2015
Lynda
Jess Stratton
3:01
English

Learn how to best create, edit, and share presentations with PowerPoint, the popular presentation platform. Jess Stratton shows how to build a slideshow from scratch or leverage PowerPoint templates and themes for quick construction. Jess then demonstrates how to add and edit text, images, graphs, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes and transitions to ensure a smooth delivery. Plus, discover how to collaborate on changes and then share the final presentation via print, PDF, or a recorded slideshow.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Navigating PowerPoint
Touring the PowerPoint interface
Changing views and adding guides
Connecting PowerPoint to your OneDrive account
2. Working with Presentations
Creating a presentation from scratch and saving
Creating a presentation from a template or theme
Changing themes
Controlling the look of your presentation with slide masters
Adding a header and footer
Working with file options using Backstage view
3. Working with Slides
Adding and removing slides
Changing the slide layout
Organizing slides into sections
Rearranging slides
4. Adding Pictures to Slides
Adding pictures and clip art
Aligning objects using guides
Formatting and adding effects to pictures
Understanding object layering
Removing the background from pictures
Matching a color to the PowerPoint color palettes using the Eyedropper tool
5. Adding Content to Slides
Working with bullet points
Using Outline mode to edit content directly
Formatting text and creating WordArt
Working with text boxes
Creating and formatting tables
Insering tables from Excel
Using the research, language, and thesaurus tools
6. Adding Shapes, Diagrams, and Charts to Slides
Adding shapes
Formatting shapes
Cropping a picture to a shape
Merging shapes to create your own graphics
Creating and formatting charts
Using SmartArt to create diagrams
Adding equations
7. Adding Video, Audio, and Animation to Slides
Adding and formatting video from your computer and from YouTube
Working with video clips
Adding and working with audio files
Adding slide transitions
Adding animation to objects and text
8. Preparing the Presentation
Adding speaker notes
Editing and printing handout masters
Rehearsing a presentation
Adding and viewing comments
Reviewing and comparing changes with coworkers
9. Delivering Your Presentation
Running a slideshow
Using Presenter view
Annotating, highlighting, zooming, and jumping to different sections or slides during a slideshow
Setting up slideshows and custom shows
10. Reusing and Sharing Presentations
Saving a custom theme
Inspecting a presentation for stray comments
Saving a presentation as a template
Printing a presentation
Recording and narrating a slideshow
Saving your presentation as a video
Exporting the presentation as a PDF or JPEG
Sharing the presentation with others
Presenting live online
11. Conclusion
Next steps

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