Follow these steps to insert a new slide in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003:
If PowerPoint is not already open, first launch the program.
If it is already open, skip to Step 3.
Go to your Windows Start
menu and choose All Programs | Microsoft |
Microsoft
Office
|
Microsoft
Office
PowerPoint
2003 (or 2002).
Alternatively, access the Run dialog box by in the Windows Start
menu by selecting the Run option. Then type powerpnt in
the dialog box, as shown in Figure 1 below, and click OK.
Warning: If you use the Run command as explained above, and have
more than one version of PowerPoint installed -- then any of those
will launch depending upon your system's configuration. This tutorial
however works only with PowerPoint 2002 (aka XP) and 2003.
Figure 1 : Run Dialog Box
This opens the PowerPoint interface
with a new presentation, containing one slide as shown
in Figure
2.
Figure 2: The PowerPoint Interface
Choose Insert | New Slide, as shown in Figure
3.
Figure 3: Insert a new slide
Tip:Ctrl+M is the shortcut key for inserting
a new slide.
This inserts a new slide (see the Slides pane on the left
in Figure
4). Also, the task pane area (typically on the right
side) shows you the Slide Layout task pane -- click on the Layout
you want for the
new
slide
that
you just
inserted.
Figure 4: Inserted new slide
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert as many slides as you need.
And remember to change the layouts as required.
Tip: You can change slide layouts later too -- check out this related
tutorial on changing slide layouts...
Thereafter, you can add titles, text, pictures, or any other
slide objects within the new slides.