Solution:

1) Select the 'File' menu and select 'New...'. (The New Presentation dialog box appears.)
2) Do one of the following to apply a design template to a new presentation:

a) To apply a blank presentation template, do the following:

1] Click the 'General' tab.
'General' tab
2] (Optional) Select one of the three buttons located to the right of the 'General' list box to change the view of the 'Blank Presentation' icon.
'General' tab
3] Select the 'Blank Presentation' icon from the 'General' list box
'General' tab
NOTE: The blank template layout appears in the 'Preview' box to the right of the 'General' list box.
'General' tab
4] Click 'OK'. (The New Slide dialog box appears.)
NOTE: Click 'Cancel' to abort the blank presentation layout.
5] Select the desired layout for the first slide in the new presentation from the 'Choose an AutoLayout' list box. (The selected layout is highlighted, and a description of the layout appears in the bottom right corner of the New Slide dialog box.)
'AutoLayout' list box
6] Click 'OK'. (A slide appears with the formatting from the Blank Presentation and AutoLayout templates.)

b) To apply a presentation design, do the following:

1] Click the 'Presentation Designs' tab.
'Presentation Designs' tab
2] (Optional) Select one of the three buttons located to the right of the 'Presentation Designs' list box to change the view of the presentation design information.
'Presentation Designs' tab
3] Select the desired template from the 'Presentation Designs' list box. (The template appears in the 'Preview' box to the right of the 'Presentation Design' list box.)
'Presentation Designs' tab
NOTE: Use the scroll bar to access more presentation design choices.
4] Click 'OK'. (The New Slide dialog box appears.)
5] Select the desired layout for the first slide in the new presentation from the 'Choose an AutoLayout' list box. (The selected layout is highlighted, and a description of the layout appears in the bottom right corner of the New Slide dialog box.)
'AutoLayout' list box
6] Click 'OK'. (A slide appears with the formatting from the Presentation Design and AutoLayout templates.)

c) To apply a pre-made presentation, complete with content areas, do the following:

1] Click the 'Presentation' tab.
'Presentation' tab
2] (Optional) Select one of the three buttons located to the right of the 'Presentation' list box to change the view of the presentation information.
'Presentation' tab
3] Select the desired presentation template from the 'Presentation' list box. (The presentation template layout appears in the 'Preview' box at the right of the 'Presentation' list box.)
'Presentation' tab
4] (Optional) Select the 'AutoContent Wizard' template in the 'Presentations' group to use the 'AutoContent Wizard' to quickly create a presentation using preset ideas and organizations.
'AutoContent Wizard'
NOTE: Use the scroll bar to access more presentation design choices.
5] Click 'OK'.