Steps in creating a new blank presentation:

1. Click the File tab. This takes you to Backstage view.
2. Select New.
3. Select Blank presentation under Available Templates and Themes. It will be highlighted by default.
4. Click Create. A new blank presentation appears in the PowerPoint window.

Steps in Saving a Slide Presentation

1.    Click the File tab.

2.    Select Save/ Save As.

3.    Select the location where you want to save the presentation.

4.    Type the filename.

5.     Click Save.

If you're using Windows 7, you'll usually want to save things to your Documents library, and in other versions of Windows you'll save them to the My Documents folder.

To use the Save command:

1.    Click the Save command on the Quick Access toolbar.

2.    The presentation will be saved in its current location with the same file name.

 

 

MS PowerPoint 2010 Screen

File tab	Displays a list of commands related to things you can do with a presentation, such as opening, saving, printing, or sharing.
Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)	Displays buttons to perform frequently used commands with a single click.
Title bar	Displays the name of the presentation and the name of the program.
Slide pane	Displays a large image of the active slide in PowerPoint.
View buttons	A set of commands that control the look of the presentation window.
Notes pane	Displays below the Slide pane and allows you to type notes regarding the active side.
Status bar	A horizontal bar at the bottom of the presentation window that displays the current slide number, number of slides in a presentation, Theme Name, View buttons, and Zoom slider.
Slides/Outline pane	Displays either all of the slides in the presentation in the form of miniature images called thumbnails (Slides tab) or the presentation outline (Outline tab).
Ribbon	Organizes commands on tabs, and then groups the commands by topic for performing related presentation tasks.

MS PowerPoint 2010 (Loading and Exiting)

PowerPoint 2010 is a visual and graphical application, primarily used for creating presentations. With PowerPoint, you can create, view, and present slide shows that combine text, shapes, pictures, graphs, animation, charts, videos, and much more.

Loading and Exiting MS PowerPoint

Steps in loading MS PowerPoint program (any of these)

I.        From the Start button

A.     

1.    Click the Start button

2.    Click the All programs

3.    Click MS Office

4.    Click MS PowerPoint 2010

B.     

1.    Click the Start button

2.    Type the word “powerpoint” in the search box

3.    Press Enter

II.      From the desktop (any of these)

A.      Double click the short cut icon of MS PowerPoint program

B.      Right click the short cut icon of MS PowerPoint program then click open

C.      Click the short cut icon of MS PowerPoint program then press Enter.

Steps in Exiting MS PowerPoint program (any of these)

A.     

1.    Save your work. (optional)

2.    Click the close button

B.     

1.    Save your work. (optional)

2.    Click the File button

3.    Click exit.

C.     

1.            Save your work (optional)

2.            Press Alt + F4.