Use the Format Painter on the Home tab to quickly apply the same formatting, such as color, font style and size, and border style, to multiple pieces of text or graphics. The format painter lets you copy all of the formatting from one object and apply it to another one – think of it as copying and pasting for… Read More »
Formatting the Text Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Select the text you want to modify. On the Home tab, in the Font group, you’ll find a lot of buttons and settings that you can use to customize and modify the text. This group contains everything related to the font and its styles. To change the… Read More »
Follow the steps below to add text to a PowerPoint slide. This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft PowerPoint: 2010, 2013, and 2016. Click in a designated text placeholder. 2. Once you click in the text placeholder, it becomes active and the cursor indicates where to enter your desired text. 3.… Read More »
With PowerPoint on your PC, Mac, or mobile device: Create presentations from scratch or a template. Add text, images, art, and videos. Select a professional design with PowerPoint Designer. Add transitions, animations, and motion. Save to OneDrive, to get to your presentations from your computer, tablet, or phone. Share and work with others, wherever they… Read More »
Microsoft Office integrates several desktop applications, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, in a bundled suite of software that allows you to store data, manage files and create folders. Saving your PowerPoint files in dedicated folders consolidates your work and makes it easier to access. You can also save other PowerPoint folders within the primary… Read More »
After you have created a new presentation file and spent some time working on it, you will want to save it every so often so that when your system crashes, you can recover your work. And if you are like most folks, you’ll also want to save and close your presentation each time you wrap… Read More »
Gridlines help give you visual cues when you’re formatting in PowerPoint. The default horizontal and vertical gridlines make a grid of one-inch squares. You can’t change that grid size. You can change the spacing between the dots that comprise each gridline by using the Spacing option. This setting allows you to adjust the precision of object alignment.… Read More »
Switch to different views in PowerPoint The views in PowerPoint that you can use to edit, print, and deliver your presentation are as follows: Normal view Slide Sorter view Notes Page view Outline view (in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac) Slide Show view Presenter view Master views: Slide, Handout, and Notes You can switch between PowerPoint… Read More »
How to start a presentation Follow these steps to start a presentation effectively: 1. Tell your audience who you are Start your presentation by introducing yourself. Along with sharing your name, give your audience some information about your background. Choose details that are relevant to your presentation and help establish you as an expert in… Read More »
Sometimes abbreviated as PP or PPT, PowerPoint is a presentation program developed by Microsoft that creates a slide show of important information, charts, and images for a presentation. It is most often used for business and school presentations. Where do you find or start PowerPoint? If you have Microsoft PowerPoint or the entire Microsoft Office package installed in Microsoft Windows, you can find PowerPoint in your Start… Read More »