• Overview
• Learning Materials
  • Creating a PowerPoint File
    • Open A New Document
    • Choose and Apply a Design
    • Add New Slides
    • Select and Apply Slide Templates
    • Add Text To Slides
    • Use Text Effectively
    • Insert Objects Onto a Slide
    • Insert a Picture Onto a Slide
    • Add A Chart To A Slide
    • Add A Table To A Slide
    • Use Content Effectively
    • Draw On Slides
    • Add Notes To A Slide
    • Add Slide Transitions
    • Add Animation to Text and Objects
    • Use Movement Effectively
    • Add Hyperlinks to a Slide
    • Add Action Buttons
    • Use Links Effectively
    • Add Narration to a Presentation
  • Delivering a Presentation
  • Distributing a Presentation
• What's Next
• Index

Creating a PowerPoint File

This section examines the PowerPoint software interface and gives step-by-step instructions for creating a PowerPoint file, including the following tasks:

• Open a new document
• Choose and apply a design
• Add new slides
• Select and apply slide templates
• Add text to slides
• Use text effectively
• Insert objects onto a slide
• Insert a picture onto a slide
• Add a chart to a slide
• Add a table to a slide
• Use content effectively
• Draw on slides
• Add notes to a slide
• Add slide transitions
• Add animation to text and objects
• Use movement effectively
• Add hyperlinks to a slide
• Add Action Buttons
• Use links effectively
• Add narration to a presentation