Start PowerPoint 2010 from the start menu or desktop to open a blank presentation and create a title slide with 'click to add title' and an optional subtitle.

Save your PowerPoint 2010 presentations by choosing a file name and location in the save dialog, and use save or save as with Ctrl+S or F12.

Open, switch, and arrange presentations using keyboard shortcuts and the view tab. Tile or cascade windows to compare slides side by side and move slides between open files.

Explore screen layout options and zooming in PowerPoint 2010 by switching between normal, slide sorter, reading, and slideshow views, and adjusting the navigation pane, notes pane, and outline view.

Learn to turn on and off the ruler, grid lines, and guides in PowerPoint 2010, and use snap-to-grid and spacing settings to align objects precisely.

learn to add extra slides to existing or new PowerPoint presentations by selecting layouts from the home tab, such as title and content, and inserting text, pictures, tables, or charts.

Explore entering text onto slides by using predefined text boxes and bullet points, selecting slide layouts, and avoiding manual boxes for presentation content.

Copy and paste slide content in PowerPoint 2010 to reuse bullet points, then choose paste options like keep source formatting, destination theme, or keep text only.

Learn how to change an existing slide's layout in PowerPoint 2010 by applying a new layout from the Home tab, adjusting or preserving text boxes.

Explore how to apply and customize a presentation theme in PowerPoint 2010 to control font size, color, alignment, and bullet points, ensuring a consistent look from slide to slide.

Explore bullet point styles in PowerPoint 2010, from default bullets to pictures, symbols, and custom fonts. Learn to adjust size, color, and numbering, including start points and roman numerals.

Explore how to control paragraph formatting in PowerPoint 2010, including alignment, line spacing, indentation, margins, and vertical alignment within text boxes, plus optional rotation and text direction.

Learn to apply superscript and subscript in PowerPoint 2010 to format temperatures, ordinals, and scientific symbols. Adjust offsets in the font dialog box, and use automatic superscript for ordinals.

Explore how to manage autocorrect in PowerPoint 2010 by accessing AutoCorrect options, enabling or disabling initial capitals, sentence capitalization, caps lock correction, text replacement, and exceptions.

Learn to insert charts in PowerPoint 2010, choose chart types from line to 3D exploded pie, and edit embedded Excel data to reflect monthly values.

Switch between line, bar, column, and pie charts and apply different layouts and styles in PowerPoint 2010 using the Design tab, changing appearance without altering the data.

Master changing chart layout options in PowerPoint 2010 by using chart tools on the design and layout tabs to customize titles, axes, labels, and grid lines.

Explore formatting options for PowerPoint 2010 charts, customize styles and colors, and adjust chart parts such as the plot area, series, floor, walls, and chart area, plus axis fonts.

Learn to format pie charts in PowerPoint 2010 by placing data labels on the outside edge, showing percentages, removing the legend, and rotating or exploding slices for emphasis.

Learn how to add a chart to a blank PowerPoint slide without a content placeholder using insert chart and edit the embedded Excel data, then move or resize the chart.

Select the chart area on the slide and press delete to remove the chart. Return to the slide placeholder and verify you deleted the correct chart on the intended slide.

Insert an organization chart on any slide using the insert ribbon and the hierarchy layout, then resize, edit text in the main and subtitle boxes to fit the slide.

Learn to add and position new boxes in a PowerPoint 2010 organization chart using the design tab and SmartArt, placing boxes as subordinates, bosses, or assistants, with text edits.

Learn how to remove boxes from an organization chart, delete people, and understand how subordinates are promoted when a boss is removed, with resizing behavior.

Learn how to rearrange an organization chart in PowerPoint 2010 by changing order at a level, promoting and demoting individuals, and managing subordinates to preserve relationships.

Open the organization chart, use the design tab to choose pre-built layouts like top-down or horizontal, and apply them globally or to a single branch; insert pictures from your system.

Select and customize PowerPoint organization charts using smart styles, color themes, and 3D layouts. Edit individual boxes or multiple selections to adjust fill, outline, bevels, shadows, and effects.

Remove an organization chart from a PowerPoint 2010 slide by selecting the chart and pressing delete, or remove the entire slide for reuse in the presentation.

Insert clip art in PowerPoint 2010 by opening the clip art dialog, searching Office.com for illustrations, and placing a chosen image into a slide placeholder.

Learn to insert clip art on any slide in PowerPoint 2010 using insert > clip art, search for illustrations like pizza, drop onto the slide, and move or resize.

Move and resize clip art in PowerPoint 2010 using corner and side handles to keep proportions, rotate with the green dot, and place images without affecting slide text.

Learn how to remove clip art from slides in PowerPoint 2010, using the delete key, manage placeholders, and replace art or leave space when no placeholder exists.

Explore how to insert a smart art graphic into a PowerPoint slide, choose from various layouts and categories, add text, and adjust placement on existing slides.

Explore how to customize a smart art graphic in PowerPoint 2010 by editing text, changing colors, styles, and layouts, and swapping shapes while retaining options and using the text pane.

Select the smart art graphic and press delete to remove it. If the graphic used a placeholder, the placeholder returns on the slide so you can add another item.

Learn to add Word Art objects to slides in PowerPoint 2010 using the insert ribbon and choose styles. Resize, rotate, and fit text within decorative shapes for bold visuals.

Insert and draw built-in shapes from PowerPoint to create slides, resize, rotate, maintain symmetry with the shift key, and customize color.

Select a drawing object on a slide and press delete to remove it, and enable multi-select with shift-click to delete several shapes at once; undo if needed.

Control stacking order and grouping in PowerPoint 2010 by bringing shapes forward to the front or back, and grouping multiple shapes into a single movable unit.

Explore PowerPoint 2010’s main views—normal, slide sorter, outline, notes page, reading view, and slideshow view—and switch between them with the view ribbon.

Learn how to reorder slides in PowerPoint 2010 by cutting and pasting, or using slide sorter view, with slides renumbering and multiple slide moves.

Learn to insert slides from another presentation by using slide sorter view to open two presentations, select and copy slides, and paste them into the target in the desired order.

Learn to run a PowerPoint 2010 presentation from the beginning or from the current slide using slide show options and shortcuts like five and shift five, then escape to return.

Advance through slides with enter, spacebar, or page down. Go back with page up and jump to first or last slide with home or end; and press w to wipe.

Draw on slides during the slideshow with the pen tool (press p). Erase with e, switch back to the arrow with Ctrl to continue, keep or discard drawings.

Master using the laser pointer in PowerPoint 2010 during a slideshow by holding the control key and left-clicking to point at items, then release to continue.

Record slide timings with rehearse timings and edit them later in slide sorter to adjust transition times, enabling self-running presentations without manual clicking.

Set up a PowerPoint 2010 presentation to use timings and narrations, manage slide show options such as loop and custom shows, and enable multi-monitor setups with notes.

Learn how to create and manage custom shows in PowerPoint 2010 by selecting slides from your presentation, naming, editing, and running looping custom slides for focused demos.

Save the show as a PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) to run from start with narrations and animations. Email it, copy to a memory stick, or burn to a CD for distribution.

Broadcast your PowerPoint 2010 presentation live across the internet in real time using the built-in broadcast service, share the generated link, and remote viewers watch in a browser.

Office web apps lets you share Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files by saving them to SkyDrive, so anyone can access the same document from anywhere.

Access your Sky Drive by signing in or signing up with a Windows Live ID, verify your account, and manage 25 gigabytes of public and private folders with sharing options.

Log in to SkyDrive using your browser and open the public PowerPoint folder. Click upload, browse to the PowerPoint file under 50 megabytes, and save it to the PowerPoint folder.

Access and edit PowerPoint files in SkyDrive by logging in with Windows Live, selecting the public folder, and editing in the browser or by opening in PowerPoint.

Identify how to share SkyDrive public documents using the public folder address and your unique id, while keeping private files in My Documents, then generate a public link.

Learn how to obtain direct links and embed PowerPoint files from SkyDrive public folders, including copying the web address, handling spaces, and using iframe code.

Create a clear folder hierarchy in SkyDrive by adding subfolders inside public folders, name them like training or project X, then open a folder to upload files.

Copy, move, and delete PowerPoint files and folders on SkyDrive to organize public and training areas, create new folders, and permanently remove items when needed.

Learn to set and manage sharing permissions for SkyDrive folders, create root-level folders with custom access, assign view or edit rights, and notify invited users.