PowerPoint 2016 Introduction

Explore how PowerPoint, a Microsoft Office application, uses slides to present text, images, and tables, supporting live presentations and creating visuals, leave-behinds, or kiosk recordings.

Discover how to open PowerPoint 2016 from the start menu or taskbar, access recent files, pin favorites, and use browse or this pc to open a presentation.

Explore the PowerPoint 2016 interface, from the quick access toolbar and ribbon to the slide pane, slide area, notes, and status bar, and access backstage via the file tab.

Learn how the PowerPoint ribbon is organized into tabs, groups, and commands, including contextual tabs, galleries, dialog box launchers, and quick access toolbar customization.

Explore PowerPoint views—normal, slide sorter, slide show, reading, and outline—and navigate with the status bar or ribbon, using arrows, page up/down, and home/end keys.

Create a new PowerPoint presentation using the start screen blank tile, the File > New option, or Ctrl+N, and manage default titles like Presentation1.

Learn to add text and slides in PowerPoint 2016 by using title and content placeholders, resizing and rotating placeholders, and choosing from multiple slide layouts.

Master bulleted lists in PowerPoint by creating, indenting, and reformatting bullets with tab and shift+tab, using the ribbon to adjust list level and bullet styles.

Apply built-in themes from the Design tab to all slides, previewing color schemes, fonts, and effects with variants. Customize backgrounds and slide size for consistency.

Save a new presentation using save or Ctrl+S, or Save As to choose a location (desktop or OneDrive), name the file, and select a format such as pptx or pdf.

Configure PowerPoint to save auto recovery information every 10 minutes and keep the last auto saved version, then recover unsaved presentations via the manage presentation options.

Learn to view, edit, and search PowerPoint file properties and custom metadata, including tags and author information, to organize and locate presentations.

Copy and delete slides in PowerPoint 2016, using destination theme or keep source formatting, and learn shortcuts like Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V with the slide sorter view.

Edit slide text directly in outline view, adjust bullets and indentation, promote bullets to new slides, and switch between outline and normal views in PowerPoint 2016.

Copy and paste slide content across slides using clipboard to duplicate pictures or text, and cut items to move them with paste options like keep source formatting or destination theme.

Master character formatting in PowerPoint, from font group controls to color, size, bold, italics, and case, with quick tools like mini toolbar and eyedropper.

Explore PowerPoint 2016 paragraph formatting: set left, center, right, or justify alignment; adjust line and paragraph spacing; manage bullet indentation and text direction within placeholders.

Copy character formatting across slides with the Format Painter, using the paintbrush to apply formatting to text and reuse formatting across slides.

Open the slide master from the view tab to apply global formatting to all slides, then edit the title area and bullets (including star bullets) and close master view.

Learn to customize PowerPoint 2016 bullets by adjusting size and color, applying pictures or symbols, and using the bullets and numbering options, including slide master for global changes.

Learn to create and customize numbered lists in PowerPoint 2016, convert bullets to numbers, mix numbering styles, start numbering at a chosen value, and manage multi-slide continuations.

Insert a text box in PowerPoint 2016 when placeholders don’t fit, then place, resize, wrap, and format it like a shape, and reset to the master for consistency.

Learn to insert pictures in PowerPoint 2016 using the insert tab or placeholders, resizing and rotating with the picture tools. Explore online pictures via Bing image search and licensing basics.

Resize, crop, and arrange pictures in PowerPoint 2016, using sizing handles, aspect ratio lock, crop to shape, rotation, and alignment guides to create well-groomed slides.

Master PowerPoint 2016 picture editing by applying corrections, color, and artistic effects using presets and the Format Picture pane; add borders, styles, and compression.

Add and draw shapes in PowerPoint 2016, insert from the shapes gallery, and hold Shift to keep squares; learn to select, rename, hide, delete, and copy shapes.

Learn to resize, rotate, and align shapes in PowerPoint 2016 using sizing handles, format shape options, and alignment and distribution tools, with layering via the selection pane.

Explore how to customize PowerPoint shapes by applying preformatted shape styles, adjusting fill and outline, adding effects and WordArt, and grouping, merging, and editing shapes with the format shape pane.

Learn to use WordArt in PowerPoint 2016 to apply artistic text effects, adjust fills, outlines, shadows, and transforms, and apply WordArt to existing or new text.

Learn how to insert and format tables in PowerPoint 2016, using placeholders, the insert table dialog, or the grid, then enter data, resize, move, and delete as needed.

Learn how to add, delete, and resize rows and columns in PowerPoint tables, including inserting left or right, above or below, and distributing rows and columns for clean layouts.

Customize PowerPoint 2016 tables using the table styles gallery and shading, borders, and effects. Adjust header rows, banded rows and columns, and apply WordArt for clear, appealing table text.

Learn how to split and merge cells in PowerPoint 2016 tables, using the layout tab, merge cells, split cells, borders, and the eraser to adjust headers and addresses.

Create and customize charts in PowerPoint 2016 to visually display data, using insert chart or placeholder, edit the embedded data, and switch among pie, column, and line charts.

Learn to customize PowerPoint charts by adding or removing elements, formatting chart titles and legends, and editing data and filters to present clear, precise visuals.

Apply and customize chart designs in PowerPoint 2016 by selecting styles, adjusting colors from the theme, using quick layouts, and refining individual elements, resize, and align.

Polish a presentation in PowerPoint 2016 by using spell check, auto correct, thesaurus, and find and replace to ensure accuracy before sharing.

Add speaker notes and handouts to PowerPoint presentations, view notes during delivery, customize notes and fonts, and export handouts to Word for audience takeaways.

Select slides or a custom range, and choose full page slides, notes, or outline for your PowerPoint presentation, then adjust orientation, color, printer, and collate before printing.

Learn to convert a PowerPoint presentation to PDF using the file tab, export, or save as, then save to a location and optionally open with Adobe Reader.

Learn how to deliver a PowerPoint 2016 presentation by starting slides from beginning or current slide, navigating with keyboard and mouse, and using blackout or whiteout options and quick exit.

Activate PowerPoint 2016 presenter view to see upcoming slides and notes on a secondary or single monitor, control timer and zoom, and navigate with the keyboard.

Navigate the PowerPoint 2016 interface, create and edit presentations, apply themes, move slides, and add tables, shapes, and images, then proof the presentation and explore delivery tools and advanced videos.