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Importing Slides into a Presentation

Importing slides into a presentation from another one is highly convenient because this way, you don't have to remake the slides in question manually. Knowing how to import slides saves time and effort when done correctly, so it's worth learning this skill well!

Downloading the base file

Download and save Import_slides.pptx.

Import_slides.pptxPPTX · Import_slides.pptx

Interestingly, you don't have to open the file at any point. You'll see.

The Objective

Next, we'll add a new slide into Bringing_Presentation_to_Life.pptx. Afterwards, there's a slide like this:

Task: Import a slide from another presentation

Import slide 4 (a chart) from the Import_slides.pptx PowerPoint presentation to your presentation Bringing_Presentation_to_Life.pptx, and place it after the project managers slide. Use the theme of your current presentation.

The colors, fonts, and the appearance of the chart and the slide automatically change to reflect the theme of your presentation.

Nice

You can import slides from another presentation by using the clipboard, but it's more efficient to navigate to the Home tab, then to the Slides group, click the bottom of New Slide, and then choose Reuse Slides.

Käytä dioja uudelleen on Diat ryhmässä keskivaiheilla

Reuse Slides menu will open to the right side of your screen.

You can either import slides from recommended presentations or import them from a file you've saved earlier (Browse).

If you import a slide from the recommended presentations, click the Choose content button below the presentation.

Käytä dioja uudelleen -ruudusta voit ylhäältä hakea, ja alempaa tuoda aiemmasta tiedostosta

Voit valita käytetäänkö lähde- vai kohdetiedoston muotoiluja tuontitilanteessa

As a default the slides will be imported exactly the same they were in their original presentation. If you want to use your current theme for them, uncheck the checkbox Use source formatting.

The presentation slides will open into the pane, and you can click to add the desired slides to the presentation.

The arrow in the upper-left corner of the screen will take you back to the previous pane, and, if necessary, you can choose another file from which you want to import slides.

You can close the pane with the “×” mark on the top right.

Kun olet valinnut dian, valitse alhaalta lisää dia.

Task: Reset the formatting of the slide

Check what formatting the imported slide is using, and reset it so the possible formattings and edits to it are removed.

For example, below the right side of the bar chart is mixing with the slide’s background.

pylväsdiagrammi, jossa 4 luokkaa ja 3 maata jokaisessa

When you fix it, the bar chart will be easier to read too.

Asettelu sijaitsee Diat-ryhmän yläoikealla

Layout of the slides

When you import slides from other presentations and set them to use the theme they're imported to, you should check their layout. You can restore a layout by navigating to the Home tab, then to then**Slides** group, and then clicking Layout.

In addition, you should click the Reset button in the same group, so that all the manual formatting in the slide will be removed.

Revisit the contents of this chapter if you feel it necessary, or ask for help via email or at the message board. Note that you can also help others and answer the questions on the message board!

Then let's learn to create transitions and animations that will add liveliness to your presentations.

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