Basic steps for creating a PowerPoint presentation

Power Point Presentation is Application software that gives us a wide range of options to create a slideshow,which is in-reach with Text-st...

Power Point Presentation is Application software that gives us a wide range of options to create a slideshow,which is in-reach with Text-styling,image Insertion,table content,Video and sound file insertion.

Basic steps for creating a PowerPoint presentation

Choose a theme

When you open PowerPoint, you’ll see some built-in themes and templates. A theme is a slide design that contains matching colors, fonts, and special effects like shadows, reflections, and more.

• On the File tab of the Ribbon, select New, and then choose a theme.
• PowerPoint shows you a preview of the theme, with four color variations to choose from on the right side.
• Click Create, or pick a color variation and then click Create.

1. Insert a new slide
   On the Home tab, click the bottom half of New Slide, and pick a slide layout.
   
   

Save your presentation

1. On the File tab, choose Save.
2. Pick or browse to a folder.
3. In the File name box, type a name for your presentation, and then choose Save.

Save your work as you go. Press Ctrl+S often.

Add text

Select a text placeholder, and begin typing.

 

Format your text

• Select the text.
• Under Drawing Tools, choose Format.

Do one of the following:

• To change the color of your text, choose Text Fill, and then choose a color.
• To change the outline color of your text, choose Text Outline, and then choose a color.
• To apply a shadow, reflection, glow, bevel, 3-D rotation, a transform, choose Text Effects, and then choose the effect you want.

Basic steps for creating a PowerPoint presentation

Add pictures

On the Insert tab, do one of the following:

• To insert a picture that is saved on your local drive or an internal server, choose Pictures, browse for the picture, and then choose Insert.
• To insert a picture from the web, choose Online Pictures, and use the search box to find a picture.
• Choose a picture, and then click Insert.

Add shapes

You can add shapes to illustrate your slide.

• On the Insert tab, select Shapes, and then select a shape from the menu that appears.
• In the slide area, click and drag to draw the shape.
• Select the Format or Shape Format tab on the ribbon. Open the Shape Styles gallery to quickly add a color and style (including shading) to the selected shape.

Add speaker notes

Slides are best when you don’t cram in too much information. You can put helpful facts and notes in the speaker notes, and refer to them as you present.

• To open the notes pane, at the bottom of the window, click Notes .
• Click inside the Notes pane below the slide, and begin typing your notes.

Give your presentation

On the Slide Show tab, do one of the following:

• To start the presentation at the first slide, in the Start Slide Show group, click From Beginning.

• If you’re not at the first slide and want to start from where you are, click From Current Slide.
• If you need to present to people who are not where you are, click Present Online to set up a presentation on the web.