• 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

Insert Objects Onto a Slide

PowerPoint makes it easy to insert several types of object onto a slide, including:

• Pictures
• Diagrams
• Media Clips
• Clip Art
• Charts
• Tables

There are several ways to insert objects, including:

• The Insert menu


• Icons on slides formatted with Content layouts


• Icons on the Drawing toolbar

View the following pages for instructions on inserting various objects onto a slide.

Try it! Format a slide with a content template, and click on either the clip art or diagram icon. Locate an image, and insert it onto the slide.