color scheme, or animation scheme; create a custom animation; set slide transitions; search for files; and copy and paste multiple items at once.
- Switch between most recent task panes
- In the upper-left corner of the pane, click the back and forward arrows to see most recently viewed panes.
- Display the most recently opened task pane
- On the View menu, click Task Pane. (Note: If this command has a check mark, clicking it will turn off a task pane that's displayed.)
- Display task panes
- In the upper-right corner of any task pane, click the down arrow, and then click the task pane you want.
- Close the task pane
- Click the Close box in the upper-right corner.
- Display it
- On the File menu, click New.
- Display it
- On the Format menu, click Slide Layout.
- Show or hide it when you insert a new slide
- At the bottom of the task pane, select or clear the Show when inserting new slides check box.
- To display it
- On the Formatting toolbar, click Design
. - Or, on the Format menu, click Slide Design.
- To see design templates
- Click Design Templates at the top of the pane.
- To see color schemes
- Click Color Schemes at the top of the pane.
- To see animation schemes
- Click Animation Schemes at the top of the pane.
- To display it
- On the Slide Show menu, click Custom Animation.
- Or, on the slide, select the item you're adding custom animation to, right-click, and on the shortcut menu, click Custom Animation.
- To display it
- On the Slide Show menu, click Slide Transition.
- Display it
- On the File menu, click File Search.
Advanced File Search task pane
- Display it
- On the File menu, click File Search, and then in the Basic File Search task pane, under See also, click Advanced File Search.
- Display it
- On the Edit menu, click Office Clipboard.