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Start PowerPoint Using
the Start Menu
1. Start your computer and log on to Windows if your com-
puter is not on.
2. Choose Start➪All Programs➪Microsoft Office ➪
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (see Figure 1-1). Microsoft
PowerPoint opens, and you’re ready to create a new
slide presentation or open an existing presentation.
Start PowerPoint Using
Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Hold the Ctrl key down and press Esc.
2. Press the P key on your keyboard to select All Programs.
3. Press right, left, up, and down arrows to navigate
through the menu commands and folders until you
arrive at Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
4. Press Enter to launch PowerPoint, and the PowerPoint
default window appears (see Figure 1-2).
You can also create a program shortcut on your desktop. Locate
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 on your Start menu and right-click the
PowerPoint application icon to open a context menu. Choose Send
To
➪Desktop (Create Shortcut). The program shortcut is created on
your desktop. Just double-click the shortcut icon and PowerPoint
launches.
Figure 1-1: Open the Start Menu and choose Programs➪Microsoft Office➪
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
Figure 1-2: The PowerPoint window.
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