Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2000

Opening a Presentation

You can open an existing presentation in several different ways:

• Select the Open an existing presentation option when you first start PowerPoint.

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You can also directly open one of the last four PowerPoint files you used by selecting it in the text box at the bottom of the dialog box. From within PowerPoint, the bottom of the File menu lists previously opened presentations.

• Click the Open button on the standard toolbar if PowerPoint is already open.

• Press Ctrl+O from within PowerPoint.

• Double-click a PowerPoint presentation from the Windows Explorer.

• Choose File, Open from the menu within PowerPoint.

The Open dialog box ...