Insert a New Slide into PowerPoint While in Show Mode

Keyboard shortcuts and functions are not available while presenting in PowerPoint. Annotating slides with a Tablet PC might require a new surface to expound visually on while making particular points during your presentation. Here's how to make that happen. Have no fear, Visual Basic is here. Yes, I am talking computer programming code here, but it's just cut and paste. You can do this. And if you can't, call the Institute.

  1. While you have your PowerPoint presentation open, click Tools >> Macros >> Visual Basic Editor

  2. Next, select Insert >> Module. Cut and paste the following code into the window.
    Sub InsertBlankSlide() Dim newIndex As Long With ActivePresentation newIndex = .SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.SlideIndex + 1 .Slides.Add newIndex, ppLayoutBlank .SlideShowWindow.View.GotoSlide newIndex End With End Sub

  3. Select File >> Close and Return to PowerPoint
  4. Click View >> Master >> Slide Master

  5. Next, click AutoShapes from your drawing toolbar (if not active, right-click on the toolbar and check drawing), and select Action Buttons

  6. Next, select that new shape and right-click, select Action Settings

  7. Next, under the Mouse click tab, select Run macro: InsertBlankSlide and click OK