Learn Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Slides from Scratch

Learn how to add new slides in PowerPoint, select from multiple slide layouts (including two content layouts) using the home menu or slide sorter, and change a slide's layout.

learn how to organize slides by adding sections and naming them, then apply and customize PowerPoint themes from the design tab, adjusting colors and fonts.

Insert and format text in PowerPoint by adding text boxes, applying fonts, sizes, colors, alignment, line spacing, and text effects. Insert slide numbers, date, time, and basic equations.

Learn to add and merge shapes in PowerPoint, apply fills, gradients, transparency, outlines, and insert pictures into shapes with format drawing tools.

Insert pictures from your computer or online sources into PowerPoint slides, resize to preserve aspect ratio, remove backgrounds, and apply edits like corrections and effects.

Learn how to add and customize tables in PowerPoint, including inserting or drawing tables, resizing, editing text, deleting rows or columns, and using Excel data with design and layout options.

Learn to insert and edit charts in PowerPoint, switch between pie, column, and line types, edit data, rename series, and apply data labels, colors, and quick layouts.

Learn to insert and customize SmartArt in PowerPoint to visually represent data, convert text to SmartArt, and build hierarchical diagrams like an organizational chart.

Learn how to insert icons in a PowerPoint presentation, resize and recolor them, convert to shapes, ungroup if needed, and enhance smart art with icons.

Learn to insert 3D models in PowerPoint by choosing online sources or files, rotating views, adjusting with 3D model tools, and resizing for presentations.

Learn to insert and use hyperlinks in PowerPoint to connect slides and files, link to a specific slide, return to the main slide, and update links as slides move.

Explore how to insert actions in PowerPoint by using action buttons and hyperlinks to navigate between slides, customize colors and formats, and create automated navigation.

Learn to insert Zoom slides to link to specific slides, jump to slide 14 during a presentation, and return to the main slide.

Learn to insert videos in PowerPoint slides using the insert tab, choose online video or a file from your PC, then resize and play in the slide and slideshow.

Insert audio from your PC into a PowerPoint slide and adjust its formatting. Set playback to play across slides, loop, auto play, or trim for timing.

Explore the difference between slide transitions and animations, then learn to apply and customize transitions in PowerPoint, adjusting duration, effect options, and previews.

Add and customize slide animations in PowerPoint, choose direction with effect options, apply multiple animations to an element, and preview appear and disappear effects during a slide show.

Learn to review a presentation by adding and managing comments in the review panel, sharing feedback with your subordinate, and comparing two presentations side by side.

Explore PowerPoint view options: outline, notes page, slideshow, reading, and normal; use rulers, grids, and guides to align elements; master view customizes themes and applies them to slides.

Learn to compress media and pictures to shrink PowerPoint file size, using picture tools to apply compression to specific images, with options up to 220 ppi.

Discover how to print PowerPoint slides with grayscale or black-and-white, adjust printer properties and slide size, and export or share to pdf, video, or image formats like png and jpg.