Question

when using presentation software, which menu can you use to duplicate a slide to use as a template for a new slide?

Answer 1

Open two presentations.original presentation - contains the slides to copy fromdestination presentation - slides will be copied to this presentation - (this may be an existing presentation or a new presentation)
For PowerPoint 2007 - On the View tab of the ribbon, in the Window section, click on the Arrange All button. - Choose Window > Arrange All from the main menu.This will show both presentations at the same time on screen.

For all versions of PowerPoint, choose one of the following methods to copy your slides ~Copy and PasteRight click on the thumbnail slide to be copied, in the Slides/Outline task pane of the original presentation.Choose Copy from the shortcut menu.In the destination presentation, right click in a blank area of the Slides/Outline task pane, where you wish to place the copied slide. This can be anywhere in the sequence of slides in the
presentation.Choose Paste from the shortcut menu.Click and DragIn the Slides/Outline task pane of the original presentation, click on the thumbnail version of the desired slide.Drag the thumbnail slide to the Slides/Outline task pane of the destination presentation in the preferred location for the slide.The newly copied slide will take on the design theme or design template of the second presentation. If you have started a new presentation and have not applied a design theme or design template, the newly copied slide will be on the white background of the default design template.