If you want to rehearse presenting your slideshow to make sure the timing is correct, you can use the Rehearse Timings feature. This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft PowerPoint: 2010, 2013, and 2016. Select the Slide Show tab and in the Set Up group, select Rehearse Timings. 2. The Recording box will launch. You can use the… Read More »
Create a Custom Show in PowerPoint Creating a custom show in PowerPoint is a simple process. Plus, you can arrange the slides in any order you like and edit the custom show when needed. Open your PowerPoint presentation and select the Slide Show tab. In the Start Slide Show section of the ribbon, click “Custom Slide Show”… Read More »
Adding sound to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can be useful in making make a presentation more interesting and engaging. PowerPoint supports all common types of sound files including MP3, WAV, FLAC, MIDI, and WMA. To insert a sound file into a PowerPoint slide, follow the steps below. Open a PowerPoint presentation. Click the Insert tab. In the Media section on the Ribbon bar, click the Audio icon. Note… Read More »
How to Add Animation to PowerPoint on a PC Here are easy steps for using PowerPoint slide animation. The following instructions are for PowerPoint 2016, 2013, and 2010, as well as PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. Open your PowerPoint presentation and navigate to the slide to which you want to apply animations. Select the item you… Read More »
To insert a SmartArt graphic: Select the slide where you want the Smart Art graphic to appear. From the Insert tab, select the Smart Art command in the Illustrations group. A dialog box will appear. Select a category on the left, choose the desired SmartArt graphic, and click OK. The Smart Art graphic will appear on the current slide. You can also click the Insert… Read More »
How to Create Charts Select the slide where you want to include the chart. Go to the Insert tab and, in the Illustrations group, click Chart. A new window will open. Select the type of chart you want and click OK. A chart will be generated, along with a new worksheet containing the data, which… Read More »
Insert a Table Click the Insert Table content placeholder.You can also insert a table by clicking the Insert tab on the ribbon and then the Table button. Specify the number of columns and rows. Click OK. Click in a cell and type in your information.Navigation shortcuts: Press the Tab key to move to the next adjacent cell. Use arrow keys to move one cell at a… Read More »
Ribbon and Tabs Ribbon is located on the top of the PowerPoint window just below the Title bar. It is made up of seven tabs; Home, Insert, Design, Animations, Slide Show, Review and View. Each tab is divided into groups of related commands that are displayed on the Ribbon. To view additional commands of a… Read More »
To make the text on your slides easier to read, you might want to change the spacing between lines of text and between paragraphs in your PowerPoint presentation. You can also adjust the alignment and indentation of lines of text. Line spacing (single-space, double-space, and so on) and vertical alignment (top, bottom, or middle) are… Read More »
You can format the look of bullets from the Format menu. To format a bulleted list: Click FormatBullets and Numbering. A dialog box opens. Make sure the Bulleted tab is selected. Choose the bullet style you want from the examples that appear on the screen, or click Picture and choose a style from the bullets that appear. You can also choose size… Read More »