**Instructions for Tailoring the 2008 BNQP Slide Set Presentations for a
Specific Audience**

Below are instructions that explain how to

-   insert a blank slide into an existing presentation

-   delete a slide from an existing presentation

-   change the order of the slides in an existing presentation

-   insert a slide from one presentation into another

These basic instructions are provided to help you tailor the slide set
presentations for a particular audience. The PowerPoint "help" feature
also is a useful tool.

If you have additional questions or need help with the slide set, please
feel free to contact Pamela Wong at (301) 975-4504 or other members of
the Baldrige Program at (301)975-2036.

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# Inserting a Blank Slide Into an Existing Presentation

1.  Open the slide set presentation that you wish to modify and, under
    "View" in the toolbar, select "Slide Sorter."

2.  Display the slide that will immediately precede the new blank slide.

3.  Select the "Insert" button from the tool bar at the top of the
    screen.

4.  Select "New Slide" from the drop-down menu. The "New Slide" dialog
    box will appear.

5.  In this box, click on the layout that you want to select.

6.  Click "OK." This will close the dialog box, and your new blank slide
    will appear on the screen.

**Deleting a Slide From an Existing Presentation**

1.  Open the slide set presentation that you wish to modify and, under
    "View" in the toolbar, select "Slide Sorter."

2.  Scroll until you come to the slide that you wish to delete.

3.  Select "Edit" from the tool bar at the top of the screen.

4.  Select "Delete Slide" from the drop down menu. (*Note:* If you
    inadvertently delete the wrong slide, select the "Edit" button from
    the menu at the top of the screen, and select "Undo Delete Slide"
    from the drop down menu.)

**Changing the Order of the Slides in a Presentation**

1.  Open the slide set presentation that you wish to modify.

2.  Select "View" from the tool bar at the top of the screen.

3.  Select "Slide Sorter" from the drop-down menu. All of the slides
    will appear on the screen in reduced size.

4.  Click on the slide that you wish to move and drag it slowly to the
    position in the presentation where you want to relocate it. As you
    drag the slide, a cursor will appear on the screen. This indicates
    that you have properly selected the slide.

5\. When the cursor is in the desired position in the presentation, a
vertical line will appear.

6\. Release the mouse button. The slide will then appear in the
relocated position.

**Inserting Slides From One Slide Set Presentation Into Another Slide
Set Presentation.**

1\. Open the slide set presentation that you wish to modify and, under
"View" in the

> toolbar, select "Slide Sorter." (For example, if you wish to insert a
> slide from the "Program Impacts" presentation into the "Program
> Overview" presentation, you should open the "Program Overview"
> presentation.)

2\. Display the slide that will immediately precede the slides you are
adding.

3\. Select "Insert" from the tool bar at the top of the screen.

4\. Select "Slides from Files" from the drop-down menu. The "Slide
Finder" dialog box

will appear.

5\. In this box, click on the "Browse" button. The "Insert Slides From
Files" dialog box will appear.

6\. Navigate to the PowerPoint file that contains the slides you want to
insert and double-

click on the file. This will take you back to the "Slide Finder" dialog
box.

7\. In this box, click on the "Display" button. The slides in the
selected presentation will

appear in the bottom half, or "Select Slides" area, of the dialog box.

8\. Click on the slides that you want to insert. Use the horizontal
scroll bar under the

slide images, as needed, to see additional slides.

9\. Click on the "Insert" button to insert the selected slides into your
presentation.

10\. Click on the "Close" button to close the "Slide Finder" dialog box.
The chosen slides will appear in the presentation that you are
modifying.

**Deleting the Baldrige Logo From Slides (in the Event You've Been Asked
to Provide Electronic Copies of Your Slides to Individuals After a
Presentation)**

1.  Open the slide set presentation that you wish to modify.

2.  Select "View" from the tool bar at the top of the screen.

3.  Select "Master," then "Slide Master" from the drop-down menus.

4.  To delete the Baldrige logo and the top frame of the slide, click on
    the ribbon and then hit "Delete." To delete/change only portions of
    the top frame of the slide, click on the respective section, and hit
    "Delete." You may then type in new text, as needed.