Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Basic PowerPoint Tasks PowerPoint is a powerful and versatile program for creating presentations. This document will show you how to complete some of the basic tasks involved in creating presentations, including starting a new presentation, inserting new slides and preparing to print. Opening PowerPoint NOTE: The procedure for opening PowerPoint may vary depending on the setup of your computer. 1. From the Start menu, select All Programs » Microsoft Office » Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 PowerPoint 2007 opens. Starting a New Presentation When PowerPoint is opened, a blank Title slide appears by default as the first slide in your new presentation. You can start a new presentation when you first open PowerPoint or after PowerPoint is already open.