentation.