Powerpoint 2010

Learn PowerPoint 2010 module two by inserting and formatting shapes, grouping and layering objects, inserting pictures and screenshots, adding transitions, animations, speaker notes, running slides, and printing handouts.

Learn to insert auto shapes from the shapes menu on the home or insert ribbon and adjust them with resizing handles, rotation, and yellow diamonds to tailor arrows on slides.

Learn to format autoshapes in PowerPoint 2010 by applying built-in styles, customizing fill and outline, adding effects, duplicating shapes, selecting multiple shapes, and using shapes as text boxes.

Group multiple objects into a single shape to move, resize, or edit them as one. Learn selection methods, including shift-click and the lasso, then use group, ungroup, and regroup commands.

Learn how to order autoshapes on slides in PowerPoint 2010 by using bring forward, send backward, and bring to front to control layering of text and shapes.

Insert pictures from file into PowerPoint 2010 slides using content placeholders or the insert tab; resize, crop, and apply formatting such as recolor and picture styles.

Learn how to insert screenshots and screen clippings into PowerPoint 2010 slides. Use the insert tab's screenshot button to insert full screens or screen clippings, then apply picture styles.

Apply transitions to slides, including the cube transition, and use apply to all to standardize across slides. Adjust duration and effect options, and manage auto-advance timing for slide flow.

Explore how to apply and customize animations in PowerPoint 2010, including bulleted text, SmartArt, and graphics, using entrance, exit, emphasis, and motion path effects with precise timing.

Learn to run a PowerPoint 2010 slide show with manual timing and on-click advances, plus use of pin, ink, whiteboard, transitions, animations, and keeping annotations after exit.

Learn to create and manage speaker notes in PowerPoint 2010 by using the notes pane, copying slide text, formatting with bullets, using notes page view, and printing your notes.

Access the print options from the file tab or backstage view, select the output (notes pages, outlines, or handouts), adjust color, orientation, and copies, then click print.

Create SmartArt diagrams and data charts, convert bulleted text to SmartArt, and apply themes, custom backgrounds, slide masters, headers and footers, and import Word outlines to build templates and presentations.

Master smart art graphics in PowerPoint 2010 by inserting animated diagrams, choosing categories like process and hierarchy, updating text with the text pane, and styling with colors, themes, and WordArt.

Convert selected bulleted text into a SmartArt graphic in PowerPoint 2010 by using the convert to SmartArt button, previewing options, and applying colors and styles for clear visual impact.

Insert smart art on any slide via the insert tab, choose a category like cycle, resize and move with the border divots, and convert to standard text or shapes.

Apply animations to SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2010, selecting entrance, emphasis, or exit effects, previewing timings, and displaying each SmartArt step one step at a time in slideshow view.

Insert and customize data charts in PowerPoint 2010 using Excel data, choose chart types, adjust data ranges, add titles and axis labels, and animate charts for slide shows.

Learn to customize PowerPoint 2010 backgrounds by applying and mixing design themes, creating custom color schemes and fonts, and saving your own themes for reuse.

Explore slide masters in PowerPoint 2010 to apply a logo and font changes globally, manage layouts, propagate changes, and reset slides to conform to the master.

Learn to create custom slide layouts in PowerPoint 2010 by using slide master, inserting a four-chart placeholder layout, duplicating placeholders, removing footers, and naming the layout for easy reuse.

Learn how to add date, slide numbers, and confidential text to headers and footers in PowerPoint 2010, and apply formatting across all slides using the slide master.

Create reusable PowerPoint templates by applying design themes and prepopulating slides with text, graphics, and placeholders, then save and reuse them from my templates for quarterly sales recap presentations.

Import a Word document into PowerPoint 2010 by using Word heading styles to create slide outlines, titles, subtitles, and bullets, then map headings to slides.

Master PowerPoint 2010: advanced animation with motion paths and animation painter; automate slides with rehearsed timings; add music, video, and handouts using Word; create custom slideshows and photo albums.

Master motion paths and animation schemes to animate slides quickly, adjust timing with duration and start options, duplicate shapes, and apply sequences across slides using animation painter and slide master.

Use the animation painter in PowerPoint 2010 to copy motion path animations across multiple objects, adjust directions and timings, and sequence effects with previous or after previous.

Learn how to apply rehearsed timings to slide transitions and animations in PowerPoint 2010, including recording timings, setting up the show, and looping playback for automatic presentations.

Create a photo album in PowerPoint 2010 with the insert photo album feature to automatically generate slides that use your pictures as backgrounds, then adjust order, brightness, and transitions.

Insert audio from a file into PowerPoint 2010 slides and set playback options: trim, fade, volume, hide icon, loop, and start automatically or across slides.

Learn to insert video into a PowerPoint 2010 slide, including from file or web, and synchronize playback with animated text using the animation pane and exact timing.

PowerPoint 2010 lets you stream online videos by inserting from the web using an embed code. Learn to copy YouTube embed codes, paste, and display the video in slides.

Use pen tools during slideshow, activating the drawing pin and highlighter to annotate slides. Learn to customize colors, erase selectively, and preserve ink annotations when exiting slideshow.

Create and run custom slide shows in PowerPoint 2010 to display only selected slides without deleting or saving separate files, using slide sorter view and the custom show feature.

Learn how to save a PowerPoint 2010 presentation as a PowerPoint show file, so double-clicking launches the slideshow directly instead of the normal view.

Create PowerPoint handouts in Word 2010 to accompany presentations, choosing audience handouts with blank lines for notes and optional speaker notes, with a linked, automatically updating document.

Create interactive slide decks in PowerPoint 2010 by using hyperlinks to navigate slides, files, and websites via text or graphics, with a table of contents, screen tips, and action buttons.

Save and send options in PowerPoint 2010 let you convert presentations to other formats, including standard video files, and package for CD with all linked files and embedded truetype fonts.