Using Your Presentation Package

Last updated July 30, 2020

The following are instructions for some common tasks you might want to perform within the presentation package and assume you are working in PowerPoint 2003 or higher.

How to Delete a Slide

  1. Use the full version of Microsoft PowerPoint to open the chapter file that you wish to delete a slide from. Select “Normal” from the “View” menu.
  2. In the left navigation bar, in the “Slides” tab, click the slide you want to delete. The slide will be outlined in yellow.
  3. Press the Delete key. The slide will be deleted. If you delete a slide by mistake, select Ctrl + z to undo the deletion.

How to Edit an Existing Slide

  1. Use the full version of Microsoft PowerPoint to open the chapter file where you wish to edit a slide.
  2. Select the slide you with to edit and put your cursor wherever you want to adjust text.
  3. Edit however you like. PowerPoint will automatically adjust the spacing and scale of subsequent items to fit the space on the slide.

How to Add a New Slide

  1. Use the full version of Microsoft PowerPoint to open the chapter file where you wish to add a new slide.
  2. To add a regular content slide, choose “Insert,” from the toolbar menu, then “New Slide.” A dropdown box with slide layout options will appear. You can simply close this sidebar, or select one of the “Text Layouts” to further customize the slide. [In PowerPoint 2010 and 2013, add a regular content slide by clicking on the Home tab and clicking on the New Slide button. From there slide type options will appear and you choose the slide type you wish to add.]
  3. To add a chapter opener slide, click once in the left navigation bar (in the “Slides” tab) on the chapter opener slide. The slide will be outlined in blue. Choose “Insert” from the toolbar menu, then “Duplicate Slide.” A copy of the slide will be created. Use the instructions under “How to Change the Order of Slides” to move the slide to your desired location. [To add a chapter opener slide in PowerPoint 2010 and 2013, click once in the left navigation bar (in the “Slides” tab) on the chapter opener slide. The slide will be highlighted. Go to the Home tab, click the New Slide button, and then at the bottom of the popup box you’ll see an option called “Duplicate Selected Slides.” Click that line to copy the chapter opener slide. Use the instructions under “How to Change the Order of Slides” to move the slide to your desired location.]

How to Change the Order of Slides

  1. Use the full version of Microsoft PowerPoint to open the chapter file where you wish to reorder the slides. Select “Normal” from the “View” menu.
  2. On the left navigation bar, in the “Slides” tab, click on the slide you want to move. The slide will be highlighted.
  3. Press Control (Ctrl)-X. (For Mac users: Press Command-X.)
  4. On the left navigation bar, click once in the new location where you want the slide to go. You can click between slides in the place you want the slide to go, or on the slide that precedes the place you would like the slide to go.
  5. Press Control (Ctrl)-V to paste the slide in the spot you have selected. (For Mac users: Press Command-V.)

How to Print Slides

  1. Go to File/Print and select the options that best fit your needs.
  2. If you notice that your black and white printer is printing white font as black font, go to File/Print and change “Grayscale” to “Color.”