# Creating slides

A deck always has at least one slide. You add more as you go.

## Starting a new deck

When you open a brand-new agent's slides page, the editor shows the **get-started cluster** instead of an empty canvas — three buttons offering Import / Use a template / Migrate from Workflow.

{/* TODO(screenshots): /docs-images/slides/get-started.png — get-started cluster on a blank deck */}

Three paths to populate the deck:

- **Import PDF or PPTX** — upload an existing presentation. Imports preserve text, images, and positions where possible. See [Importing](/docs/build/slides/importing).
- **Use a template** — browse the [template library](/docs/build/slides/templates) and clone one as your starting point.
- **Migrate from Workflow** — only shows when the agent has legacy Workflow slides; promotes them to V2 SlideDoc.

If none apply, just dismiss the cluster and start with a blank slide.

## Adding a slide

Two ways:

- **Scene strip** → click the `+` at the bottom. The new slide is appended after the currently-active one.
- **Right-click any slide** in the scene strip → "New slide above" / "New slide below."

New slides start blank with the deck-wide theme applied. Add elements via the [top toolbar](/docs/build/slides/editor-basics#top-toolbar).

## Duplicating

Two ways:

- **Keyboard** — select a slide in the scene strip, press `⌘D` (Mac) or `Ctrl+D` (Windows/Linux).
- **Right-click** the slide → "Duplicate."

The duplicate inherits everything: elements, theme override, avatar config, script, AI instructions, speaker notes. It's inserted directly after the source.

## Reordering

Drag slides in the scene strip. A blue insert line shows where the slide will land. Release to drop. The published view's order matches the scene-strip order.

> [!TIP]
> The agent's transition script ("now let's look at slide 2") doesn't auto-update when you reorder. Double-check the agent script if you've moved slides into a different narrative position. See [Script and instructions](/docs/build/slides/script-and-instructions).

## Deleting

Two ways:

- **Keyboard** — select a slide, press `Delete` or `Backspace`. A confirm dialog appears the first time per session.
- **Right-click** the slide → "Delete."

A deck with one remaining slide will refuse the delete — every deck needs at least one slide.

## Reordering by section

For longer decks, sections aren't a built-in concept yet, but you can lean on naming and color to chunk them — set distinct theme overrides on section dividers (see [Theming → Per-slide override](/docs/build/slides/theming#per-slide-override)).

## Read next

- [Editor basics](/docs/build/slides/editor-basics) — three panes, top toolbar
- [Elements overview](/docs/build/slides/elements/overview) — the 7 element types