New Tab of Backstage View in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac

When you launch PowerPoint, you are provided with an option to create a new blank presentation. Further, if you are already working on an open presentation and want to create a new presentation at that point, you can do so using the New tab within the Backstage view.

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Follow these steps to explore the New tab of Backstage view in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac:

1. To access Backstage view, click the File icon, as shown in Figure 1, below. The File icon, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 1, is placed at the left extreme of the Quick Access Toolbar.
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   Figure 1: File icon in QAT
3. Alternatively, select the File | New from Template menu option, as shown in Figure 2, below.
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   Figure 2: New from Template option
2. Either way, you open Backstage view. Select the New tab, as shown highlighted in blue within Figure 3, below.
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   Figure 3: New tab selected within Backstage view
3. Options within this New tab are explained in our Presentation Gallery in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac tutorial.