- On the Formatting toolbar, click New Slide .
- With the insertion point in the Outline or Slides tab, press Enter.
- You can also insert a new slide from the Slide Layout task pane: point to a layout, click the arrow, and then click Insert New Slide.
- If you want to keep the Slide Layout task pane from displaying each time you click New Slide , clear the Show when inserting new slides check box at the bottom of the pane.