1. Apply a template to jump start your presentation. You can apply templates to structure style and page layout, and give yourself a jump-start on a new, blank presentation. You can apply three types of templates: those built-in to PowerPoint 2007, created by you and then saved to your computer, or downloaded from . (Business PowerPoint templates can be found .)

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click New. 2. In the New Presentation dialog box, do one of the following: - Under Templates, click Blank and recent, Installed Templates, or Installed Themes, click the built-in template that you want, and then click Create. - Under Templates, click New from existing, locate and then click the other presentation file that contains the template, and then click Create New. - Under Templates, click My templates, select a custom template that you created, and then click OK. - Under Microsoft Office Online, click a template category, select a template, and then click Download to download the template from Microsoft Office Online.

2. Add sound effects in your slides. Want to add applause sound effects to your slides? Play a few bars of "Deck the Halls"? No problem.

1. In the pane that contains the Outline and Slides tabs, click the Slides tab. 2. Click the slide to which you want to add a sound. 3. On the Insert tab, in the Media Clips group, click the arrow under Sound. 4. Do one of the following: - Click Sound from File, locate the folder that contains the file, and then double-click the file that you want to add. - Click Sound from Clip Organizer, scroll to find the clip that you want in the Clip Art task pane, and then click it to add it to the slide. Tip: You can preview a clip before adding it to your presentation. In the Clip Art task pane, in the Results box that displays the available clips, move your mouse pointer over the clip's thumbnail. Click the arrow that appears, and then click Preview/Properties.

3. Insert a chart or graph into your presentation.Do the following when you want to create a new chart or graph-for instance, to show company savings year-do-date, or a chart containing company holiday party planning expenditures-in PowerPoint: