Once your slide show is complete, you’ll need to learn how to present it to an audience. PowerPoint offers several tools and features to help make your presentation smooth, engaging, and professional. Presenting a slide show Before you present your slide show, you’ll need to think about the type of equipment that will be available […]
Even though PowerPoint presentations are designed to be viewed on a computer, there may be times when you want to print them. You can even print custom versions of a presentation, which can be especially helpful when presenting your slide show. The Print pane makes it easy to preview and print your presentation. Print layouts […]
When you’re working with longer presentations, it can be difficult and time consuming to locate a specific word or phrase. PowerPoint can automatically search your presentation using the Find feature, and it allows you to quickly change words or phrases using the Replace feature. To find text: From the Home tab, click the Find command. […]
As you add more slides to a presentation, it can be difficult to keep everything organized. Fortunately, PowerPoint offers tools to help you organize and prepare your slide show. About slide views PowerPoint includes several different slide views, which are all useful for various tasks. The slide view commands are located in the bottom-right of […]
If you’ve ever seen a PowerPoint presentation that had special effects between each slide, you’ve seen slide transitions. A transition can be as simple as fading to the next slide or as flashy as an eye-catching effect. PowerPoint makes it easy to apply transitions to some or all of your slides, giving your presentation a […]
A theme is a predefined combination of colors, fonts, and effects. Different themes also use different slide layouts. You’ve already been using a theme, even if you didn’t know it: the default Office theme. You can choose from a variety of new themes at any time, giving your entire presentation a consistent, professional look. What […]
If you’re new to PowerPoint, you’ll need to learn the basics of working with text. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to cut, copy, paste, and format text. To select text: Before you can move or arrange text, you’ll need to select it. Click next to the text you want to select, drag the mouse […]
Every PowerPoint presentation is composed of a series of slides. To begin creating a slide show, you’ll need to know the basics of working with slides. You’ll need to feel comfortable with tasks such as inserting a new slide, changing the layout of a slide, arranging existing slides, changing the slide view, and adding notes […]
