Inserting a New Slide in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002 for Windows

Follow these steps to insert a new slide in PowerPoint 2002 and 2003:

1. If PowerPoint is not already open, first launch the program. If it is already open, skip to Step 3.
2. Go to your Windows Start menu and choose All Programs | Microsoft | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (or 2002).
3. Alternatively, access the Run dialog box by selecting the Run option in the Windows Start menu. Then, type powerpoint in the dialog box, as shown in Figure 1, below, and click the OK button.

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 on your system's configuration. This tutorial however works only with PowerPoint 2002 (aka XP) and 2003.
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   Figure 1: Run Dialog Box
2. Doing so opens the PowerPoint interface with a new presentation, containing one slide, as shown in Figure 2, below.
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   Figure 2: The PowerPoint Interface
3. Choose Insert | New Slide, as shown in Figure 3, below.
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   Figure 3: Insert a new slide

   Tip

   Ctrl + M is the shortcut key for inserting a new slide.

   

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4. This inserts a new slide, see the Slides pane on the left, as shown in Figure 4, below. Also, the Task Pane area (typically on the right side) shows the Slide Layout Task Pane. Click on the layout you want for the new slide that you just inserted.
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   Figure 4: Inserted a new slide
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert as many slides as you need. And remember to change the layouts as required.

Change Slide Layout

You can change slide layouts later too. Check out this related tutorial on changing slide layouts.
6. Thereafter, you can add titles, text, pictures, or any other slide objects within the new slides.