In the window above
the template Fireball could be chosen by double-clicking the
icon, or by clicking on the OK button. If you decide
later that you wish to change the template, follow these
steps
- Go to the
Format menu at the top of the screen
- Choose Apply
Design
- Search for where
the templates are stored. The path I followed was:
- Hard
Drive/Microsoft Office 98/Templates/Presentation
Designs.
That will carry you
back to the window you see above. This can be done at any time
during the construction of your slide show. However, you may
choose only one template for a presentation. Backgrounds can be
varied, elements can be recolored, but more than one template
can not be used in a single presentation. [Note: PowerPoint XP and later versions allow use of different design templates on individual slides in a show.]
After choosing a
template your next choice is slide layout.
Title slide is the
layout presented for your first slide. You may choose the
layout by double-clicking on the layout, or by clicking on the
OK button. You may select a different layout by clicking
on the thumbnail image. Several types of layout are illustrated
above:
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Title
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Organization chart
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Bulleted text
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Insert a Graph
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Clip Art
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Using a Table
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After you have chosen a layout for
your slide is you decide you wish to change the layout for that particular
slide, follow these directions:
- Go to the
Format menu at the top of the screen
- Choose Slide
Layout to see the window shown above
Adding a New
Slide
After you have
selected the format for your first slide, you may add a second
slide to your presentation by:
- Go to the
Insert menu at the top of the page and select New
Slide
- Click on the New
Slide button

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text to a slide, moving the text, and changing text style or
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