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The First Slide

Now we show you how to create the first slide to start your presentation.

1. Select the Title Slide Auto Layout in the New Slide dialog box, and click OK.

A blank slide with two text placeholders and the sample text appears.

2. To save your presentation file to the hard drive, use the Save As option in the File menu.

3. For this activity, name your file “Habits”. Save it in the “Effective living”folder inside the “My Documents” folder on your hard drive.

4. To enter text into the placeholders, click inside the Title text placeholder at the top.

The placeholder border becomes highlighted, and the sample text is replaced by a blinking cursor.

5. Type the text: “Effective Work- Life Balance”

6. Click in the Sub-title text placeholder.

7. Now, type the text: “Habits: An Overview”

8. Click outside this placeholder to deselect it.

The first slide is ready.

You are now ready to make the second slide.