PowerPoint for Complete Beginners (PowerPoint 2016)

Learn to create a new PowerPoint presentation, add and edit slides, reorder by drag-and-drop, delete or duplicate slides, and save, save as, open, print, export, and close.

Master text formatting in PowerPoint by changing size and font, applying bold, underline, strike-through, and case changes, previewing fonts on hover, aligning text, and creating two- or three-column layouts.

Learn how to draw and manipulate shapes in PowerPoint 2016, including lines and arrows, fill and border colors, sizing, layering, grouping, and basic shape effects like glow and shadow.

Insert various elements into your slides, including pictures, online pictures, tables, shapes, icons, and charts, and learn to use graphic styles and align tools to organize them on one line.

Explore how to apply and customize slide designs with a single click, switch design variants, and use design ideas to auto-suggest layouts; learn background formatting and slide size options.

Learn to apply slide transitions to create animations, preview effects, and adjust direction and duration. Avoid animating the first slide, and use effect options and sounds to tailor pacing.

Master PowerPoint animations by applying entrance effects, sequencing with the animation pane, and using on click or after previous; include fade, fly from left, underline, bullet reveals and exit animations.

Insert and customize mathematical equations in PowerPoint 2016 by using the equation tool, selecting symbols, fractions, and operators, and editing content precisely with your mouse.

Create a blank PowerPoint slide, add custom colors with more colors and RGB values, and apply them to the slide background, text, or shapes.

Insert and customize images in PowerPoint by resizing, applying artistic effects, rotating, cropping, and adding borders and color adjustments to enhance slides.

Design and animate a second PowerPoint slide by creating a blue background button with white Century Gothic text, then apply fade and motion path animations to reveal and move elements.

Create a slide using text, shapes, and icons on a green background, then format text, add shapes with shadows, and apply sequential fly animations with delays.

Explore advanced animations in PowerPoint by creating circles, applying fill, outline, and shadow, and sequencing effects with previous and delays. Animate motion path, fly effects, and a shrink-and-turn finale.

Learn how to add and arrange equations on a PowerPoint slide, using the insert equation feature, resize and position each equation, and practice by inserting multiple equations.

Duplicate the blue slide to create final slide, delete all animations, center a question mark with a one day response note, and add fade animations for transitions, audio, and video.

Add transitions to all slides and preview the full presentation, adjusting effects from left, right, or top such as curtain, push, and drape to create engaging slide changes.

Learn to insert audio in PowerPoint 2016, trim initial silence, and apply fade effects. Set the audio to play in the background across slides and start automatically.

Learn to rehearse timings in PowerPoint 2016 to sync animations and audio, then export your hd video using PowerPoint's export options.