How to merge two PowerPoint files into one

Method 1. Use the Reuse Slides feature

Step 1: Open the first PowerPoint file. Next, you click on Slides (1) => New Slide (2) => Reuse Slides… (3) .

Step 2 : You click Browse (1) => Browse File… (2) .

Next, you find the 2nd PowerPoint file (3) => Open (4) .

Step 3: Right-click on the slide you want to insert in the Reuse Slides menu . These commands have the following effects:

• - Insert Slide : Insert the selected slide at the position of the open slide
• - Insert All Slides : Insert all slides in the second PowerPoint file into the current slide position
• - Apply Theme to All Slides : Apply the theme template of all slide 2 to slide 1
• - Apply Theme to Selected Slides : Apply the slide 2 theme to slide 1

Method 2. Use Copy / Paste

Copy / Paste is a 'classic' and useful method for transferring content between two PowerPoint files. Proceed as follows:

Step 1: Open the first PowerPoint file. Next, you click to select the PowerPoint slide to copy or you can select multiple slides by holding Ctrl + left click on the slide (1) => Copy (2) .

Step 2: Open the second PowerPoint file and right click on the list Slide (1) => Paste (2) . The Paste commands work as follows (in order from left to right).

• Use Destination Theme: Paste and use the theme from the current PowerPoint file.
• - Keep Source Formatting : Keep the font style and theme from the original file.
• - Picture: Just take pictures.

With two popular and useful PowerPoint file merging ways, you can organize, use and convert between PowerPoint files in the most sensible way.

Good luck!