How do I insert a new blank PowerPoint slide without leaving presentation mode?
I have a Surface Book with a pen that I use with PowerPoint for lectures. I like being able to scribble on my slides with the pen, but sometimes, e.g., if I'd like to draw a whole diagram in response to an interesting question, it would be a lot easier if I could simply insert a new blank slide without ever leaving presentation mode. Even better if I could do it with some magic click with the pen.
Is there any way to insert a blank slide without leaving presentation mode?
microsoft-powerpoint
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
add a comment |
I have a Surface Book with a pen that I use with PowerPoint for lectures. I like being able to scribble on my slides with the pen, but sometimes, e.g., if I'd like to draw a whole diagram in response to an interesting question, it would be a lot easier if I could simply insert a new blank slide without ever leaving presentation mode. Even better if I could do it with some magic click with the pen.
Is there any way to insert a blank slide without leaving presentation mode?
microsoft-powerpoint
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49
add a comment |
I have a Surface Book with a pen that I use with PowerPoint for lectures. I like being able to scribble on my slides with the pen, but sometimes, e.g., if I'd like to draw a whole diagram in response to an interesting question, it would be a lot easier if I could simply insert a new blank slide without ever leaving presentation mode. Even better if I could do it with some magic click with the pen.
Is there any way to insert a blank slide without leaving presentation mode?
microsoft-powerpoint
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
I have a Surface Book with a pen that I use with PowerPoint for lectures. I like being able to scribble on my slides with the pen, but sometimes, e.g., if I'd like to draw a whole diagram in response to an interesting question, it would be a lot easier if I could simply insert a new blank slide without ever leaving presentation mode. Even better if I could do it with some magic click with the pen.
Is there any way to insert a blank slide without leaving presentation mode?
microsoft-powerpoint
microsoft-powerpoint
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
asked Aug 21 '18 at 17:12
Nicole Hamilton
8,44411236
8,44411236
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49
add a comment |
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
I don't have the Surface Book or the pen, but it seems you should be able to
set button shortcuts on your pen
then you could launch the Windows Ink Workspace app
- and select Sketchpad to get clean canvas to write on
I can trigger this on my computer with Win+W and it looks to me that there is good chance it won't interfere with your presentation.
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1351059%2fhow-do-i-insert-a-new-blank-powerpoint-slide-without-leaving-presentation-mode%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
I don't have the Surface Book or the pen, but it seems you should be able to
set button shortcuts on your pen
then you could launch the Windows Ink Workspace app
- and select Sketchpad to get clean canvas to write on
I can trigger this on my computer with Win+W and it looks to me that there is good chance it won't interfere with your presentation.
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
add a comment |
I don't have the Surface Book or the pen, but it seems you should be able to
set button shortcuts on your pen
then you could launch the Windows Ink Workspace app
- and select Sketchpad to get clean canvas to write on
I can trigger this on my computer with Win+W and it looks to me that there is good chance it won't interfere with your presentation.
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
add a comment |
I don't have the Surface Book or the pen, but it seems you should be able to
set button shortcuts on your pen
then you could launch the Windows Ink Workspace app
- and select Sketchpad to get clean canvas to write on
I can trigger this on my computer with Win+W and it looks to me that there is good chance it won't interfere with your presentation.
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
I don't have the Surface Book or the pen, but it seems you should be able to
set button shortcuts on your pen
then you could launch the Windows Ink Workspace app
- and select Sketchpad to get clean canvas to write on
I can trigger this on my computer with Win+W and it looks to me that there is good chance it won't interfere with your presentation.
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
answered Aug 21 '18 at 19:44
Vlastimil Ovčáčík
1,50211025
1,50211025
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
add a comment |
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
Tried that. But every time you select sketchpad, you get the same sketchpad, not an additional page, so you have to save keep saving it before you clear it. And of course, they're not PPT slides.
– Nicole Hamilton
Aug 21 '18 at 23:44
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Some of your past answers have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from answering.
Please pay close attention to the following guidance:
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1351059%2fhow-do-i-insert-a-new-blank-powerpoint-slide-without-leaving-presentation-mode%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Not without some programming (usually in VBA). However, you could pre-insert a few hidden blank slides and include links to them in your slide master so you could click to jump there at need. With a keyboard, you can also press the number of the slide you want to jump to, then ENTER to go there; I'd imagine there's some kind of Surface equivalent for this.
– Steve Rindsberg
Aug 21 '18 at 19:43
See, presentation mode is demoing pptx which is read-only like pdf. It goes against the design philosophy to give such a feature. Just head back and Ctrl+M, no one will notice.
– Nick
Aug 21 '18 at 19:49