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    Lecture 2 - Creating and Opening Presentations

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    To create a new presentation, select "New" in Backstage view and choose a blank presentation or template. To open an existing presentation, select "Open" and navigate to the file. Presentations created in older versions of PowerPoint will open in Compatibility Mode, limiting features. To access all features, convert the presentation to the current file format.

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    Creating and Opening Presentations

    Introduction
    • PowerPoint files are called presentations. Whenever you start a new
    project in PowerPoint, you'll need to create a new presentation,
    which can either be blank or from a template. You'll also need to
    know how to open an existing presentation.

    • Watch-PowerPoint: Creating and Opening Presentations


    To create a new presentation:
    • When beginning a new project in PowerPoint, you'll often want to
    start with a new blank presentation.
    1. Select the File tab to go to Backstage view.
    To create a new presentation:
    2. Select New on the left side of the window, then click Blank
    Presentation.
    3. A new presentation will appear.
    To create a new presentation from a template:
    • A template is a predesigned presentation you can use to create a
    new slide show quickly. Templates often include custom
    formatting and designs, so they can save you a lot of time and effort
    when starting a new project.
    To create a new presentation from a template:
    1. Click the File tab to
    access Backstage view, then
    select New.
    2. You can click a suggested
    search to find templates or use
    the search bar to find
    something more specific. In
    our example, we'll search for
    the keyword chalkboard.
    To create a new presentation from a template:
    3. Select a template to review
    it.
    4. A preview of the template
    will appear, along
    with additional
    information on how the
    template can be used.
    To create a new presentation from a template:
    5. Click Create to use the selected template.
    6. A new presentation will appear with the selected template.
    Note:It's important to note that not all templates are created by
    Microsoft. Many are created by third-party providers and even
    individual users, so some templates may work better than others.
    To open an existing presentation:
    • In addition to creating new presentations, you'll often need to open a
    presentation that was previously saved. To learn more about saving
    presentations, review our lesson on Saving Presentations.
    1. Select the File tab to go to Backstage view, then click Open.
    To open an existing presentation:
    2. Click Browse. You can also choose OneDrive to open files stored on
    your OneDrive
    To open an existing presentation:
    3. The Open dialog box will appear.
    Locate and select your presentation,
    then click Open.
    Most features in Microsoft Office,
    including PowerPoint, are geared
    toward saving and sharing
    documents online. This is done
    with OneDrive, which is an online
    storage space for your documents and
    files. If you want to use OneDrive,
    make sure you’re signed in to
    PowerPoint with your Microsoft
    account. Review our lesson
    on Understanding OneDrive to learn
    more.
    To pin a presentation:
    If you frequently work with the same presentation, you can pin it to
    Backstage view for easy access.
    1. Select the File tab to go to Backstage view, then click Open.
    Your Recent Presentations will appear.
    2. Hover the mouse over the presentation you want to pin, then click
    the pushpin icon.
    To pin a presentation:
    3. The presentation will stay in the Recent presentations list until it is
    unpinned. To unpin a presentation, click the pushpin icon again.
    Compatibility Mode
    • Sometimes you may need to work with presentations that were
    created in earlier versions of PowerPoint, like PowerPoint 2003
    or PowerPoint 2000. When you open these types of presentations,
    they will appear in Compatibility Mode.
    • Compatibility Mode disables certain features, so you'll only be
    able to access commands found in the program that was used to
    create the presentation. For example, if you open a presentation
    created in PowerPoint 2003, you can only use tabs and commands
    found in PowerPoint 2003.
    Compatibility Mode
    In the image below, you can see at the top of the window that the
    presentation is in Compatibility Mode. This will disable some current
    PowerPoint features, including newer types of slide transitions.
    Compatibility Mode
    To exit Compatibility Mode, you'll need to convert the presentation to
    the current version type. However, if you're collaborating with others
    who only have access to an earlier version of PowerPoint, it's best to
    leave the presentation in Compatibility Mode so the format will not
    change.
    Note: You can review this support page from Microsoft to learn more
    about which features are disabled in Compatibility Mode.
    To convert a presentation:
    • If you want access to the newer features, you can convert the
    presentation to the current file format.
    • Note that converting a file may cause some changes to the original
    layout of the presentation.
    1. Click the File tab to access Backstage view.
    To convert a presentation:
    • Locate and select the Convert command.
    To convert a presentation:
    3. The Save As dialog box will appear. Select the location where you
    want to save the presentation, enter a file name, and click Save.
    4. The presentation will be converted to the newest file type.
    Challenge!
    1. Open our practice presentation.
    2. Notice that the presentation opens in Compatibility
    Mode. Convert it to the current file format. If a dialog box appears
    asking if you would like to close and reopen the file in order to see
    the new features, choose Yes.
    3. In Backstage view, pin a file or folder.

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