Transcription: Again, we'll close PowerPoint down and start it from the Start menu. The PowerPoint dialog allows us to choose to begin with a blank presentation. Now you might wonder why I've been closing PowerPoint down and restarting it each time. That's because you only get this dialog box when you launch PowerPoint from the Start menu. However, you're ready to learn how to get to these options without this dialog. If PowerPoint is already open, I'll simply cancel this dialog. If PowerPoint is already open and you wish to start a new presentation, simply go to the File, New command. File, New dot, dot, do ...