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Student Name: ______________________
Microsoft Power Point – Assignment 1
Due: March 7th
Task: You will modify the Microsoft Power Point presentation provided by the
professor to meet the requirements below. The provided presentation is titled
Assignment 1 – Power Point. All requirements listed below but be included in
the presentation in order to receive full credit. You will add, delete, change, and/or
insert items in the presentation provided to alter the slides provided to you.
Requirements: Using the provided presentation titled Assignment 1 – Power
Point, you will create an updated Microsoft Power Point presentation that meets all
of the requirements listed below. The point count for each task is listed next to the
task. The specific details of each task must be exact.
Rename the presentation to your first name last name – CISA 3358 – PP
Assignment 1. Example: Carmeshia Miller – CISA 3358 – PP. Modify the
presentation so that it includes all of the following items/specifications:
• (15 points) Presentation must be exactly 15 slides in length.
o One introduction slide with your name, class information, date,
and assignment name. This will be slide 1.
o One question slide should be slide 14 and titled “Questions”.
o One reference/source slide required should be slide 15 and titled
“Sources”. Must provide at least 3 credible references.
o Slide number should be at the bottom of every slide except the title
slide.
• (15 points) Slide master setup:
o Setup slide master so than all title fonts are in Baskerville Old Face.
o The footer should be: Your first name last name – Power Point
Assignment 1.
o Change the presentation Theme to Badge.
o Change the Background Style to Style 8.
o Be sure to remove any and all water marks.
• (5 points) Comparison Slide:
o Add one comparison slide as slide number 3.
o Title the slide CISA 3358 Online Rocks…. I Think!!!!
o Title one side Pros and the other side Cons.
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o Using Star Bullets, list 4 Pros for the CISA 3358 class on the Pros
side and 4 Cons for the CISA 3358 class on the Cons side.
• (5 points) Bulleted lists:
o Create 10 bulleted items listing the benefits of completing your
degree.
o This list should be on slide 4.
o The slide should be titled Degree Completion Benefits.
• (10 points) Text Boxes & Gradient Fill:
o Create four (4) text boxes on slides 5, 6, & 7.
o Each slide should have 4 text boxes and the content of each box
should be centered.
o The Shape Fill of each text box should be setup as Gradient, Light
Variations, and Linear Up.
o The text font size should be 20 points and the type should be
Baskerville Olde Face.
o Slide 5 should be titled “Best Success Quotes”. The text boxes should
contain four of what YOU feel are the best quotes on success.
o Slide 6 should be titled “Worst Success Quotes”. The text boxes
should contain four of what YOU feel are the worst quotes on success.
o Slide 7 should be titled “Life Quotes”. The text boxes should contain
four of what YOU feel are the best life quotes to live by.
• (5 points) Table specifications:
o This should be slide 2 and titled Table of Quotes.
o Insert a table that is 4 rows by 3 columns.
o The column titles should be the same as the slide titles for slides 5, 6,
& 7.
o The rows should contain the corresponding quotes that you listed in
the Text Box section above.
o Format the Borders with All Borders set.
• (5 points) Images:
o This should be slide 8 and titled Image – Funny Meme
o Insert a picture of the funniest meme you’ve ever seen.
• (5 points) Hyperlinks:
o This should be slide 9 and titled Informational Links Related to My
Major.
o Insert hyperlinks to 5 different informational websites related to your
college major.
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o The links should be listed using Checkmark Bullets and double spaced.
o Title each link as follows:
Title Link 1 – Major Related Link 1 Ex: “Computer Science & Me”
Title Link 2 – Major Related Link 2
Title Link 3 – Major Related Link 3
Title Link 4 – Major Related Link 4
Title Link 5 – Major Related Link 5
• (5 points) Insert video:
o This should be slide 10 and titled Information Systems Video.
o Insert the online video titled Principles of Information Systems into
your presentation.
o Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GltooK5QEmk
o The video should fill the entire slide.
• (5 points) Chart specification:
o This should be slide 11 and titled TAMU-SA Enrollment.
o Insert a Doughnut Chart
o Title the Chart “Texas A&M University-SA”
o Show the legend on the right side of the chart.
o Label the Legend Category Entries as: Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring
2022, and Fall 2022.
o Values: Spring 2021=15,875, Fall 2021= 12,000, Spring
2022=14,250, Fall 2022= 22,132
o For Chart Elements, include Data Labels and use the Data Callout
setting.
• (5 points) Smart Art:
o This should be slide 12 and titled Vertical Box.
o Insert the Vertical Box List graphic.
o Title the top box “Upper”, the center box “Middle”, and the Bottom
box “Lower”.
• (5 points) Screen Shot Slide:
o This should be slide 13 and titled “Texas A&M – SA Campus Map”.
o Take a screen shot of the campus map located at
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• (5 points) Slide Transitions & Timing:
o Use the Fracture transition for slides 1-5 and set them to advance
on mouse click.
o Use the Honeycomb transition for slides 6-10 and set it to advance
after 10 seconds.
o Use the Ferris Wheel transition for slides 11-15 and set them to
advance on mouse click.
• (5 points) Embed Fonts:
o Set the entire presentation up to embed fonts in the file.
o Set it to embed only the characters used in the presentation
• (5 points) Create Sections:
o Create 3 different sections within your presentation.
o Slides 1-7 are one section. Title it “TAMU-SA CISA3358” Section.
o Slides 8-10 and one section. Title it “Audio & Visual” Section.
o Slides 11-15 are one section. Title it “That’s All Folks” Section.
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iIntroduction
Welcome! This Step by Step book has been designed so you can read it from the
beginning to learn about Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 and then build your skills as you
learn to perform increasingly specialized procedures. Or, if you prefer, you can jump
in wherever you need ready guidance for performing tasks. The how-to steps are
delivered crisply and concisely—just the facts. You’ll also find informative, full-color
graphics that support the instructional content.
Who this book is for
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 Step by Step is designed for use as a learning and reference
resource by home and business users of Microsoft Office programs who want to use
PowerPoint to create and present slide presentations and printed materials. The content
of the book is designed to be useful for people who have previously used earlier ver-
sions of PowerPoint and for people who are discovering PowerPoint for the first time.
The Step by Step approach
The book’s coverage is divided into parts representing general PowerPoint skill sets.
Each part is divided into chapters representing skill set areas, and each chapter is
divided into topics that group related skills. Each topic includes expository informa-
tion followed by generic procedures. At the end of the chapter, you’ll find a series of
practice tasks you can complete on your own by using the skills taught in the chap-
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through the practice tasks, or you can use your own files.
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IMPORTANT PowerPoint 2016 is not available from the book’s website. You should
install that app before working through the procedures and practice tasks in this book.
You can open the files that are supplied for the practice tasks and save the finished
versions of each file. If you later want to repeat practice tasks, you can download the
original practice files again.
SEE ALSO For information about opening and saving files, see “Open and navigate
presentations” in
Chapter 2
, “Create and
manage
presentations.”
The following table lists the practice files for this book.
Chapter Folder File
Part 1: Get started with PowerPoint 2016
1: PowerPoint 2016 basics Ch01 None
2: Create and manage presentations Ch02 NavigateSlides.pptx
3: Create and manage slides Ch03 AddRemoveSlides.pptx
ApplyThemes.pptx
ChangeBackgrounds.pptx
CreateSections.pptx
ImportOutline x
RearrangeSlides.pptx
ReuseSlides.pptx
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Chapter Folder File
Part 2: Insert and manage slide text
4: Enter and edit text on slides Ch04 ApplyTextEffects.pptx
CheckSpelling.pptx
EditText.pptx
EnterText.pptx
FormatText.pptx
5: Present text in tables Ch05 FormatTables.pptx
InsertTables.pptx
LinkTables.pptx
ModifyTables.pptx
NewEquipment.xlsx
Part 3: Insert and manage visual elements
6: Insert and manage simple graphics Ch06 Chickens
DrawShapes.pptx
EditPictures.pptx
Fish
Flamingos
Flowers
InsertPictures.pptx
InsertScreens.pptx
Penguins01 , Penguins02
Tiger01 , Tiger02
YellowBird
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7: Create and manage business graphics Ch07 CreateCharts.pptx
CreateDiagrams.pptx
Flowers01 – Flowers03
FormatCharts.pptx
FormatDiagrams.pptx
ModifyCharts.pptx
ModifyDiagrams.pptx
Temperatures.xlsx
8: Add sound and movement to slides Ch08 AddAudio.pptx
AddTransitions.pptx
AddVideo.pptx
AnimateSlides.pptx
Butterfly.wmv
CustomizeAnimations.pptx
SoundTrack.wma
Wildlife.wmv
Part 4: Finalize presentations
9: Review presentations Ch09 AddNotes.pptx
ConfigureSlides.pptx
InspectPresentations.pptx
PrintSlides.pptx
YinYang
10: Prepare and deliver presentations Ch10 AdaptPresentations.pptx
ApplyTimings.pptx
DeliverPresentations.pptx
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Chapter Folder File
Part 5: Use advanced PowerPoint functions
11: Work in PowerPoint more efficiently Ch11 None
12: Create custom presentation
elements
Ch12 Background
CreateThemes.pptx
CustomizeMasters.pptx
SaveTemplates.pptx
13: Save and share presentations Ch13 AddComments.pptx
RestrictAccess.pptx
SaveSlides.pptx
ShareSlides.pptx
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Practice files
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You can use PowerPoint 2016 to develop professional
presentations for electronic delivery as on-screen slide
shows, or for print delivery as slide decks with handouts
and note pages. You can also use PowerPoint to quite
easily lay out complex single-page presentations for
production as flyers, posters, or postcards, or for delivery
as electronic files, such as pictures.
PowerPoint presentations can be an effective way of
providing information in small segments. Individual slides
can include bullet points, pictures, charts, tables, and
business diagrams. Professionally designed themes visu-
ally enhance your message and provide a professional,
coordinated appearance.
The elements that control the appearance of PowerPoint
and the way you interact with it while you create presen-
tations are collectively referred to as the user interface.
Some user interface elements, such as the color scheme,
are cosmetic. Others, such as toolbars, menus, and but-
tons, are functional. The default PowerPoint configuration
and functionality is based on the way that most people
work with the app. You can modify cosmetic and func-
tional user interface elements to suit your preferences and
working style.
This chapter guides you through procedures related to
starting PowerPoint, working in the PowerPoint user
interface, and managing Office and app settings.
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Start PowerPoint
The way that you start PowerPoint 2016 is dependent on the operating system you’re
running on your computer. For example:
■ In Windows 10, you can start PowerPoint from the Start menu, the All Apps
menu, the Start screen, or the taskbar search box.
■ In Windows 8, you can start PowerPoint from the Apps screen or Start screen
search results.
■ In Windows 7, you can start PowerPoint from the Start menu, All Programs
menu, or Start menu search results.
You might also have a shortcut to PowerPoint on your desktop or on the Windows
taskbar.
When you start PowerPoint without opening a specific presentation, the PowerPoint
Start screen appears. The Start screen is a hybrid of the Open and New pages of the
Backstage view. It displays links to recent files in the left pane, and new file templates
in the right pane.
TIP You can turn off the appearance of the Start screen if you want to go directly to a
new, blank presentation. For information, see “Change default PowerPoint options” in
Chapter 1
1, “Work in
PowerPoint more efficiently.”
To start PowerPoint by opening a presentation
1. Do either of the following:
● In File Explorer, double-click the presentation.
TIP File Explorer is the current version of the browsing utility that was
formerly known as Windows Explorer. If you’re working on a Windows 7
computer, use Windows Explorer whenever this book refers to File Explorer.
● In Microsoft Outlook, double-click a presentation that is attached to an
email message.
TIP By default, PowerPoint opens presentations from online sources in
protected mode.
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To start PowerPoint on a Windows 10 computer
1. Click the Start button, and then click All apps.
2. In the app list, click any index letter to display the alphabet index, and then click
P to scroll the app list to the apps starting with that letter.
3. Scroll the list if necessary, and then click PowerPoint 2016 to start the app.
To start PowerPoint on a Windows 8 computer
1. From the Start screen, display the Apps screen.
2. Sort the Apps screen by name, and then click any index letter to display the
alphabet index.
3. In the alphabet index, click P to scroll the app list to the apps starting with that
letter. Then click PowerPoint 2016 to start the app.
Work in the PowerPoint user interface
The PowerPoint user interface provides intuitive access to all the tools you need to
develop a sophisticated presentation tailored to the needs of your audience. You can
use PowerPoint 2016 to do the following (and much more):
■ Create, import, format, and edit slide content, including text, pictures, tables,
charts, shapes, symbols, equations, SmartArt business diagrams, audio record-
ings, and video recordings.
■ Capture screenshots, screen recordings, and audio recordings.
■ Organize and manage slides in sections.
■ Animate slide content and the transitions between slides; managing the form,
timing, and sound associated with animations.
■ Document speaker notes for each slide.
■ Control the layout of content by creating custom masters; precisely align slide
elements by using gridlines and Smart Guides.
■ Create, rehearse, present, and record custom slide shows.
■ Save, export, and send presentations in a wide variety of formats.
■ Create notes in a OneNote notebook that link to specific slide content.
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When you’re working with a presentation, it is displayed in an app window that con-
tains all the tools you need to add and format content.
A presentation displayed in the app window
About Office
PowerPoint 2016 is part of the Microsoft Office 2016 suite of apps, which also
includes Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, and Word. The apps in the Office
suite are designed to work together to provide highly efficient methods of
getting things done. You can install one or more Office apps on your com-
puter. Some apps have multiple versions designed for different platforms. For
example, you can install different versions of PowerPoint on a computer, a
smartphone, an iPad, and an Android device; you can also work in a version
of PowerPoint that is hosted entirely online. Although the core purpose of an
app remains the same regardless of the platform on which it runs, the avail-
able functionality and the way you interact with the app might be different.
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1The app that is described and depicted in images throughout this book is a
standard desktop installation of PowerPoint 2016 on a Windows 10 computer.
It is available as part of the Office 2016 suite of apps, as a freestanding app, or
as part of an Office 365 subscription.
Until recently, the standard way of acquiring Office software was to purchase
a disc, packaged in a box, and install the software from the disc. In the recent
past, the standard distribution model has changed to an online installation,
often as part of an Office 365 subscription licensing package.
Office 365, which was originally available only to businesses, now has many
subscription options designed for individual home and business users,
students, households, small businesses, midsize businesses, enterprises,
government agencies, academic institutions, and nonprofits; in other words,
whatever your needs may be, there is an Office 365 subscription option that
will be a close fit. Many of the Office 365 subscription options include licens-
ing for the desktop Office apps and permit users to run Office on multiple
devices, including Windows computers, Mac computers, Windows tablets,
Android tablets, iPads, and smartphones.
If you have an Office 365 subscription and are working on a presentation that
is stored on a Microsoft SharePoint site or in a Microsoft OneDrive folder,
you’ll also have access to PowerPoint Online. You can review and edit presen-
tations in PowerPoint Online, which runs directly in your browser instead of
on your computer. Office Online apps are installed in the online environment
in which you’re working and are not part of the desktop version that you
install directly on your computer.
SEE ALSO For information about connecting to OneDrive and SharePoint
sites, see “Manage Office and app settings” later in this chapter.
PowerPoint Online displays the contents of a presentation very much like the
desktop app does, and offers a limited subset of the commands and content
formatting options that are available in the full desktop app. If you’re work-
ing with a presentation in PowerPoint Online and find that you need more
functionality than is available, and you have the full version of PowerPoint
installed on your computer, you can open the presentation in the full version.
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Identify app window elements
The PowerPoint app window contains the elements described in this section. Com-
mands for tasks you perform often are readily available, and even those you might
use infrequently are easy to find.
Title bar
At the top of the app window, this bar displays the name of the active file, identifies
the app, and provides tools for managing the app window, ribbon, and content.
The title bar elements are always on the left end, in the center, and on the right end of the title bar
The Quick Access Toolbar at the left end of the title bar can be customized to include
any commands that you want to have easily available. The default Quick Access Tool-
bar in the PowerPoint app window displays the Save, Undo, Redo/Repeat, and Start
From Beginning buttons. On a touchscreen device, the default Quick Access Toolbar
also includes the Touch/Mouse Mode button.
SEE ALSO For information about Touch mode, see “Work with the ribbon and status
bar” later in this topic.
You can change the location of the Quick Access Toolbar and customize it to include
any command to which you want to have easy access.
TIP You might find that you work more efficiently if you organize the commands you
use frequently on the Quick Access Toolbar and then display it below the ribbon, directly
above the workspace. For information, see “Customize the Quick Access Toolbar” in Chapter 11,
“Work in PowerPoint more efficiently.”
Four buttons at the right end of the title bar serve the same functions in all Office
apps. You control the display of the ribbon by clicking commands on the Ribbon
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Display Options menu, temporarily hide the app window by clicking the Minimize
button, adjust the size of the window by clicking the Restore Down/Maximize button,
and close the active presentation or exit the app by clicking the Close button.
SEE ALSO For information about different methods of closing presentations and
exiting PowerPoint, see “Save and close presentations” in Chapter 2, “Create and
manage presentations.”
Ribbon
The ribbon is located below the title bar. The commands you’ll use when working with
a presentation are gathered together in this central location for efficiency.
Your ribbon might display additional tabs
TIP The available ribbon tabs and the appearance of the commands on the ribbon
might differ from what is shown in this book, based on the apps that are installed on
your computer, the PowerPoint settings and window size, and the screen settings. For more
information, see the sidebar “Adapt procedure steps” later in this chapter.
Across the top of the ribbon is a set of tabs. Clicking a tab displays an associated set of
commands arranged in groups.
Commands related to managing PowerPoint and presentations (rather than presen-
tation content) are gathered together in the Backstage view, which you display by
clicking the File tab located at the left end of the ribbon. Commands available in the
Backstage view are organized on named pages, which you display by clicking the
page tabs in the colored left pane. You redisplay the presentation and the ribbon by
clicking the Back arrow located above the page tabs.
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You manage files and app settings in the Backstage view
Commands related to working with presentation content are represented as buttons
on the remaining tabs of the ribbon. The Home tab, which is active by default, con-
tains the most frequently used commands.
When a graphic element such as a picture, table, or chart is selected on a slide, one
or more tool tabs might appear at the right end of the ribbon to make commands
related to that specific object easily accessible. Tool tabs are available only when the
relevant object is selected.
TIP Some older commands no longer appear as buttons on the ribbon but are still
available in the app. You can make these commands available by adding them to the
Quick Access Toolbar or the ribbon. For more information, see “Customize the Quick Access
Toolbar” and “Customize the ribbon” in Chapter 11, “Work in PowerPoint more efficiently.”
On each tab, buttons representing commands are organized into named groups. You
can point to any button to display a ScreenTip that contains the command name, a
description of its function, and its keyboard shortcut (if it has one).
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ScreenTips can include the command name, keyboard shortcut, and description
TIP You can control the display of ScreenTips and of feature descriptions in ScreenTips.
For more information, see “Change default PowerPoint options” in Chapter 11, “Work in
PowerPoint more efficiently.”
Some buttons include an arrow, which might be integrated with or separate from
the button. To determine whether a button and its arrow are integrated, point to the
button to activate it. If both the button and its arrow are shaded, clicking the button
displays options for refining the action of the button. If only the button or arrow
is shaded when you point to it, clicking the button carries out its default action or
applies the current default formatting. Clicking the arrow and then clicking an action
carries out the action. Clicking the arrow and then clicking a formatting option applies
the formatting and sets it as the default for the button.
Examples of buttons with separate and integrated arrows
When a formatting option has several choices available, they are often displayed in
a gallery of images, called thumbnails, that provide a visual representation of each
choice. When you point to a thumbnail in a gallery, the Live Preview feature shows
you what the active content will look like if you click the thumbnail to apply the asso-
ciated formatting. When a gallery contains more thumbnails than can be shown in the
available ribbon space, you can display more content by clicking the scroll arrow or
More button located on the right border of the gallery.
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Related but less common commands are not represented as buttons in a group.
Instead, they’re available in a dialog box or pane, which you display by clicking the
dialog box launcher located in the lower-right corner of the group.
TIP To the right of the groups on the ribbon is the Collapse The Ribbon button, which is
shaped like a chevron. For more information, see “Work with the ribbon and status bar,”
later in this topic.
Tell me what you want to do
Entering a term in the Tell Me What You Want To Do box located to the right
of the ribbon tabs displays a list of related commands and links to additional
resources online. Or you can press F1 to open the Help window for the cur-
rent app.
The easy path to help when working in PowerPoint
Status bar
Across the bottom of the app window, the status bar displays information about the
current presentation and provides access to certain PowerPoint functions. You can
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choose which statistics and tools appear on the status bar. Some items, such as Docu-
ment Updates Available, appear on the status bar only when that condition is true.
You can specify which items you want to display on the status bar
SEE ALSO For information about displaying updates when coauthoring a PowerPoint
presentation, see “Coauthor presentations” in Chapter 13, “Save and share presentations.”
The Notes and Comments buttons, View Shortcuts toolbar, Zoom Slider tool, and
Zoom button are at the right end of the status bar. These tools provide you with con-
venient methods for changing the display of presentation content.
You can display and hide content, display different content views, and change the magnification from the
status bar
SEE ALSO For information about changing the content view, see “Display different
views of presentations” in Chapter 2, “Create and manage presentations.” For informa-
tion about entering notes, see “Add notes to slides” in Chapter 9, “Review presentations.” For
information about entering comments, see “Add and review comments” in Chapter 13, “Save
and share presentations.”
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Work with the ribbon and status bar
The goal of the ribbon is to make working with presentation content as intuitive as
possible. The ribbon is dynamic, meaning that as its width changes, its buttons adapt
to the available space. As a result, a button might be large or small, it might or might
not have a label, or it might even change to an entry in a list.
For example, when sufficient horizontal space is available, the buttons on the View
tab of the PowerPoint app window are spread out, and you can review the commands
available in each group.
At 1024 pixels wide, most button labels are visible
If you decrease the horizontal space available to the ribbon, small button labels disap-
pear and entire groups of buttons might hide under one button that represents the
entire group. Clicking the group button displays a list of the commands available in
that group.
When insufficient horizontal space is available, labels disappear and groups collapse under buttons
When the ribbon becomes too narrow to display all the groups, a scroll arrow appears
at its right end. Clicking the scroll arrow displays the hidden groups.
Scroll to display additional group buttons
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The width of the ribbon depends on these three factors:
■ Window width Maximizing the app window provides the most space for the
ribbon.
■ Screen resolution creen resolution is the size of your screen display expressed
as pixels wide × pixels high. The greater the screen resolution, the greater
the amount of information that will fit on one screen. Your screen resolution
options are dependent on the display adapter installed in your computer,
and on your monitor. Common screen resolutions range from 800 × 600 to
2560 × 1440 (and some are larger). The greater the number of pixels wide (the
first number), the greater the number of buttons that can be shown on the
ribbon.
■ The magnification of your screen display If you change the screen magni-
fication setting in Windows, text and user interface elements are larger and
therefore more legible, but fewer elements fit on the screen.
You can hide the ribbon completely if you don’t need access to any of its buttons, or
hide it so that only its tabs are visible. (This is a good way to gain vertical space when
working on a smaller screen.) Then you can temporarily redisplay the ribbon to click a
button, or permanently redisplay it if you need to click several buttons.
If you’re working on a touchscreen device, you can turn on Touch mode, which pro-
vides more space between buttons on the ribbon and status bar. (It doesn’t affect the
layout of dialog boxes or panes.) The extra space is intended to lessen the possibility
of accidentally tapping the wrong button with your finger.
Touch mode has a greater amount of space on the ribbon and status bar
The same commands are available in Touch mode, but they’re often hidden under
group buttons.
SEE ALSO For information about working with a modified ribbon, see the sidebar
“Adapt procedure steps” later in this topic.
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You can switch between Touch mode and Mouse mode (the standard desktop app
user interface) from the Quick Access Toolbar. Switching any one of the primary Office
apps (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word) to Touch mode turns it on in all
of them.
To maximize the app window
1. Do any of the following:
● Click the Maximize button.
● Double-click the title bar.
● Drag the borders of a non-maximized window.
● Drag the window to the top of the screen. (When the pointer touches the
top of the screen, the dragged window maximizes.)
To change the screen resolution
TIP Methods of changing screen resolution vary by operating system, but you should
be able to access the settings in Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 by using these
methods.
1. Do any of the following:
● Right-click the Windows 10 desktop, and then click Display settings. At the
bottom of the Display pane of the Settings window, click the Advanced
display settings link.
● Right-click the Windows 8 or Windows 7 desktop, and then click Screen
resolution.
● Enter screen resolution in Windows Search, and then click Change the
screen resolution in the search results.
● Open the Display Control Panel item, and then click Adjust resolution.
2. Click or drag to select the screen resolution you want, and then click Apply or
OK. Windows displays a preview of the selected screen resolution.
3. If you like the change, click Keep changes in the message box that appears. If
you don’t, the screen resolution reverts to the previous setting.
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To completely hide the ribbon
1. Near the right end of the title bar, click the Ribbon Display Options button.
The Ribbon Display Options button is on the title bar so that it is available when the ribbon is hidden
2. On the Ribbon Display Options menu, click Auto-hide Ribbon.
TIP To redisplay the ribbon, click the Ribbon Display Options button and then click
Show Tabs or Show Tabs And Commands.
To display only the ribbon tabs
1. Do any of the following:
● Double-click any active tab name.
● Near the upper-right corner of the app window, click the Ribbon Display
Options button, and then click Show Tabs.
● In the lower-right corner of the ribbon, click the Collapse the Ribbon
button.
● Press Ctrl+F1.
To temporarily redisplay the ribbon
1. Click any tab name to display the tab until you click a command or click away
from the ribbon.
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To permanently redisplay the ribbon
1. Do any of the following:
● Double-click any tab name.
● Near the upper-right corner of the app window, click the Ribbon Display
Options button, and then click Show Tabs and Commands.
● Press Ctrl+F1.
To optimize the ribbon for touch interaction
1. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click or tap the Touch/Mouse Mode button, and
then click Touch.
To specify the items that appear on the status bar
1. Right-click the status bar to display the Customize Status Bar menu. A check
mark indicates each item that is currently enabled.
2. Click to enable or disable a status bar indicator or tool. The change is effected
immediately. The menu remains open to permit multiple selections.
3. When you finish, click away from the menu to close it.
Adapt procedure steps
This book contains many images of user interface elements (such as the rib-
bons and the app windows) that you’ll work with while performing tasks in
PowerPoint on a Windows computer. Depending on your screen resolution
or app window width, the PowerPoint ribbon on your screen might look dif-
ferent from that shown in this book. (If you turn on Touch mode, the ribbon
displays significantly fewer commands than in Mouse mode.) As a result, pro-
cedural instructions that involve the ribbon might require a little adaptation.
Simple procedural instructions use this format:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Chart button.
If the command is in a list, our instructions use this format:
1. On the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, click the Sound arrow and
then, in the Sound list, click Chime.
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1If differences between your display settings and ours cause a button to
appear differently on your screen than it does in this book, you can easily
adapt the steps to locate the command. First click the specified tab, and then
locate the specified group. If a group has been collapsed into a group list
or under a group button, click the list or button to display the group’s com-
mands. If you can’t immediately identify the button you want, point to likely
candidates to display their names in ScreenTips.
Multistep procedural instructions use this format:
1. Display the presentation in Normal view.
2. Select the animated object or
objects
that you want to modify.
3. On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, click the Start arrow to
display the list of start timing options.
4. In the Start list, click After Previous.
On subsequent instances of instructions that require you to follow the same
process, the instructions might be simplified in this format because the work-
ing location has already been established:
1. In Normal view, select the animated objects that you want to modify.
2. On the Animations tab, in the Start list, click After Previous.
The instructions in this book assume that you’re interacting with on-screen
elements on your computer by clicking (with a mouse, touchpad, or other
hardware device). If you’re using a different method—for example, if your
computer has a touchscreen interface and you’re tapping the screen (with
your finger or a stylus)—substitute the applicable tapping action when you
interact with a user interface element.
Instructions in this book refer to user interface elements that you click or tap
on the screen as buttons, and to physical buttons that you press on a key-
board as keys, to conform to the standard terminology used in documenta-
tion for these products.
When the instructions tell you to enter information, you can do so by typing
on a connected external keyboard, tapping an on-screen keyboard, or even
speaking aloud, depending on your computer setup and your personal
preferences.
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Manage Office and app settings
You access app settings from the Backstage view; specifically, from the Account page
and the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
The Account page of the Backstage view in PowerPoint displays information about
your installation of PowerPoint (and other apps in the Office suite) and the resources
you connect to. This information includes:
■ Your Microsoft account and links to manage it.
■ The current app window background and theme.
■ Storage locations and services (such as Facebook and LinkedIn) that you’ve
connected Office to.
■ Your subscription information and links to manage the subscription, if you have
Office through an Office 365 subscription.
■ The app version number and update options.
Account information in PowerPoint
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1Microsoft account options
If you use Office 365, Skype, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Outlook.com, or a Windows
Phone, you already have a Microsoft account. (Microsoft account credentials
are also used by many non-Microsoft products and websites.) If you don’t
already have a Microsoft account, you can register any existing account as a
Microsoft account, sign up for a free Outlook.com or Hotmail.com account
and register that as a Microsoft account, or create an alias for an Outlook.com
account and register the alias.
TIP Many apps and websites authenticate transactions by using Microsoft
account credentials. For that reason, it’s a good idea to register a personal
account that you control, rather than a business account that your employer
controls, as your Microsoft account. That way, you won’t risk losing access if
you leave the company.
Two ways you can personalize the appearance of your PowerPoint app window are by
choosing an Office background and an Office theme. (These are specific to Office and
aren’t in any way associated with the Windows theme or desktop background.) The
background is a subtle design that appears in the title bar of the app window. There
are 14 backgrounds to choose from, or you can choose to not have a background.
Backgrounds depict a variety of subjects
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At the time of this writing, there are three Office themes:
■ Colorful Displays the title bar and ribbon tabs in the color specific to the app,
and the ribbon commands, status bar, and Backstage view in light gray
■ Dark Gray Displays the title bar and ribbon tabs in dark gray, and the ribbon
commands, status bar, and Backstage view in light gray
■ White Displays the title bar, ribbon tabs, and ribbon commands in white, and
the status bar in the app-specific color
There are rumors that another theme will be released in the near future, but it hasn’t
yet made an appearance.
TIP The images in this book depict the No Background option to avoid interfering with
the display of any user interface elements, and the Colorful theme.
From the Connected Services area of the page, you can connect Office to Facebook,
Flickr, and YouTube accounts to access pictures and videos; to SharePoint sites and
OneDrive storage locations; and to LinkedIn and Twitter accounts to share presenta-
tions. You must already have an account with one of these services to connect Office
to it.
Until you connect to storage locations, they aren’t available to you from within
Power Point. For example, when inserting a picture onto a slide, you will have the
option to insert a locally stored picture or to search online for a picture. After you
connect to your Facebook, SharePoint, and OneDrive accounts, you can also insert
pictures stored in those locations.
The changes that you make on the Account page apply to all the Office apps installed
on all the computers associated with your account. For example, changing the Office
background in PowerPoint on one computer also changes it in Outlook on any other
computer on which you’ve associated Office with the same account.
Some of the settings on the Account page are also available in the PowerPoint
Options dialog box, which you open from the Backstage view. This dialog box also
contains hundreds of options for controlling the way PowerPoint works. Chapter 11,
“Work in PowerPoint more efficiently,” provides in-depth coverage of these options.
It’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the dialog box content so you know what
you can modify.
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To display your Office account settings
1. With PowerPoint running, click the File tab to display the Backstage view.
2. In the left pane of the Backstage view, click Account.
To manage your Microsoft account settings
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. In the User Information area, click any of the links to begin the selected
process.
To change the app window background for all Office apps
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. In the Office Background list, point to any background to display a live preview
in the app window, and then click the background you want.
To change the app window color scheme for all Office apps
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. In the Office Theme list, click Colorful, Dark Gray, or White.
To connect to a cloud storage location or social media service
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. At the bottom of the Connected Services area, click Add a service, click the
type of service you want to add, and then click the specific service.
You can connect to OneDrive and OneDrive for Business sites by clicking the OneDrive link
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To manage your Office 365 subscription
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. In the Product Information area, click the Manage Account button to display
the sign-in page for your Office 365 management interface.
3. Provide your account credentials and sign in to access your options.
To manage Office updates
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view.
2. Click the Update Options button, and then click the action you want to take.
You can install available updates from the Backstage view before the automatic installation occurs
To open the PowerPoint Options dialog box
1. In the left pane of the Backstage view, click Options.
Skills review
In this chapter, you learned how to:
■ Start PowerPoint
■ Work in the PowerPoint user interface
■ Manage Office and app settings
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Practice tasks
No practice files are necessary to complete the practice tasks in this
chapter.
Start PowerPoint
Perform the following tasks:
1. Using the technique that is appropriate for your operating system, start
PowerPoint.
2. When the Start screen appears, press the Esc key to create a new blank
presentation.
Work in the PowerPoint user interface
Start PowerPoint, create a new blank presentation, maximize the app window, and
then perform the following tasks:
1. On each tab of the ribbon, do the following:
● Review the available groups and commands.
● Display the ScreenTip of any command you’re not familiar with. Notice the
different levels of detail in the ScreenTips.
● If a group has a dialog box launcher in its lower-right corner, click the dialog
box launcher to display the associated dialog box or pane.
2. Change the width of the app window and notice the effect it has on the ribbon.
When the window is narrow, locate a group button and click it to display the
commands.
3. Maximize the app window. Hide the ribbon entirely, and notice the change in
the app window. Redisplay the ribbon tabs (but not the commands). Temporarily
display the ribbon commands, and then click away from the ribbon to close it.
4. Use any of the procedures described in this chapter to permanently redisplay
the ribbon tabs and commands.
5. Display the status bar shortcut menu, and identify the tools and statistics that
are currently displayed on the status bar. Add any indicators to the status bar
that will be useful to you.
6. Keep the presentation open in PowerPoint for use in the next set of practice
tasks.
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Manage Office and app settings
With a new blank presentation open in PowerPoint, perform the following tasks:
1. Display the Account page of the Backstage view and review the information
that is available there.
2. Expand the Office Background list. Point to each background to display a live
preview of it. Then click the background you want to apply.
3. Apply each of the Office themes, and consider its merits. Then apply the theme
you like best.
TIP If you apply a theme other than Colorful, your interface colors will be
different from the interface shown in the screenshots in this book, but the
functionality will be the same.
4. Review the services that Office is currently connected to. Expand the Add a ser-
vice menu and point to each of the menu items to display the available services.
Connect to any of these that you want to use.
5. Click the Update Options button and note whether updates are currently avail-
able to install.
TIP The update process takes about 10 minutes, and requires that you exit all
the Office apps and Internet Explorer. If updates are available, apply them after
you finish the practice tasks in this chapter.
6. On the Update Options menu, click View Updates to display the What’s New
and Improved in Office 2016 webpage in your default browser. Review the infor-
mation on this page to learn about any new features that interest you.
7. Return to PowerPoint and open the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
8. Explore each page of the dialog box. Notice the sections and the settings in
each section. Note the settings that apply only to the current file.
9. Review the settings on the General page, and modify them as necessary to fit
the way you work. Then close the dialog box.
10. Close the presentation without saving changes.
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presentations
In this chapter
■ Create presentations
■ Open and navigate
presentations
■ Display different views of
presentations
■ Display and edit presentation
properties
■ Save and close presentations
PowerPoint makes it easy to efficiently create effective
presentations for a wide variety of audiences. PowerPoint
presentations are no longer used solely by business execu-
tives to present information at board meetings. They’re
commonly used in business and educational settings to
share information, not only in group presentations, but
also in electronic communications and online settings.
Even primary school students are assigned PowerPoint
presentations as homework projects. Whether you need
to give a report about a research study, present a budget
to a board of directors, or convince management to invest
in a new piece of equipment, PowerPoint helps you get
the job done in a professional, visually appealing way.
The sophisticated presentation features of PowerPoint are
easy to find and use, so even novice users can work pro-
ductively with PowerPoint after only a brief introduction.
Many of the processes you perform with slide content
are similar to processes you use in Microsoft Word docu-
ments and Microsoft Excel workbooks, so if you already
use another Microsoft Office app, you might be familiar
with them. Processes that are specific to the creation and
management of slides are unique to PowerPoint.
This chapter guides you through procedures related to
creating presentations, opening and navigating presen-
tations, displaying different views of presentations, dis-
playing and editing presentation properties, and saving
and closing presentations.
Practice files
For this chapter, use the practice files
from the PowerPoint2016SBS\Ch02
folder. For practice file download
instructions, see the introduction.
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Create presentations
When creating a new presentation, you can start by using a blank presentation or
by using a presentation that is based on a template. Unlike the templates provided
for Word and Excel, most PowerPoint templates are design templates that control
thematic elements (colors, fonts, and graphic effects) and slide layouts rather than
content templates that provide purpose-specific placeholder content. Each tem-
plate has a corresponding theme, so you can create a presentation based on one
template but then entirely change its appearance by applying a different theme.
When you start PowerPoint, the app displays a Start screen that gives you options for
opening an existing presentation or creating a new one.
The Start screen appears by default but can be disabled
IMPORTANT The templates that appear by default in your installation of PowerPoint
might be different from those shown in images in this book. The templates can change
depending on your use of PowerPoint and the installation of program updates.
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There are a few different ways to start a new presentation. If you press the Esc key
when this screen appears, PowerPoint starts a blank presentation for you. You can
also select from among the presentation thumbnails and links to create presentations
based on the following sources:
■ Blank presentation If you want to build and format a presentation from
scratch, you can start with a presentation based on the Blank Presentation tem-
plate. A new, blank presentation contains only a blank title page; it’s up to you
to add slides and slide content, apply a theme, and make any necessary custom
configuration changes. Creating attractive, functional presentations from
scratch can be time-consuming and requires quite a bit of knowledge about
PowerPoint. You’ll learn the skills you need while you work through this book.
SEE ALSO For information about themes, see “Apply themes” in
Chapter 3
,
“Create and manage slides.”
■ Design template You can save time by basing your presentation on one of
the many design templates that come with PowerPoint. A design template is
a blank presentation with a theme already applied to it. Sometimes it includes
background graphic elements and specialized slide layouts. Some templates
supply only a title slide and leave it to you to add the other slides you need;
other templates supply an example of each of the available slide layouts.
■ Content template You can preview and download many prepopulated
presentation templates from the Office website. These templates provide not
only the design elements but also suggestions for content that is appropriate
for different types of presentations, such as reports or product launches. After
you download a template, you simply customize the content provided in the
template to meet your needs.
An important thing to be aware of when you create a presentation in PowerPoint
is that you have the choice of two slide aspect ratios, which are referred to (slightly
inaccurately) as slide sizes. The default slide size is Widescreen (16:9), which is opti-
mized for displays such as those found on many laptop screens and desktop monitors
these days.
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Widescreen slides are shorter than Standard
slides
The alternative slide size is Standard (4:3), which is optimized for wide rectangular
screens such as that of the iPad.
Standard slides fit tablet screens
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The actual size (dimensions) of the slide aren’t as important as its aspect ratio. By
default, the slides in presentations you create based on the Blank Presentation tem-
plate are set to Widescreen size.
SEE ALSO For more information about slide sizes, see “Configure slides for presenta-
tion or printing” in Chapter 9, “Review presentations.”
When you display the built-in templates on the New page of the Backstage view, the
default slide size of each template is apparent from its thumbnail. Most of the tem-
plates are 16:9, but you can easily filter the templates to display only those that are
formatted specifically for 4:3 slides.
Before you begin adding content to a new presentation, you should consider how the
presentation will be viewed and choose the most appropriate slide size. It’s advisable
to select the slide size before you select the presentation template. You can change
the slide size after you create the slide deck, but doing so might cause graphic ele-
ments (especially those on master slides) to look different, and text and other slide
elements to not fit on slides as intended.
Whether you create a blank presentation or a presentation that is based on a design
template, the presentation exists only in your computer’s memory until you save it.
SEE ALSO For information about saving presentations, see “Save and close presenta-
tions” later in this chapter.
To create a new blank presentation
1. Start PowerPoint.
2. When the Start screen appears, press the Esc key.
Or
1. If PowerPoint is already running, click the File tab to display the Backstage view.
2. In the left pane of the Backstage view, click New to display the New page.
3. On the New page of the Backstage view, click the Blank Presentation
thumbnail.
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To preview presentation design templates
1. Display the Backstage view, and then, in the left pane, click New.
2. On the New page, scroll the pane to view the presentation design templates
that were installed with PowerPoint.
3. Click any thumbnail to open a preview window that displays the title slide of the
selected design with alternative color schemes and graphic backgrounds.
Each design template has multiple color variants and slide layouts
4. Do any of the following:
● Click the More Images arrows to display other slide layouts for the
template.
● Click any of the thumbnails in the right half of the preview window to apply
that color scheme to the slide layouts of the selected template.
● Click the arrows to the left and right of the preview window to preview
other design templates.
● Click the Create button to create a presentation based on the template that
is active in the preview window.
● In the upper-right corner of the preview window, click the Close button to
close the preview window without creating a presentation.
To display only presentation templates that are optimized at the 4:3 slide size
1. On the New page of the Backstage view, below the Search box, click 4:3.
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Common filters are available below the Search box
To create a presentation based on a default design template
1. Display the New page of the Backstage view.
2. Scroll the pane to locate the design you want to use.
3. Do either of the following:
● Double-click the thumbnail to create the presentation.
● Click the thumbnail to preview the design template, and then click the
Create button in the preview window to create the presentation.
PowerPoint displays the new presentation in Normal view. The title slide is
visible in the Thumbnails pane and in the Slide pane.
The title slide of a new presentation
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TIP The Notes pane is below the Slide pane but is collapsed by default. For information
about working in the Notes pane, see “Add notes to slides” in Chapter 9, “Review
presentations.”
To create a presentation based on an online template
1. Display the New page of the Backstage view.
2. In the search box at the top of the page, enter a term related to the template
content or design you’re looking for, and then click the Search button.
Or
Below the search box, click one of the suggested searches.
You can enter a color as a search term to display templates that feature that color
3. In the Category list, click any category or categories to further filter the
templates.
TIP PowerPoint displays applied category filters in colored bars at the top of the
Category list. To remove a filter, point to it and then click the X that appears to
the right of the category name, or double-click the category name.
4. Scroll the pane to locate a design that fit your needs.
5. Click any thumbnail to preview the design template, and click the More Images
arrows to see the content defined as part of the template. Then click the Create
button in the preview window to create the presentation.
Or
Double-click any thumbnail to create a presentation based on the template.
To disable the display of the Start screen
1. In the Backstage view, click Options to open the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
2. On the General page of the dialog box, clear the Show the Start screen when
this application starts check box.
3. Close the PowerPoint Options dialog box.
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Open and navigate presentations
The Start screen that appears by default when you start PowerPoint displays a list of
presentations you worked on recently, and a link to open other existing presenta-
tions. If the presentation you want to open appears on the Start screen, you can open
it directly from there. Otherwise, you open presentations from the Open page of the
Backstage view.
The Open page includes all the locations you’ve linked to from an Office program
When a presentation is open, you can move among slides by clicking or tapping ele-
ments in several areas of the app window, including the Thumbnails pane in Normal
view and the Slide pane in Normal view or Slide Sorter view. You can also move
among slides by rotating the wheel button on a mouse.
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The scroll bar indicates the position of the current slide in the presentation
To open a recent presentation
1. Start PowerPoint.
2. On the Start screen, in the Recent list, click the file name of the presentation
you want to open.
Or
1. With PowerPoint running, click the File tab to display the Backstage view.
2. In the left pane of the Backstage view, click Open to display the Open page.
3. In the right pane of the Open page, scroll the presentation list if necessary to
locate the presentation you want to open, and then click the presentation file
name to open it.
To open any existing presentation
1. Start PowerPoint.
2. On the Start screen, at the bottom of the left pane, click Open Other
Presentations to display the Open page of the Backstage view.
Or
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With PowerPoint running, display the Backstage view, and then click Open
to display the Open page.
The Places list includes all the locations you’ve linked to from an Office program
3. In the Places list, click the local or network storage location where the presen-
tation is stored.
4. Navigate to the presentation storage folder by using one of the following
methods:
● In the right pane, click a recent folder. Then click any subfolders until you
reach the folder you want.
● In the left pane, click Browse to open the Open dialog box. Then click fold-
ers in the Navigation pane, double-click folders in the file pane, or enter the
folder location in the Address bar.
5. Double-click the presentation you want to open.
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TIP In the Open dialog box, clicking a file name and then clicking the Open arrow
displays a list of alternative ways to open the selected file. To look through a presenta-
tion without making any inadvertent changes, you can open the file as read-only, open an
independent copy of the file, or open it in Protected view. You can also open the file in a web
browser. In the event of a computer crash or other similar incident, you can tell PowerPoint to
open the file and try to repair any damage.
To move back or forward one slide while working in a presentation
1. Use any of the following techniques
● In the Slide pane, on the scroll bar, click above or below the scroll box.
● Below the Slide pane scroll bar, click the Previous Slide or Next Slide
button.
Use the Previous Slide and Next Slide buttons or the thumbnails to move more quickly
among slides
● Press the Page Up or Page Down key.
SEE ALSO For information about moving among slides in Reading view, see “Display
different views of presentations” later in this chapter.
To move among slides while working in a presentation
1. Use any of the following techniques:
● In the Thumbnails pane, click the slide you want to display.
● In the Slide pane, drag the scroll bar up or down.
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A tooltip displays the slide that will be shown if you stop dragging
● Press the Home key to move to the first slide.
● Press the End key to move to the last slide.
TIP When you open a presentation you have worked on recently, PowerPoint displays a
flag adjacent to the Slide pane’s scroll bar. Clicking the flag displays a link to the slide
you were working on when you closed the presentation, with the date and time of your last
change. Simply click the link to jump to that slide.
Display different views of presentations
The elements of a presentation that you want to have a good view of change depend-
ing on what you’re currently doing with the presentation. You can switch among
standard presentation views, adjust the elements shown in each view, and change the
magnification of the content in the app window.
Display standard views
PowerPoint has six views in which you can create, organize, and preview presenta-
tions. The views are:
■ Normal view This view includes the Thumbnails pane on the left side of the
app window, the Slide pane on the right side of the window, and an optional
Notes pane at the bottom of the window. You insert, cut, copy, paste, duplicate,
and delete slides in the Thumbnails pane, create slide content in the Slide pane,
and record slide notes in the Notes pane.
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SEE ALSO For information about working with notes, see ”Add notes to slides”
in Chapter 9, “Review presentations.”
■ Notes Page view This is the only view in which you can create speaker notes
that contain elements other than text. Although you can add speaker notes in
the Notes pane in Normal view, you must be in Notes Page view to add graphics,
tables, diagrams, or charts to your notes.
■ Outline view This view displays a text outline of the presentation in the Outline
pane and the active slide in the Slide pane. You can enter text either directly on
the slide or in the outline.
SEE ALSO For information about working with outlines, see ”Enter text on
slides” in Chapter 4, “Enter and edit text on slides.”
■ Reading view In this view, which is ideal for previewing the presentation,
each slide fills the screen. You can click buttons on the navigation bar to move
through or jump to specific slides.
In Reading view, the navigation bar and View Shortcuts toolbar are at the right end of the status bar
■ Slide Show view This view displays the presentation as a full-screen slide
show, beginning with the current slide. It displays only the slides and not the
presenter tools.
■ Slide Sorter view This view displays thumbnails of all the slides in the presenta-
tion. In this view, you manage the slides, rather than the slide content. You can
easily reorganize the slides, group them into sections, and apply transitions to
one or multiple slides. You can also apply transitions from one slide to another,
and specify how long each slide should remain on the screen.
SEE ALSO For information about changing the order of slides, see “Rearrange
slides and sections” in Chapter 3, “Create and manage slides.” For information
about applying transitions, see ”Add and manage slide transitions” in
Chapter 8
, “Add
sound and movement to slides.”
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The views you’ll use most frequently when developing presentations are Normal view
and Slide Sorter view.
The primary presentation development views
SEE ALSO For information about creating more elaborate notes, see ”Add notes to
slides” in Chapter 9, “Review presentations.”
View options are available from the View Shortcuts toolbar near the right end of the
status bar and from the View tab of the ribbon.
The active view is shaded
To review a presentation (or deliver it to an audience), you display it in Slide Show
view. In this view, each slide fills the screen, and PowerPoint implements transitions,
animations, and media effects the way you have specified. You can start the slide
show from the first slide or from the currently active slide.
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TIP You can control the default look of a presentation by working with the masters
displayed in Slide Master view, Handout Master view, or Notes Master view. For
information about masters, see “Customize slide masters and layouts” in Chapter 12, “Create
custom presentation
elements.”
To switch among development views of a presentation
1. Do either of the following:
● On the View Shortcuts toolbar, click the Normal or Slide Sorter button.
TIP Clicking the Normal button while it is active switches between Normal
and Outline views.
● On the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click the Normal or
Slide Sorter button.
To display a presentation in Slide Show view from the first slide
1. Do either of the following:
● On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the From
Beginning button. (When you point to this button, the ScreenTip that
appears says Start From Beginning.)
● Press F5.
To display a presentation in Slide Show view from the current slide
1. Do any of the following:
● On the View Shortcuts toolbar, click the Slide Show button.
● On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the From
Current Slide button. (When you point to this button, the ScreenTip that
appears says Start from This Slide.)
● Press Shift+F5.
SEE ALSO For information about delivering a presentation to an audience, see “Present
slide shows” in Chapter 10, “Prepare and deliver presentations.”
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To navigate a presentation in Slide Show view
1. Do any of the following:
● Move the mouse to display the Slide Show toolbar. Then click the Previous
or Next button on the toolbar.
The Slide Show toolbar hides itself until you activate it
● Press the N (for next), Enter, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, or Page Down key
to move forward one slide.
● Press the P (for previous), Backspace, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Page Up key
to move back one slide.
● Press the Home key to display the first slide.
● Press the End key to display the last slide.
● Press the Esc key to return to Normal or Slide Sorter view.
SEE ALSO For more information about the Slide Show tools, see “Present slide shows”
in Chapter 10, “Prepare and deliver presentations.”
To display a presentation in Reading view
1. Do either of the following:
● On the View Shortcuts toolbar, click the Reading View button.
● On the View tab, in the Presentation Views group, click the Reading View
button.
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To navigate a presentation in Reading view
1. Do any of the following:
● Press the N (for next), Enter, Right Arrow, Down Arrow, or Page Down key
to move forward one slide.
● Press the P (for previous), Backspace, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Page Up key
to move back one slide.
● Press the Home key to display the first slide.
● Press the End key to display the last slide.
● Press the Esc key or click the Normal or Slide Sorter button on the View
Shortcuts toolbar to return to Normal or Slide Sorter view.
Display program elements
You can change the space available for the app window elements by adjusting the
relative sizes of the panes or collapsing the ribbon.
TIP Any changes you make to a view, such as adjusting the sizes of panes, are saved
with the presentation that is open at the time and do not affect other presentations.
To adjust the size of the Thumbnails pane in Normal view
1. Do either of the following:
● Point to the right border of the Thumbnails pane, and drag right or left to
resize or hide the Thumbnails pane.
● When the Thumbnails pane is hidden, click the Thumbnails button at the
top of the bar to redisplay it.
TIP When you adjust the width of the Thumbnails pane, the size of the slide thumbnails
is adjusted accordingly—that is, there are more small thumbnails in a narrow pane and
fewer large thumbnails in a wide pane.
To show or hide the Notes pane in Normal view
1. On the status bar, click the Notes button.
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To adjust the size of the Notes pane in Normal view
1. Point to the border between the Slide pane and the Notes pane, and when the
pointer changes to a bar with opposing arrows, drag up or down to resize or
hide the Notes pane.
To hide the ribbon in Normal, Outline, or Slide Sorter views
1. Do any of the following:
● At the right end of the ribbon, click the Collapse the Ribbon button, which
resembles an upward-pointing arrow.
● Press Ctrl+F1.
Collapsing the ribbon hides the groups and buttons but leaves the tab names
visible.
To temporarily redisplay the ribbon
1. Click any tab name.
The ribbon remains visible until you click a button on it or click away from it.
To permanently redisplay the ribbon
1. Do any of the following:
● Double-click any tab name.
● Click any tab name and then click the Pin the ribbon button, which
resembles a pushpin.
● Press Ctrl+F1.
Change the display of content
You can easily switch among multiple open presentations. If you want to compare
or work with the content of multiple presentations, you can simplify the process by
displaying the presentations next to each other.
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Tiling app windows simplifies the process of comparing, copying, or moving content
To help you to more precisely position and align slide elements, you can display
rulers, gridlines, and guides in the Slide pane, and change the magnification of the
current slide.
Use gridlines and guides to more precisely position objects
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Gridlines are faint dotted lines that mark off specific units of measure on a slide. You
can adjust the spacing of gridlines in the Grid And Guides dialog box, but you can’t
move them on the slide. Guides are a set of vertical and horizontal alignment tools
that you can drag to any location in the Slide pane.
To display a different open presentation
1. Do either of the following:
● On the View tab, in the Window group, click the Switch Windows button,
and then click the presentation you want to view.
● Point to the PowerPoint button on the Windows taskbar, and then click the
thumbnail of the presentation you want to display.
To display multiple open presentations at the same time
1. On the View tab, in the Window group, click the Arrange All button.
To display or hide the ruler, gridlines, and guides
1. On the View tab, in the Show group, select or clear the Ruler, Gridlines, or
Guides check boxes.
To modify the spacing of gridlines
1. On the View tab, click the Show dialog box launcher to open the Grid and
Guides dialog box.
2. In the Grid settings area, change either the fractional or unit measurement of
the Spacing setting. Then click OK.
To change the magnification of content in the app window
1. On the View tab, in the Zoom group, click the Zoom button to open the Zoom
dialog box.
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You can select a magnification or enter a specific percentage
2. In the Zoom dialog box, select a Zoom to option or enter a specific percentage
in the Percent box, and then click OK.
Or
1. In the zoom controls at the right end of the status bar, do any of the following:
● At the left end of the slider, click the Zoom Out button to decrease the
zoom percentage.
● At the right end of the slider, click the Zoom In button to increase the zoom
percentage.
● At the right end of the status bar, click the Fit slide to current window
button.
Clicking the Fit Slide To Current Window button is a quick way to view the entire slide at the largest
size that fits in the Slide pane
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Display and edit presentation properties
Properties are file attributes or settings, such as the file name, size, creation, date,
author, and read-only status. Some properties exist to provide information to com-
puter operating systems and apps. You can display properties within a presentation
(for example, you can display the slide number on a slide). PowerPoint automatically
tracks some of the properties for you, and you can set others.
You can examine the properties that are attached to a presentation from the Info
page of the Backstage view.
Some of the properties stored with a typical presentation
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You can change or remove basic properties in the default Properties pane or expand
the Properties pane to make more available, or display the Properties dialog box to
access even more properties.
To display presentation properties
1. Display the Info page of the Backstage view. The standard properties associ-
ated with a presentation are displayed in the Properties area of the right pane.
2. At the bottom of the Properties pane, click Show All Properties to expand
the pane.
3. At the top of the Properties pane, click Properties and then click Advanced
Properties to display the Properties dialog box.
To edit presentation properties
1. In the Properties pane, click the value for the property you want to edit to acti-
vate the content box. (Note that not all properties are available to edit. Those
that can be edited will display an edit box when you point to them. Nothing
happens if you click one that can’t be edited.)
2. Enter or replace the property value, and then press Enter.
Or
1. In the Properties dialog box, do either of the following:
● On the Summary page, click the box to the right of the property you want
to modify, and then enter or replace the property value.
● On the Custom page, select the property you want to modify in the Name
list, and then enter or replace the property value in the Value box.
Save and close presentations
You save a presentation the first time by clicking the Save button on the Quick Access
Toolbar or by displaying the Backstage view and then clicking Save As. Both actions
open the Save As page, where you can select a storage location.
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Save your presentation in an online location to access it from anywhere
TIP Many countries have laws that require that certain types of digital content be
accessible to people with various disabilities. If your presentation must be compatible
with assistive technologies, you need to know the final file format(s) of your presentation
before you create it and start adding content. Some types of content are visible in a PowerPoint
file in Normal view but not in other accessible file formats such as tagged PDFs. Before basing a
presentation on a template you have not used before, test it for accessibility.
You can save the presentation in a folder on your computer or, if you have an Inter-
net connection, in a folder on your Microsoft OneDrive. If your company is running
Microsoft SharePoint, you can add your SharePoint OneDrive or a different Share-
Point location so that it is available from the Places pane of the Save As page, just
like any other folder.
SEE ALSO For information about OneDrive, see the sidebar “Save files to OneDrive”
later in this chapter.
Clicking Browse at the bottom of the left pane displays the Save As dialog box, in
which you assign a name to the file.
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Use standard Windows techniques in either the Address bar or the Navigation pane to navigate to the folder
you want
TIP If you want to create a new folder in which to store the file, click the New Folder
button on the dialog box’s toolbar.
After you save a presentation for the first time, you can save changes simply by click-
ing the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar. The new version of the presentation
then overwrites the previous version.
If you want to keep both the new version and the previous version, display the Save As
page, and then save a new version with a different name in the same location or with
the same name in a different location. (You cannot have two files with the same name
in the same folder.)
TIP By default, PowerPoint periodically saves the presentation you are working on. To
adjust the time interval between saves, display the Backstage view, and click Options. In
the left pane of the PowerPoint Options dialog box, click Save, and then specify the period of
time in the Save AutoRecover Information Every box.
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Every time you open a presentation, a new instance of PowerPoint starts. If you have
more than one presentation open, clicking the Close button at the right end of a
presentation’s title bar closes that presentation and exits that instance of PowerPoint.
If you have only one presentation open and you want to close the presentation but
leave PowerPoint running, display the Backstage view and then click Close.
To save a presentation
1. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click the Save button to display the Save As page
of the Backstage view.
2. Select a storage location, and then in the right pane, click Browse to open the
Save As dialog box.
TIP The dialog box displays the contents of the folder in which you last saved or
opened a file from within the program. If the Navigation pane and toolbar are
not displayed, click Browse Folders in the lower-left corner of the dialog box.
3. Use standard Windows techniques to navigate to your file folder.
4. In the File name box, enter a name for your presentation, and then click Save to
store the file in your file folder.
Or
1. Press Ctrl+S to save an existing presentation without changing the file name or
location.
TIP Programs that run on Windows use
file name extensions
to identify different
types of files. For example, the extension .pptx identifies PowerPoint 2016, 2013,
2010, and 2007 presentations. Windows programs do not display these extensions
by default, and you shouldn’t enter them in the File Name box. When you save a file,
PowerPoint automatically adds whatever extension is associated with the type of file
selected in the Save As Type box.
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To close a presentation
1. Do any of the following:
● At the right end of the title bar, click the Close button to close the presentation
and the app window.
● Display the Backstage view, and then click Close to close the presentation
without exiting the app.
● On the Windows Taskbar, point to the PowerPoint button to display
thumbnails of all open presentations, point to the thumbnail of the presen-
tation you want to close, and then click the Close button that appears in its
upper-right corner.
Compatibility with earlier versions
The Microsoft Office 2016 programs use file formats based on XML. By
default, PowerPoint 2016 files are saved in the .pptx format.
You can open a .ppt file created with an earlier version of PowerPoint in
PowerPoint 2016, but the newer features of PowerPoint are not available. The
presentation name appears in the title bar with [Compatibility Mode] to its
right. You can work in this mode, or you can convert the presentation to the
current format by clicking the Convert button on the Info page of the Back-
stage view, or by saving the presentation as a different file in the PowerPoint
Presentation format.
If you work with people who are using a version of PowerPoint earlier than
2007, you can save your presentations in a format that they will be able to use
by changing the Save As Type setting in the Save As dialog box to PowerPoint
97-2003 Presentation.
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Save files to OneDrive
Whether you’re working in a corporate environment or at home, you have
the option of saving files to OneDrive. The OneDrive location you save to
might be part of your company’s SharePoint environment, or it might be a
cloud-based storage location that is associated with your Microsoft account.
Saving a file in either type of OneDrive location provides the option of shar-
ing the file with other people.
To save a presentation to OneDrive, display the Save As page of the Back-
stage view, click your OneDrive, and then specify the OneDrive folder in
which you want to save the file. If your OneDrive doesn’t already appear in
the list of locations, click Add A Place, click OneDrive, and then enter the cre-
dentials associated with the OneDrive you want to access.
When you save a PowerPoint presentation to OneDrive, you and other
people with whom you share the presentation can work on it by using a local
installation of PowerPoint or by using PowerPoint Online, which is available in
the OneDrive environment.
SEE ALSO For information about PowerPoint Web App, see Chapter 1,
“PowerPoint 2016 basics.”
Microsoft provides free OneDrive storage to Microsoft account holders. If you
already have a Microsoft account, you can access your OneDrive directly
from any Office program, or from onedrive.live.com. If you don’t yet have a
Microsoft account, you can configure any existing email account as a Microsoft
account at signup.live.com. (If you don’t yet have an email account that you
want to configure for this purpose, you can get a new account there, too.)
OneDrive for Business is available as part of a SharePoint 2016 environment,
and your storage there will be managed by your company or SharePoint
provider.
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Skills review
In this chapter, you learned how to:
■ Create presentations
■ Open and navigate presentations
■ Display different views of presentations
■ Display and edit presentation properties
■ Save and close presentations
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Practice tasks
The practice file for these tasks is located in the PowerPoint2016SBS\Ch02
folder. You can save the results of the tasks in the same folder.
Create presentations
Do not start PowerPoint before beginning this task.
1. Start PowerPoint and create a new, blank presentation.
2. Display the available presentation design templates.
3. Preview a template that you like.
4. Without closing the preview window, preview the next or previous template.
5. From the preview window, create a presentation based on the currently dis-
played template. Notice that the unsaved blank presentation closes.
6. Leave the presentation open and continue to the next task.
Open and navigate presentations
Complete the following tasks:
1. From the Backstage view, open the NavigateSlides presentation.
2. Navigate among the slides by using the Thumbnails pane, and then by using
the Previous Slide and Next Slide buttons.
3. Use a keyboard method to move to the last slide of the presentation.
4. Leave the presentations open and continue to the next task.
Display different views of presentations
Complete the following tasks:
1. Display the NavigateSlides presentation in Slide Sorter view and select Slide 2.
2. Display the presentation in Slide Show view, beginning with Slide 2.
3. Move forward through the presentation to its end. Then return to Slide
Sorter view.
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4. Display the presentation in Reading view. Use any method to navigate to the
fourth slide, and then use the most efficient method to return to the first slide.
5. Display the presentation in Normal view. Hide the Thumbnails pane and display
the Notes pane.
6. Redisplay the Thumbnails pane and hide the ribbon.
7. Arrange the two presentations side by side on the screen.
8. In the NavigateSlides presentation, display the gridlines. Notice that they
appear in both open presentations.
9. In the NavigateSlides presentation, change the spacing of the gridlines to 1”.
Notice that this modification affects only the active presentation.
10. Switch to the presentation you created in the first practice task. Display the
guides, and then move them so they align with the upper-left corner of
the slide content area. Notice the effect of these actions in the other open
presentation.
11. Set the magnification of the active presentation to 60% and notice the effect of
this action in the other open presentation.
12. Leave the presentations open and continue to the next task.
Display and edit presentation properties
Maximize the NavigateSlides window, and then complete the following tasks:
1. Display all the presentation properties.
2. Edit the Subject property, entering Colors as the subject of the presentation.
3. Leave the presentations open and continue to the next task.
Save and close presentations
Complete the following tasks:
1. Save the NavigateSlides presentation as MyPresentation, and then close it.
2. Close the presentation you created in the first task without saving it.
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3Create and manage slides
In this chapter
■ Add and remove slides
■ Divide presentations into
sections
■ Rearrange slides and sections
■ Apply themes
■ Change slide backgrounds
When you create a presentation from a design template,
the only slide that is immediately available is the title
slide. It’s up to you to add more slides for the content
that you want the presentation to include. You can create
slides based on slide templates that are designed to hold
specific types of content, or you can copy existing slides
from other presentations.
When the presentation you’re developing has multiple
slides, you can organize them into sections. Sections
are not visible to the audience, but they make it easier
to work with slide content in logical segments. A logical
presentation and an overall consistent look, punctuated
by variations that add weight exactly where it is needed,
can enhance the likelihood that your intended audience
will receive the message you want to convey.
This chapter guides you through procedures related
to adding and removing slides, dividing presentations
into sections, rearranging slides and sections, applying
themes, and changing slide backgrounds.
TIP The content in this chapter is about slides in
general, rather than the content of the slides. Chapters
4 through 8 of this book are about working with the various
types of slide content.
Practice files
For this chapter, use the practice files
from the PowerPoint2016SBS\Ch03
folder. For practice file download
instructions, see the introduction.
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The appearance and structure of slides is defined by the slide layouts associated
with the slide master that is part of the design template. Slide layouts define the ele-
ments on specific types of slides, such as:
■ Slide backgrounds and incorporated graphics.
■ Text box locations, sizes, and formats.
■ Default paragraph and character formats for each text box location.
■ Standard headers or footers.
TIP Text boxes can contain static content that can’t be changed by the presentation
author (for example, a company logo), or they can serve as placeholders that define the
default formatting of content entered within the text box.
A slide master could have only one slide layout, but most have unique slide layouts
for slides that display the presentation title, section titles, and various combinations of
slide titles and content, and a blank slide with only the background. Each slide layout
is named; the name suggests the primary application of the slide layout, but you
aren’t limited to that suggestion; you can enter any type of content in any slide layout
and modify the layout of any slide. The slide layouts that are available in a presenta-
tion are displayed on the New Slide menu.
SEE ALSO For information about working with slide masters and slide layouts, see
“Customize slide masters and layouts” in Chapter 12, “Create custom presentation
elements.”
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The structure and design of each slide layout is visible on its thumbnail
You can modify the built-in slide layouts, create your own slide layouts, or create
entirely new sets of slide layouts called slide masters, and you can reset slides to
match their slide layouts, or apply different slide layouts to existing slides.
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Insert new slides
When you create a new slide, PowerPoint inserts it after the currently active slide. In a
new presentation based on a standard PowerPoint template, a slide you add after the
title slide has the Title And Content layout, and a slide added after a slide other than
the title slide has the layout of the preceding slide.
The Title And Content layout accommodates a title and either text or graphic content—a table, chart,
diagram, picture, clip art image, or media clip
If you want to add a slide that has a different layout, you can select the layout when
you insert the slide or you can change the slide layout after you create the slide.
To add a slide based on the default slide layout
1. Select the slide after which you want to add the new slide.
2. Do either of the following:
● On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the New Slide button
(not its arrow).
● Press Ctrl+M.
TIP You can reset slide content to the slide layout defaults by clicking the Reset
button in the Slides group on the Home tab. If you add content to a slide and
then realize that the content would work better with a different layout, you can change
the slide layout by clicking the Layout arrow in the Slides group, and then clicking the
slide layout you want to apply.
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To add a slide based on any slide layout
1. Select the slide after which you want to add the new slide.
2. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the New Slide arrow to display the
New Slide gallery and menu.
3. In the gallery, click a slide layout thumbnail to add a slide based on that slide layout.
Copy and import slides and content
You can reuse slides from one presentation in another, in one of two ways: you can
copy the slides from the original presentation to the new presentation, or you can
use the Reuse Slides tool, which displays the content of an original presentation and
allows you to choose the slides you want to insert in the new presentation.
Within a presentation, you can duplicate an existing slide to reuse it as the basis for a
new slide. You can then customize the duplicated slide instead of having to create it
from scratch.
If you frequently include a certain type of slide in your presentations, such as a slide
that introduces you to the audience, you don’t have to re-create the slide for each
presentation. You can easily reuse a slide from one presentation in a different pres-
entation. (You can use the same techniques to reuse a slide from someone else’s
presentation to standardize the appearance or structure of slide content with other
members of your organization.) The slide takes on the formatting of its new presenta-
tion unless you specify otherwise.
PowerPoint automatically applies the new theme to reused slides
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If the content of your presentation exists in a document, you can configure that
content in outline format and then import the outline into PowerPoint. For the import
process to work smoothly, format the document content that you want to port into
the presentation as headings. PowerPoint converts some styles into slide headings,
converts some styles into bullet points, and ignores other styles.
A slide created from an imported outline
The following table illustrates how PowerPoint converts Word document styles to
PowerPoint slide elements.
Word document style PowerPoint presentation style
Title, Subtitle, Heading 1, any bulleted
list level, or any numbered list level
Slide title
Heading 2 First-level bulleted list item
Heading 3 Second-level bulleted list item
Heading 4 Third-level bulleted list item
Heading 5 Fourth-level bulleted list item
Heading 6 Fifth-level bulleted list item
Heading 7 Sixth-level bulleted list item
Heading 8 Seventh-level bulleted list item
Heading 9 Eighth-level bulleted list item
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To select a single slide
1. Do any of the following:
● In Normal view, click the slide in the Thumbnails pane.
● In Outline view, click the slide header in the Outline pane.
● In Slide Sorter view, click the slide in the Slide pane.
To select multiple slides
1. In Normal view, Outline view, or Slide Sorter view, click the first slide you want
to select.
2. Do either of the following:
● To select a contiguous series of slides, press and hold the Shift key, and then
click the last slide you want to select.
● To select noncontiguous slides, press and hold the Ctrl key, and then click
each additional slide you want to select.
To insert a copy of a slide immediately following the original slide
1. Display the presentation in Normal view.
2. In the Thumbnails pane, right-click the slide that you want to copy, and then
click Duplicate Slide.
To insert a copy of one or more slides anywhere in a presentation
1. Display the presentation in Normal view or Slide Sorter view.
2. Do either of the following to copy a slide or slides:
● Select the slide thumbnail or thumbnails, and then press Ctrl+C or, on the
Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Copy button.
● Right-click a slide thumbnail, and then click Copy.
3. Do either of the following to insert the slide copy or copies:
● Click the thumbnail that you want to insert the slide copy or copies after,
or click the empty space after the thumbnail. Then press Ctrl+V or, on the
Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the Paste button.
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● Right-click where you want to insert the slide copy or copies, and then, in
the Paste Options section of the shortcut menu, click the Use Destination
Theme button or the Keep Source Formatting button.
You can match the destination theme, retain the source theme, or paste as a picture
TIP When PowerPoint displays the paste options, press H to use the
destination style or K to use the source style.
4. Repeat step 3 to paste additional copies of the slide or slides into the
presentation.
To insert a slide from another presentation
1. Open the source and destination presentations in PowerPoint. Display each
presentation in Normal view or Slide Sorter view.
2. Display the two PowerPoint windows side by side.
3. In the source presentation, select the slide or slides you want to copy.
4. Drag the selection to the destination presentation. A horizontal line between
slide thumbnails in Normal view or a vertical line between thumbnails in Slide
Sorter view indicates the location at which PowerPoint will insert the slides.
PowerPoint creates copies of the slides and applies the destination theme to the
copies.
Or
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1. Display the destination presentation in Normal view.
2. On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Slides group, click the New Slide arrow.
3. On the New Slide menu, below the gallery, click Reuse Slides to open the
Reuse Slides pane on the right side of the screen.
4. Click the Browse button, and then click Browse File. In the Browse dialog box,
browse to the folder that contains the presentation you want to use slides from,
and then double-click the presentation.
TIP If you’ve previously connected to the presentation you want to import slides
from, you can click the down arrow in the Insert Slide From box to expand the
list, and then click the presentation in the list, or click the presentation file name in the
Open section of the Reuse Slide pane.
Or
Click the Browse button, and then click Browse Slide Library. In the Select a
Slide Library window, browse to the slide library that contains the slide or slides
you want to insert.
SEE ALSO For information about slide libraries, see the sidebar “SharePoint slide
libraries” in this topic.
The Reuse Slides pane displays thumbnails of the available slides.
5. In the Reuse Slides pane, click the thumbnail of each slide you want to use to
insert that slide into your presentation.
TIP The reused slide takes on the design of the presentation in which it is
inserted. If you want the slide to retain the formatting from the source presenta-
tion instead, select the Keep Source Formatting check box at the bottom of the Reuse
Slides pane.
6. Close the Reuse Slides pane.
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To prepare a source document to import as a presentation
1. Enter the content that you want to appear on the slides (and any other content)
in a document.
2. Review the styles applied to the content you want to include in the
presentation.
● Title, Subtitle, Heading 1, and any list items will convert to
slide titles.
● Heading 2 through Heading 8 will convert to bulleted list
items.
3. Save and close the document.
To create a presentation by importing a Word document
1. On the Open page of the Backstage view, click Browse.
2. In the file type list, click All Files (* .*).
3. Browse to the folder that contains the Word document that contains the slide
title and bullet point information.
4. Double-click the document to create a new presentation.
5. Select all the slides in the new presentation, and then on the Home tab, in the
Slides group, click the Reset button.
6. Apply the design template you want.
SEE ALSO For information about applying design templates to presentations, see
“Create presentations” in Chapter 2, “Create and manage presentations.”
To create slides in an existing presentation by importing a Word document
1. Select the slide after which you want to insert the new slides.
2. On the Home tab or Insert tab, in the Slides group, click the New Slide arrow.
3. On the New Slide menu, below the gallery, click Slides from Outline to open
the Insert Outline dialog box, which resembles the Open dialog box.
4. Use standard Windows techniques to browse to the folder that contains the
Word document you want to use for the slide titles and content.
5. Double-click the document to insert slides based on its content.
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SharePoint slide libraries
If your organization uses a version of Microsoft SharePoint that supports
slide libraries, you and your colleagues can store individual slides or entire
presentations in a slide library so they are available for use by anyone who
has access to the library. At the time of this writing, the current versions
of SharePoint (SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Online 2013) don’t
support the creation of new slide libraries but you can publish slides to and
insert slides from legacy libraries.)
To store slides in a slide library, follow these steps:
1. On the Share page of the Backstage view, click Publish Slides, and then
click the Publish Slides button.
2. In the Publish Slides dialog box, select the check box of each slide
you want to publish. (Click the Select All button to select the entire
presentation.)
3. In the Publish To box, enter or paste the URL of the slide library (or click
the Browse button and browse to the slide library).
Each slide is published individually
4. Click Publish.
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Hide and delete slides
If you create a slide and then later realize that you don’t need it, you can delete it. If
you don’t need the slide for a presentation to a specific audience but might need it
later, you can hide the slide instead. Hidden slides aren’t presented in slide shows.
They remain available from the Thumbnails pane, but their thumbnails are dimmed
and slide numbers crossed through with a backslash.
You can edit the content of hidden slides
When you select a hidden slide, the Hide Slide button on the Slide Show tab is shaded
to indicate that the command is in effect. You can edit a hidden slide in the Slide pane
just as you can any other, so you might use this feature to keep a slide that you’re still
working on hidden until it’s final. You can unhide a slide to include it in the slide show.
To hide or unhide slides
1. Select the slide or slides you want to hide or unhide.
2. Do either of the following:
● Right-click the selection, and then click Hide Slide.
● On the Slide Show tab, in the Set Up group, click the Hide Slide button.
TIP The name of the Hide Slide command and button doesn’t change; when a hidden
slide is active, the command and button are shaded.
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To delete slides
1. Right-click a single slide, and then click Delete Slide.
Or
1. Select the slide or slides you want to delete.
2. Do any of the following:
● Right-click the selection, and then click Delete Slide.
● On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Cut.
● Press the Delete key.
TIP When you add or delete slides in a presentation, PowerPoint renumbers all the
subsequent slides.
Divide presentations into sections
To make it easier to organize and format a longer presentation, you can divide it into
sections. In both Normal view and Slide Sorter view, sections are designated by titles
above their slides. They do not appear in other views, and they do not create slides or
otherwise interrupt the flow of the presentation.
You can rename, remove, move, collapse, and expand sections
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Because you can collapse entire sections to leave only the section titles visible, the
sections make it easier to focus on one part of a presentation at a time.
You can collapse sections to provide an “outline” of long presentations, with the number of slides in each
section displayed in parentheses
TIP If you’re collaborating with other people on the development of a presentation,
sections are a convenient way of assigning slides to different people.
Some templates include a slide layout, similar to the title slide layout, that is specifi-
cally designed for section divider slides. If you divide a long presentation into sections
based on topic, you might want to transfer your section titles to these slides to provide
guidance to the audience or to mark logical points in the presentation to take breaks or
answer questions.
To create a section
1. In Normal view or Slide Sorter view, select the slide that you want to be first in
the new section.
2. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Section button, and then click
Add Section to insert a section title named Untitled Section before the selected
slide.
To rename a section
1. In Normal view or Slide Sorter view, do either of the following to open the
Rename Section dialog box:
● Right-click the section title you want to change, and then click Rename
Section.
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● On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Section button, and then
click Rename Section.
The current section name is selected so that you can easily replace it
2. In the Section name box, replace or edit the existing section name, and then
click the Rename button.
To collapse or expand one slide section
1. In Normal view or Slide Sorter view, click the arrow that precedes the section
title.
TIP A right-pointing arrow indicates a collapsed section, an arrow that points to
the lower-right corner indicates an expanded section.
To collapse or expand all slide sections
1. Do either of the following:
● On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Section button, and then
click Collapse All or Expand All.
● Right-click any section name, and then click Expand All or Collapse All.
Rearrange slides and sections
After you have added several slides to a presentation, you might want to rearrange
their order so that they more effectively communicate your message.
You can rearrange a presentation by moving individual slides or entire sections of
slides.
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To move a slide within a presentation
1. In Normal view or Slide Sorter view, drag the slide thumbnail to its new posi-
tion. Notice as you drag that the other thumbnails move to indicate where the
selected slide will appear when you release the mouse button.
Or
1. Select the slide thumbnail, and then press Ctrl+X or on the Home tab, in the
Clipboard group, click Cut.
2. Do either of the following:
● Click the slide thumbnail that you want to insert the cut slide after, and then
press Ctrl+V or, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
● Click between the other slide thumbnails to insert a thin red marker (hori-
zontal in Normal view or vertical in Slide Sorter view) where you want to
move the slide. Then press Ctrl+V or, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
Or
1. Right-click the slide thumbnail, and then click Cut.
2. Right-click between the other slide thumbnails where you want to move the
slide.
TIP The thin red destination marker appears only when you click between
thumbnails, not when you right-click between thumbnails.
3. In the Paste Options section of the shortcut menu, click the Use Destination
Theme button or the Keep Source Formatting button.
TIP When PowerPoint displays the paste options, press H to use the destination
style or K to use the source style.
To move a section within a presentation
1. Click the title of the section of slides you want to move, to select all the slides in
the section.
2. Drag the section to its new location.
Or
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1. Right-click the section title, and then click Move Section Up or Move Section
Down to move the section and all its slides before the preceding section or
after the following section.
TIP The Move Section commands aren’t available on the Section menu; they are
available only on the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click a section title.
To merge a section into the preceding section by removing the section divider
1. Click the title of the section of slides you want to ungroup.
2. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Section button, and then click
Remove Section.
Or
1. Right-click the section title, and then click Remove Section.
To merge all sections by removing all section dividers
1. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click the Section button, and then click
Remove All Sections.
To delete a section of slides
1. Click the title of the section of slides you want to delete, to select all the slides in
the section.
2. Press the Delete key.
Or
1. Right-click the section title, and then click Remove Section & Slides.
If the selected section is collapsed, PowerPoint prompts you to confirm the deletion
2. If PowerPoint prompts you to confirm the deletion, click Yes to delete the
section title and all the slides in the section.
TIP The Remove Section & Slides command isn’t available on the Section menu; it is
available only on the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click a section title.
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Apply themes
The appearance of every presentation that you create is governed by a theme—a com-
bination of colors, fonts, effect styles, and background graphics or formatting that
coordinates the appearance of all the presentation elements. Even a blank presentation
has a theme: the Office theme, which has a white slide background, a standard set of
text and accent colors, and the Office font set, which uses Calibri Light for headings and
Calibri for body text.
PowerPoint and the other Office 2016 apps share a common set of themes and theme
elements. This enables you to easily produce coordinated print and presentation
materials. Approximately 30 of these themes are available to you from the PowerPoint
Themes gallery. Many of the themes come with predefined variants, which have a dif-
ferent color scheme or background graphic.
The built-in Office themes for PowerPoint
Each thumbnail in the PowerPoint Themes gallery displays a sample of the font set
in the form of an uppercase and lowercase letter A (Aa) and the color scheme in the
form of colored blocks over the default title slide. Title slides frequently have back-
ground graphics that set the tone for the presentation. The standard slides associated
with the theme will often have a more-subtle background graphic that coordinates
with the title slide background. You can choose to hide the background graphic and
use only a colored background if you want to.
You can change the theme that is applied to an entire presentation or to only one sec-
tion of the presentation. If you like the colors of one theme, the fonts of another, and
the effects of another, you can mix and match theme elements. You can also create
your own themes.
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SEE ALSO For information about creating themes and custom theme elements, see
“Create custom themes” in Chapter 12, “Create custom presentation elements.”
When you’re working in Normal view you can use the Live Preview feature to see how
your presentation would look with a different theme applied. Simply point to any
theme and pause. PowerPoint temporarily applies the selected formatting to the slide
in the Slide pane. This makes it easy to try different themes and theme elements until
you find the ones you want.
To apply a standard theme to a presentation
1. Display the presentation in Normal view.
2. On the Design tab, in the Themes group, click the More button (below the
scroll arrows) to display the menu that includes the Office theme gallery and
any custom templates on your computer.
3. Point to thumbnails in the gallery to display the theme names in tooltips and
preview the effect of applying the themes to your presentation.
Choose a theme that enhances the content of your presentation
4. Click a theme thumbnail to apply that theme to the entire presentation.
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To change the color scheme of the presentation
1. On the Design tab, in the Variants group, click a variant thumbnail.
Or
1. On the Design tab, in the Variants group, click the More button (below the
scroll arrows) to expand the Variants menu.
2. On the Variants menu, click Colors, and then click the color set you want to
apply.
Choose from the dozens of standard color schemes
TIP Changing the color scheme, font set, or effect style of a presentation doesn’t
change the theme that is applied to the presentation.
To change the font set of the presentation
1. On the Design tab, in the Variants group, click the More button (below the
scroll arrows) to expand the Variants menu.
2. On the Variants menu, click Fonts, and then click the font set you want to apply.
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Choose from same-font or complementary-font heading/body font combinations
To change the effect style of the presentation
1. On the Design tab, in the Variants group, click the More button (below the
scroll arrows) to expand the Variants menu.
2. On the Variants menu, click Effects, and then click the effect style you want to
apply.
The effect style preview color coordinates with the current color scheme
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To apply a theme or theme variant to only part of a presentation
1. Create a section that contains the slides you want to have a different theme.
2. Click the section header to select the section.
3. Apply the theme or theme element.
Change slide backgrounds
The presentation theme includes a standard background. The background might be a
color or it might include a background graphic.
A variety of thematic background graphics
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You can customize slide backgrounds by removing the background graphic and fill-
ing the slide background with a solid color, a color gradient, a texture, a pattern, or a
picture of your choice. You make these changes in the Format Background pane.
You can control the color, texture, pattern, or picture in the background of one or all slides
Each of the options in the Format Background pane has specific settings that appear
when you select the option.
A solid color background is a good choice for readability, but if you want to add some
interest without a lot of distraction, you can use a color gradient in which a solid color
gradually changes to another. PowerPoint offers several light-to-dark and dark-to-light
gradient patterns based on the color scheme.
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You can also create custom gradients of two, three, or more colors. Each change in
color within a gradient is controlled by a gradient stop. For each gradient stop, you can
specify the location and specific color (including the transparency and brightness of the
color). A color gradient can have from 2 to 10 gradient stops.
A gradient can include up to 10 color changes
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If you want something fancier than a solid color or a color gradient, you can give the
slide background a texture or pattern. PowerPoint comes with several built-in textures
that you can easily apply to the background of slides.
Choose a background that doesn’t overpower your presentation
If none of these meets your needs, you might want to use a picture of a textured sur-
face. For a dramatic effect, you can even incorporate a picture of your own, although
these are best reserved for small areas of the slide rather than the entire background.
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If you prefer to use a simple pattern rather than a texture, you can choose from 48
patterns and set the background and foreground color to your liking.
Click any pattern to preview it on the slide
To display the Format Background pane
1. On the Design tab, in the Customize group, click the Format Background
button.
To close the Format Background pane
1. Do either of the following:
● In the upper-right corner of the pane, click the Close button (the X).
● To the right of the pane name, click the down arrow, and then click Close.
To apply a background change to all slides
1. In the Format Background pane, configure the slide background formatting
you want.
2. At the bottom of the pane, click the Apply to All button.
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To remove the slide background graphic applied by a theme
1. Display the Format Background pane.
2. In the Format Background pane, select the Hide background graphics
check box.
To apply a solid background color to one or more slides
1. In the Format Background pane, click Solid fill.
2. Click the Color button to display the color palette.
The color palette displays theme colors, standard colors, and recently used colors
SEE ALSO For information about the colors you can use, see the sidebar
“Non-theme colors” later in this topic.
3. Click a theme color variant, a solid color, or a recent color, or click More Colors
and select a custom color.
4. Move the Transparency slider to adjust the background color transparency, or
set a specific transparency percentage.
SEE ALSO For information about printing slides without background colors and
images, see “Print presentations and handouts” in Chapter 9, “Review presentations.”
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To apply a gradient background color to one or more slides
1. In the Format Background pane, click Gradient fill.
2. Click the Preset gradients button, and then click a gradient option based on
the current color palette.
Preset color gradients offer linear and radial variants of the theme accent color
Or
1. In the Type list, click Linear, Radial, Rectangular, Path, or Shade from title.
2. In the Direction list, click the direction you want the gradient to flow.
3. If you chose the Linear type, you can specify the angle you want the gradient to
move along. Enter the angle in the Angle box.
4. If you want to add gradient stops, do either of the following in the Gradient
Stops area:
● Click the Add gradient stop button, and then reposition the marker that
appears on the slider.
● Click the slider in the approximate location where you want to insert the
gradient stop.
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You can precisely control a color by adjusting the transparency and brightness
5. If you want to remove gradient stops, do either of the following in the Gradient
Stops area:
● On the slider, click the marker for the gradient stop you want to remove.
Then click the Remove gradient stop button.
● Drag the gradient stop marker off of the slider.
6. In the Gradient stops area, set the color, position, transparency, and brightness
for each color in the gradient. Note the following:
● You can select a color swatch or match an existing color by using the eye-
dropper tool to select a color.
● You can change the transparency and brightness by moving the markers on
the sliders, by entering specific percentages, or by scrolling the dials.
To apply a textured background to one or more slides
1. In the Format Background pane, click Picture or texture fill.
2. Click the Texture button to display the texture gallery. You can select from a
variety of textures, including fabric, marble, granite, wood grain, and Formica-
like textures in various colors.
3. In the texture gallery, click the texture you want to apply.
4. Move the Transparency slider to adjust the background color transparency, or
set a specific transparency percentage.
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Non-theme colors
Although using themes enables you to create presentations with a color-
coordinated design, you can also use colors that aren’t part of the theme.
Whenever you apply a color to any presentation element, you can choose
from among these options:
■ Six shades of each of the 10 theme colors
■ Ten standard colors that are available in all Office documents, regardless
of the theme
■ Non-standard colors that you’ve used recently
■ The Standard color palette that offers permutations of primary,
secondary, and tertiary colors in a hexagonal color wheel
Colors from the Standard color wheel remain the same in any Office document regardless
of the color scheme
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■ A custom color model on which you can select from permutations of
primary and secondary colors or specify colors by RGB (Red, Green,
and Blue) or HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Luminescence) values
Choose a color by clicking the rainbow, sliding the shade scale, or entering an RGB or HSL
value
If you want to make a selected element the same color as one that is used
elsewhere on the same slide, display the color menu, click Eyedropper, and
then click the color you want.
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To apply a patterned background to one or more slides
1. In the Format Background pane, click Pattern fill.
2. In the Pattern palette, click one of the 48 pattern swatches.
3. Click the Foreground button, and then select the primary pattern color.
4. Click the Background button, and then select the secondary pattern color.
TIP If you want to add a watermark, such as the word Draft or Confidential, to the
background of your slides, you need to add the text to the background of the slide
master. For information about slide masters, see “Customize slide masters and layouts” in Chapter
12, “Create custom presentation elements.”
Skills review
In this chapter, you learned how to:
■ Add and remove slides
■ Divide presentations into sections
■ Rearrange slides and sections
■ Apply themes
■ Change slide backgrounds
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Practice tasks
The practice files for these tasks are located in the PowerPoint2016SBS\
Ch03 folder. You can save the results of the tasks in the same folder.
Add and remove slides
Open the AddRemoveSlides presentation in PowerPoint, and then perform the
following tasks:
1. Add two slides after the title slide. First, add a slide that has the default Title
and Content layout. Then add a slide that has the Two Content layout.
2. Add 7 more slides, so you have a total of 10 slides. Use each slide layout at least
once.
3. In Normal view, delete slide 3.
4. Switch to Slide Sorter view, and then delete slides 5 through 8. The presentation
now contains five slides.
5. Add seven slides to the end of the presentation by inserting the content of the
ImportOutline document.
6. Use the Reuse Slides feature to insert the first slide from the ReuseSlides
presentation as slide 2 in the AddRemoveSlides presentation. Then close the
Reuse Slides pane.
7. Insert a duplicate copy of slide 2 as slide 3.
8. Hide slide 2, and then delete slide 8.
9. Save and close the presentation.
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Divide presentations into sections
Open the CreateSections presentation in Normal view, and then perform the
following tasks:
1. Divide the presentation into two sections:
● A section that contains slides 1 through 3
● A section that contains slides 4 through 12
2. Change the name of the first section to Introduction.
3. Switch to Slide Sorter view, and then change the name of the second section
to Process.
4. Collapse both sections, and then expand only the Process section.
5. Save and close the presentation.
Rearrange slides and sections
Open the RearrangeSlides presentation in Normal view, and then perform the
following tasks:
1. Move the first slide in the Step 1 section so that it is the third slide in the Intro-
duction section. Then delete the last slide in the Introduction section.
2. Switch to Slide Sorter view and scroll through the presentation, noticing the
sections.
3. Collapse the sections, and then rearrange them so that the sections for steps 1
through 7 are in order and the End section is at the end of the presentation.
4. Merge the End section into the Step 7 section.
5. Save and close the presentation.
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Open the ApplyThemes presentation in Normal view, and then perform the following
tasks:
1. On slide 1, click the slide title. On the Home tab, in the Font group, notice that
the title font is blue-gray, 44-point, Times New Roman.
2. Apply the Ion theme to the presentation. On the Home tab, in the Font group,
notice that the title font is now white, 72-point, Century Gothic.
3. Switch to Slide Sorter view, and adjust the magnification to display all the
slides.
4. Apply the Circuit theme to the presentation. Notice that the slide background
is blue.
5. Apply the gray variant of the Circuit theme to the Past section of the
presentation.
6. Apply the red variant of the Circuit theme to the Present section of the
presentation.
7. Apply the green variant of the Circuit theme to the Future section of the
presentation.
8. Save and close the presentation.
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Change slide backgrounds
Open the ChangeBackgrounds presentation, and then perform the following tasks:
1. Apply a gradient fill background to slide 1.
2. Change the gradient type to Rectangular and set the direction to From Top
Left Corner.
3. Configure the gradient to have the following four gradient stops:
Stop Color Position Transparency Brightness
1 Light Green 5% 0% -10%
2 White 45% 0% 90%
3 Light Blue 75% 0% 0%
4 Purple 100% 20% 0%
4. Apply the custom gradient fill to all slides in the presentation.
5. Change the background of only slide 1 to the Water droplets texture, and set
the Transparency of the texture to 25%.
6. Save and close the presentation.
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to slides
In this chapter
■ Animate text and pictures on
slides
■ Customize animation effects
■ Add audio content to slides
■ Add video content to slides
■ Compress media to decrease
file size
■ Add and manage slide
transitions
A PowerPoint presentation might be designed to provide
ancillary information for a live presentation, or to stand
alone as an information source. Regardless of the method
of delivery, a presentation has no value if it doesn’t keep
the attention of the audience. An element that can make
the difference between an adequate presentation and
a great presentation is the judicious use of animated
content, sound, and videos. By incorporating these
dynamic effects, you can grab and keep the attention of
your audience. You can emphasize key points, control
the focus of the discussion, and entertain in ways that will
make your message memorable.
With PowerPoint 2016, you have so many opportunities
to add pizzazz to your slides that it is easy to end up with
a presentation that looks more like an amateur experi-
ment than a professional slide show. When you first start
adding animations, sound, and videos to your slides, it
is best to err on the conservative side. As you gain more
experience, you’ll learn how to mix and match effects to
get the results you want for a particular audience.
This chapter guides you through procedures related to
animating text and pictures on slides, customizing anima-
tion effects, adding audio and video content to slides,
compressing media to decrease file size, and adding and
managing slide transitions.
Practice files
For this chapter, use the practice files
from the PowerPoint2016SBS\Ch08
folder. For practice file download
instructions, see the introduction.
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In the context of PowerPoint, animation refers to the movement of an element on a
slide. When used appropriately, animated slide elements can both capture the audi-
ence’s attention and effectively convey information. You can animate any individual
objects on a slide, including text containers, pictures, and shapes. (You can’t animate
objects that are part of the slide background or slide master, other than as part of the
transition between slides.)
SEE ALSO For information about the movement that occurs between slides, see “Add
and manage slide transitions” later in this chapter.
Thoughtfully designed animations can be very informative, particularly for audience
members who are more receptive to visual input than to auditory input. Animations
have the added benefit of providing a consistent message with or without a presenter
to discuss or externally illustrate a process.
The elements of a multipart animation
You can configure four types of animations: the appearance, movement, emphasis,
and disappearance of objects on the slide. There are multiple options within these
four categories. The options are categorized as Basic, Subtle, Moderate, and Exciting
(although you might have a different concept of “exciting” than the PowerPoint devel-
oper who categorized the effects). A few more animation effects are available for text
than for other slide objects.
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Here’s a breakdown of the animation effects that are available in PowerPoint 2016:
■ Entrance animations An object with an animated entrance is not visible when
the slide first appears. (It is visible during the development process, but not
when you present the slide show.) It then appears on the slide in the manner
specified by the entrance effect. Some entrance effects are available in the
Animation gallery. They’re illustrated in green, and their icons provide some
idea of the movement associated with the effect.
Have fun experimenting with the different effects
Clicking More Entrance Effects at the bottom of the Animation menu opens a
dialog box that displays all the available entrance animations by category to
help you choose an appropriate effect.
The entrance animation effects available for text
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■ Emphasis animations These effects animate an object that is already visible
on the slide to draw attention to it, without changing its location. The emphasis
effects that are available in the Animation gallery are illustrated in yellow.
Effects range from subtle to bold
Clicking More Emphasis Effects at the bottom of the Animation menu opens a
dialog box that displays all the available emphasis animations by category.
The emphasis animations available for text and images
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■ Motion Path animations These effects move an object along a path that you
specify, over a period of time that you specify. A few simple motion paths are
available from the Animation gallery, but a surprisingly large variety is avail-
able from the dialog box that opens when you click More Motion Paths at the
bottom of the Animation menu.
The motion path animations available for text
■ Exit animations These effects take an existing object through a process that
results in the object no longer being visible on the slide. The exit effects that are
available in the Animation gallery are illustrated in red.
Choose an effect that suits the style of your presentation
Additional exit effects are available from the Change Exit Effect dialog box.
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The exit animations available for text
Animations can be very simple, or very complex. Many animations have options that you
can configure, such as the direction, speed, size, or color. For example, when you config-
ure an entrance effect for a bulleted list, you can specify whether to have the entire list
enter the slide at the same time, or to have only one bulleted item enter at a time. After
you choose an effect, the applicable options are available on the Effect Options menu.
Some animations have options, and others don’t
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You can apply multiple animation effects (for example, an entrance effect and an
emphasis effect) to a single object. As you assign animations to slide objects, numbers
appear on the objects to specify the order of the animation effects. The numbers are
visible only when the Animation tab is active.
Each number represents one animation
As you build an animated slide, you can add and animate individual elements, or you
can add all the elements to the slide first, and then animate them. Regardless of the
process you choose, position the objects on the slide as follows:
■ Entrance effects Position the object where you want it to end up after it enters
the slide.
■ Emphasis effects Position the object where it will be before and after the
effect.
■ Exit effects Position the object where it will be before it leaves the slide.
After all the elements are in place, animate them in the order you want the anima-
tions to occur. (If you’re animating multiple objects, it might be helpful to write out
a description of the process before starting.) If you animate something out of order,
don’t worry—you can reorder the animations from within the Animation Pane.
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Animate this
Animations can greatly enrich presentation content. However, incorporating
a “dazzling” array of animation effects into a presentation can be distracting
or confusing to the audience. Ensure that the time you put into creating an
animation has value to you and to your audience members.
Consider using animations to provide subliminal information—for example,
in a multipart presentation, use one consistent entrance effect for the part
opener titles to draw the attention of the audience members and cue them to
a change of subject.
An excellent use of animation is to create “build slides” that add information
in layers and essentially culminate in a review slide. Simple examples of build
slides include:
■ A bulleted list that adds one item to the list at a time. For greater
impact, display an image related to the current list item, and replace
the image as each new list item appears.
■ A pie chart that displays each chart wedge individually, and finishes
with the complete pie. Make this even more informative by displaying a
detailed breakdown of the chart data for each category as you display
its chart wedge.
You could achieve these effects by creating series of separate slides, but it’s
much simpler to animate the list or chart object.
A more difficult but often worthwhile use of slide object animation is to
provide a visual image of a process as you describe it. You can narrate the
animation in person or, if you’re going to distribute the presentation elec-
tronically, you can record the narration and synchronize the animations with
the relevant wording.
To animate an object on a slide
1. Display the slide in the Slide pane, and select the object that you want to ani-
mate, or its container. (For example, if you want to animate the entrance of a
bulleted list, select the text box that contains the bulleted list.)
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2. On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click the More button to
display the Animation menu and gallery.
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the lower-right corner of the menu to resize it.
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3. Do either of the following:
● In the Animation gallery, click the icon that represents the animation you
want to apply.
● On the Animation menu, click the More command for the type of anima-
tion you want to apply, and then in the Change Type Effect dialog box, click
the animation you want.
PowerPoint displays a live preview of the selected animation effect and adds
an animation number adjacent to the object. A star appears next to the slide
thumbnail to indicate that the slide contains either an animation or a transition.
In the Thumbnails pane, the star below the slide number indicates the presence of movement on
the slide
TIP When you apply an animation, PowerPoint automatically previews (plays) the
animation. If this is distracting to you, you can turn off this feature by clicking the
Preview arrow (in the Preview group on the Animations tab) and then clicking AutoPreview to
remove the check mark that indicates the option is turned on.
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To select an applied animation
1. On the slide or in the Animation Pane, click the animation number.
To display or hide the Animation Pane
1. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click the Animation
Pane button.
TIP You can expand and collapse sets of animation effects in the Animation
Pane to help you focus on those you want to work with.
To configure animation options
1. Apply the animation, or select a previously applied animation.
2. On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click the Effect Options
button. (If the button is unavailable, the animation has no configurable
options.)
The Effect Options menu has one titled section for each option that you can
configure.
3. On the Effect Options menu, click one option in each section.
To apply multiple animation effects to one object
1. Apply the first animation effect and configure any options.
2. Select the object (not the animation). The existing animation information is
highlighted on the Animations tab and in the Animation Pane.
3. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click the Add
Animation button. In the Add Animation gallery, click the additional animation
you want to apply.
To copy a set of animation effects from one object to another object
1. Select the source object.
2. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click the Animation
Painter button.
3. Point to the object you want to format. When a paintbrush appears to the right
of the cursor, click the object to apply the formatting.
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TIP The Animation Painter is similar to the Format Painter. If you click the Animation
Painter button one time, you can copy the formatting to one other object. If you
double-click the Animation Painter button, you can copy the formatting to many other objects,
until you click the button again or press Esc to deactivate it.
To preview animations
1. Do any of the following:
● To preview all animations on a slide in order, on the Animations tab, in the
Preview group, click the Preview button.
● To preview a specific animation and those that follow, in the Animation
Pane, click the first animation, and then click the Play From button.
● To preview one animation, select the animation on the slide and then, in the
Animation Pane, click the Play Selected button.
To remove animation effects from slide objects
1. Do either of the following in the Animation Pane:
● To remove one animation, right-click the animation, and then click Remove.
● To remove all animations, click any animation, press Ctrl+A to select all the
animations, and then press Delete.
Customize animation effects
Many presentations don’t require much in the way of animation, and you might find
that transitions and ready-made animation effects will meet all your animation needs.
However, for those occasions when you want a presentation with pizzazz, you can
customize the animation effects.
TIP Animations can be useful for self-running presentations, where there is no
presenter to lead the audience from one concept to another.
After you apply an animation effect, you can fine-tune its action in the following ways:
■ Specify the direction, shape, or sequence of the animation. (The options vary
depending on the type of animation you apply.)
■ Specify what action will trigger the animation. For example, you can specify
that clicking a different object on the slide will animate the selected object.
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■ As an alternative to clicking the mouse button to build animated slides, have
PowerPoint build the slide for you.
■ Control the implementation speed (duration) of each animation, or delay an
animation effect.
■ Change the order of the animation effects.
Entrance and exit effects cause objects to appear and disappear when you’re preview-
ing or presenting a slide. However, all the objects are visible while you’re working in
the Slide pane. A very helpful tool when managing multiple animated objects on a
slide is the Animation Pane. Each numbered animation on the slide has a correspond-
ing entry in the Animation Pane that provides information and options for managing
the animations.
Manage all aspects of animations from the Animation Pane
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The color coding of the Entrance, Emphasis, and Exit effects is visible in the Animation
Pane, and a timeline is available at the bottom of the pane. The visual indicators to
the right of each object name represent the type, starting point, and duration of each
animation event, as follows:
■ The indicator color represents the animation type (green for Entrance, yellow
for Emphasis, blue for Motion Path, and red for Exit).
■ The left side of the indicator aligns with the animation starting point. If the left
sides of two indicators align, those animations start at the same time. If the
left side of an indicator aligns with the right side of the previous indicator, the
animations run in order.
■ The width of the indicator is the animation duration as it relates to the timeline
at the bottom of the Animation Pane.
■ The right side of the indicator is either triangular or square. A square indicates
that the animation has a fixed duration; a triangular edge indicates that the
duration is set to Auto.
Each animation is an individual event. By default, each animation starts immediately
“on click,” meaning when you switch to the slide, click the mouse button, tap the
screen, or press an arrow key—any action that would otherwise move to the next
slide. You can change the animation “trigger” either to run with or after another
event, to run it after a certain length of time, or to run it when you click a specific screen
element or reach a bookmark in an audio or video clip. You control these settings
either from the Advanced Animation and Timing groups on the Animations tab, or
from the Animation Pane.
Clicking an animation in the Animation Pane selects the animation and displays an
arrow to the right of the animation timing indicators. Clicking the arrow displays a menu
of actions. Some of these actions are available from the Animations tab, but the effect
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options available from this menu are more complex than those on the Effect Options
menu in the Animation group.
You can configure these actions from the Animation Pane to customize an animation
Clicking Effect Options on the shortcut menu provides access to an effect-specific
dialog box where you can refine that type of animation in the following ways:
■ Specify whether the animation should be accompanied by a sound effect.
■ Dim or hide the element after the animation, or have it change to a specific
color.
■ If the animation is applied to text, animate all the text at once or animate it
word by word or letter by letter.
■ Repeat an animation and specify what triggers its action.
■ If a slide has more than one level of bullet points, animate different levels
separately.
■ If an object has text, animate the object and the text together (the default) or
separately, or animate one but not the other.
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The dialog box title is the animation type, and the options available in the dialog box
are specific to that type of animation.
Some of the settings available through the Animation Pane Effect Options menu
To open the effect-specific dialog box for an animation
1. Do either of the following in the Animation Pane:
● Point to the animation, click the arrow, and then click Effect Options.
● Double-click the animation.
To change the order of animation effects on a slide
1. On the slide or in the Animation Pane, select the animation you want to
reorder.
2. On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, click Move Earlier or Move Later.
Or
1. In the Animation Pane, select the animation or animations that you want to move.
2. Drag the selection to the new position in the Animation Pane. The animation
numbers change to reflect the new positions.
TIP After reordering animations, it’s a good idea to preview the animations to ensure
that the actions happen in a logical order.
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To set the trigger for a selected animation
TIP Many of the following settings can be configured on the Animations tab, in the
Animation Pane, or in the effect-specific options dialog box. We’ve provided one path to
the setting, but use the interface that you’re most comfortable with.
1. Do any of the following in the Timing group on the Animations tab:
● To start the animation manually, click the Start list, and then click On Click.
● To start the animation based on the previous animation, click the Start list,
and then click With Previous or After Previous.
● To start the animation a specific period of time after the trigger, specify the
Delay in seconds.
Or
1. Do either of the following in the Advanced Animation group on the Anima-
tions tab:
● To start the animation when you click an object on the slide, click the Trigger
button, click On Click of, and then click a trigger object on the slide.
● To start the animation at a specific point during the playback of an audio
clip or video clip, in the Trigger list, click On Bookmark, and then click a
bookmark that you’ve set in an audio or video clip.
SEE ALSO For information about setting bookmarks, see the sidebar
“Bookmark points of interest in media clips” later in this chapter.
Or
1. In the Animation Pane, drag the colored indicator bar to the starting point
you want.
To set the duration of a selected animation
1. Do either of the following:
● On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, specify the Duration in
seconds.
● In the Animation Pane, drag the right side of the colored indicator bar to
set the duration in accordance with the timeline at the bottom of the pane.
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To add a sound effect to an animation
1. In the Animation Pane, double-click the animation to open the animation-
specific effect options dialog box.
2. On the Effect tab, click the Sound list, and then click the sound effect you want
to assign to the animation.
3. Click the speaker icon to the right of the Sound list to display the volume slider,
and set the volume level of the sound effect.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Bookmark points of interest in media clips
Bookmarks are a useful new feature for PowerPoint users who incorporate
audio, video, and animation into presentations. You can insert bookmarks
into audio and video clips to identify locations either that you want to be able
to quickly get to or that you want to use as triggers for other events.
For example, you could create an animation that visually describes a process,
and record a narration that verbally describes the process. Instead of setting
up a series of timing points to synchronize the narration and animation, you
could insert bookmarks at key points in the narrative audio clip that trigger
specific segments of the animation to play.
As another example, you could embed a video on a slide, and record audio
comments about certain parts of the video. Then you can insert bookmarks
at those points of the video to trigger the playback of the relevant audio
comments.
When you insert bookmarks in audio and video clips within PowerPoint,
those bookmarks exist only in PowerPoint and don’t affect the original
recording.
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To insert a bookmark in an audio or video clip, follow these steps:
1. Display the slide in Normal view and select the audio or video clip to
display the Audio Tools or Video Tools tab group.
2. Play the clip by clicking the Play button on the playback toolbar or in
the Preview group on the Playback tool tab.
3. At the point that you want to insert a bookmark, click the
Add Bookmark button in the Bookmarks group on the
Playback tool tab.
4. To insert additional bookmarks, repeat steps 2 and 3.
Bookmarks in audio or video clips are indicated by circles on the playback
toolbar. Pointing to a bookmark on the toolbar displays a ScreenTip that
includes the bookmark name. You can select a bookmark as the starting
point for an animation, from the Trigger list on the Animations tab.
Adding a bookmark to a media clip makes it available as a trigger
If you create a bookmark but then don’t need it, you can remove it by select-
ing it and then clicking the Remove Bookmark button in the Bookmarks
group on the Playback tool tab.
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You can enhance presentations by adding sound to slide transitions, to animated
content, to an individual slide, or to the presentation as a whole. For example, you
could run a presentation that provides basic information and icebreakers during
the time leading up to your actual presentation. You can add a pleasant royalty-free
soundtrack that loops while the presentation plays, to avoid the discomfort of a room
full of people who don’t want to break the silence.
If you plan to distribute a presentation electronically for people to watch on their own,
you might want to add audio narration to an animation, or provide narration for the
entire presentation.
SEE ALSO For information about adding sound effects to animations, see “Customize
animation effects” earlier in this chapter; and to slide transitions, see “Add and manage
slide transitions” later in this chapter.
You can add prerecorded audio content to a presentation, or record your own content
directly within PowerPoint. PowerPoint supports the most common audio formats—
MP3, MP4, Windows audio (.wav) and Windows Media audio (.wma), and more special-
ized formats such as ADTS, AU, FLAC, MIDI, and MKA audio.
TIP The Insert Online Audio feature that was present in earlier versions of PowerPoint is
not available in PowerPoint 2016. However, you can download royalty-free audio music
and sound effects from many online sources. Some of these require that you credit the website
as the source, so be sure to read the website fine print. When you locate an audio clip that you
want to use, you can download it to your computer and follow the instructions in this topic to
use it in a PowerPoint presentation.
When you add audio to a slide (rather than to an animation or transition), the audio
icon (shaped like a speaker) and an accompanying trigger icon appear on the slide,
and the trigger event appears in the Animation Pane.
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The trigger is created and added to the Animation Pane automatically
When the audio icon is selected, the Audio Tools tab group, which includes the
Format and Playback tool tabs, appears on the ribbon, and audio playback controls
appear on the slide.
The playback controls are simple but provide sufficient options
You can start audio content on a slide automatically or from the playback controls.
The playback controls are visible only when the audio icon is selected. The icon isn’t
obtrusive, but you can disguise or hide it if you want to.
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You can customize the audio content by using commands on the Playback tool tab,
as follows:
■ Edit the audio content so that only part of it plays.
■ Make the sound gradually increase and decrease in volume.
■ Adjust the volume or mute the sound.
■ Specify whether the audio content plays:
● Automatically when the slide appears.
● Only if you click its icon.
■ Make the audio object invisible while the presentation is displayed in Reading
view or Slide Show view.
■ Specify that the audio content should play continuously until you stop it.
■ Ensure that the audio content starts from the beginning each time it is played.
To insert an audio clip onto a slide
1. Save the audio clip on your computer or on a network-connected location.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Media group, click the Audio button, and then click
Audio on My PC to open the Insert Audio dialog box.
3. In the Insert Audio dialog box, browse to and select the audio file, and then
click the Insert button.
Or
1. In File Explorer, open the folder that contains the audio file.
2. Arrange the File Explorer and PowerPoint windows on your screen so that both
are visible.
3. Drag the audio file from File Explorer to the slide.
To record audio directly onto a slide
1. On the Insert tab, in the Media group, click the Audio button, and then click
Record Audio to open the Record Sound dialog box.
2. In the Name box, enter a name to uniquely identify the recording. Then click
the Record button (labeled with a red circle).
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The Record Sound dialog box
3. Speak or otherwise provide the audio that you want to record. When you
finish, click the Stop button (labeled with a blue square). The audio icon and
an accompanying trigger icon appear in the center of the slide, and the trigger
event appears in the Animation Pane.
TIP If you record multiple clips, the audio icons stack up in the same location on
the slide. It might be necessary to move one or more out of the way to get to an
earlier clip.
To restrict the playback of an audio clip to a specific segment
1. Select the audio icon. On the Playback tool tab, in the Editing group, click the
Trim Audio button to open the Trim Audio dialog box.
You can trim audio from the beginning and end of the clip, but not from the middle
2. In the Trim Audio dialog box, do any of the following:
● Click the Play button to play the clip, and then click the Pause button to
pause when you locate a point that you want to mark.
● Drag the green Start marker to specify a playback starting point other than
the beginning of the clip. (If you drag the marker near the point at which
you paused the playback, the marker snaps to that location.)
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● Drag the red End marker to specify a playback end point other than the end
of the clip.
● Select the Start or End marker, and then click the Previous Frame or Next
Frame button to move the selected marker back or forward 0.1 seconds
(one-tenth of a second).
3. When you finish, click OK to close the Trim Audio dialog box.
TIP Trimming the audio affects only the playback of the audio on the slide, not the
original audio clip. You can re-trim or restore the audio clip at any time. For informa-
tion about discarding trimmed content, see “Compress media to decrease file size” later in
this chapter.
To fade into or out of an audio clip
1. Select the audio icon. On the Playback tool tab, in the Editing group, do the
following:
● In the Fade In box, specify the length of time over which you want to
increase the audio to full volume.
● In the Fade Out box, specify the number of seconds at the end of the audio
clip over which you want to decrease the audio volume.
TIP The Fade In and Fade Out times can be specified precisely down to a
hundredth of a second.
To modify or hide the audio icon
1. Select the audio icon, and then do any of the following:
● Drag the sizing handles to make the icon larger or smaller.
● Drag the icon to a different location on the slide, or to a location slightly off
the slide but still on the development canvas.
● Use the commands on the Format tool tab to change the icon’s appearance.
● Replace the default icon with a different image (such as a picture or logo).
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To manually start audio playback
1. Do any of the following:
● In Normal view, Reading view, or Slide Show view, point to the audio icon.
When the playback controls appear, click the Play button.
● In Normal view, click the audio icon, and then click the Play button on the
playback toolbar or in the Preview group on the Playback tool tab.
● In Slide Show view, after the audio icon has had focus, press Alt+P.
TIP To play sounds and other audio content, you must have a sound card and speakers
installed.
To automatically start audio playback
1. On the Playback tool tab, in the Audio Options group, in the Start list, click
Automatically. Then select the Loop until Stopped check box.
TIP If your presentation might be viewed by people using assistive technologies such as
screen readers or text-to-speech tools, you should avoid starting audio clips or files
automatically. Instead, allow the user to play the audio content after the tool has finished
communicating the slide content.
To prevent an audio clip from stopping when the slide changes
1. On the Playback tool tab, do either of the following:
● To play to the end of the audio and then stop, in the Audio Options group,
select the Play Across Slides check box.
● To loop the audio until the end of the slide show regardless of other audio
tracks, in the Audio Styles group, click the Play in Background button.
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To loop (repeat) an audio clip
1. On the Playback tool tab, in the Audio Options group, select the Loop until
Stopped check box.
TIP To automatically start and continuously play an audio clip through an entire slide
show, configure the settings as follows: On the Playback tool tab, in the Audio Options
group, change the Start setting to Automatically. Then select the Play Across Slides, Loop Until
Stopped, and Hide During Show check boxes.
Add video content to slides
Sometimes the best way to ensure that your audience understands your message
is to show a video. For example, if your company has developed a short advertising
video, it makes more sense to include the video in a presentation about marketing
plans than to try to describe it by using bullet points or even pictures. To save you the
trouble of switching between PowerPoint and a video player, you can embed a video
recording directly onto a slide, and then play the video as part of presenting the slide
show. This is a much smoother way of presenting information from multiple sources
than switching between them.
You can insert a video onto a slide from your computer or a connected local storage
device, from your Facebook account, from YouTube, or from a website that provides
an “embed code” (basically, an address that you can link to).
TIP If a publicly posted video clip has an “embed code” available, you can link to the
online video rather than embedding it in the slide show. PowerPoint uses the embed
code to locate and play the video. As long as the video remains available in its original location
(and you have an active Internet connection), you will be able to access and play the video from
the slide at any time.
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After you insert the video, you can format its representation on the slide in all the
ways that you can other imagery. You can move and resize it, display it in a frame of
your choice, and even adjust the brightness or color contrast.
You can resize the video frame
TIP The changes that you make to an image on a slide also affect the video playback.
So, for example, if you change the aspect ratio of the video representation on the slide,
imagery in the video might appear to be skewed.
When working with local videos that you embed rather than online videos that you
link to, you can fade into and out from the video playback, and manage the content
of the video by trimming it to play only a specific portion. You can insert bookmarks
to use as triggers for other events (for example, you might display a list of selling
points as each is presented in the advertising video).
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Set your start and end times to focus on the specific content you want to highlight
When you’re previewing or presenting a slide show, you can play (and pause) embed-
ded audio or video, move around within the recording, and control the volume by using
the controls that appear when the audio icon or video placeholder image is active.
When playing back a video, you can display it at the embedded size or full screen.
Many of the processes for managing video clips are the same as those for managing
audio clips:
■ Restricting the playback of a video clip to a specific segment
■ Fading into or out of a video clip
■ Manually or automatically starting video playback
■ Preventing a video clip from stopping when the slide changes
■ Looping a video clip
SEE ALSO For additional information related to the preceding processes, see “Add
audio content to slides” earlier in this chapter.
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To insert a video clip onto a slide
1. On a slide that includes a content placeholder, click the Insert Video button in
the content placeholder to display the Insert Video window that contains links
to all the video sources you’ve configured Office to connect to.
You can insert video clips from a variety of sources
2. In the Insert Video window, click the source of the video that you want to
insert, and then follow the process to insert a video from the selected source.
Or
1. On any slide, on the Insert tab, in the Media group, click the Insert Video
button, and then do either of the following:
● Click Online Video to open the Insert Video window. In the Insert Video
window, click the source of the video that you want to insert, and then
follow the process to insert a video from the selected source.
● Click Video on My PC to open the Insert Video dialog box. In the Insert
Video dialog box, browse to and select the video file, and then click the
Insert button.
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To select an embedded video
1. Click the video image one time. Selection handles appear around the video
image, the playback toolbar appears below it, and the Video Tools tab group
appears on the ribbon.
To move the video image on the slide
1. Select the video, and then do either of the following:
● Drag the video to the new location. Smart guides might appear on the slide
to help you align the video with other objects.
● Press the arrow keys to move the video by small amounts.
To resize the video image on the slide and retain its aspect ratio
1. Do either of the following:
● Drag any corner handle. Smart guides appear on the slide to help you align
the video with other objects.
● On the Format tool tab, in the Size group, set a specific Video Height or
Video Width, and then press Enter to change both settings.
To format the video image on the slide
1. Select the video, and then apply formatting from the Format tool tab just as
you would for a picture.
SEE ALSO For information about formatting pictures, see “Edit and format
pictures” in Chapter 6, “Insert and manage simple graphics.”
To configure an embedded video to play back at full screen size
1. Select the video.
2. On the Playback tool tab, in the Video Options group, select the Play Full
Screen check box.
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To set the relative volume of a video soundtrack
1. Select the video.
2. On the Playback tool tab, in the Video Options group, click the Volume button.
3. In the Volume list, click Low, Medium, High, or Mute.
Compress media to decrease file size
Trimming an audio or video clip affects only the playback of the media on the slide,
not the original media clip. The original media clip is stored in its entirety as part of
the presentation, and you can re-trim or restore the media clip at any time.
You can decrease the size of a PowerPoint file that contains trimmed media clips by
discarding the unused portions of the clips. PowerPoint 2016 offers three compression
configurations designed to balance size and quality.
Choose the size and quality that best fits your needs
When you save and close the file after compressing the media, the trimmed portions
of the videos are discarded and no longer available. You can reverse the compression
operation until you save and close the file.
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Hyperlink to additional resources
Presentations often include URLs of websites that provide additional informa-
tion related to the presentation topic. When a presentation will be viewed
electronically, the URLs can be formatted as hyperlinks so that the websites
can be accessed directly from the presentation. Hyperlinks can also provide
access to information that might be on a hidden slide in the presentation, or
in a separate file.
TIP If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can also use a hyperlink to open an
email message window so that people viewing the presentation can easily
contact you.
Hyperlinks are most frequently in text format, but you can attach a hyperlink
to any object—for example, an image such as a shape, logo, or picture. Clicking
the hyperlinked object then takes you directly to the linked location. Editing
the object does not disrupt the hyperlink; however, deleting the object also
deletes the hyperlink.
The simplest method of creating a hyperlink is to enter a URL in a text box
and then press the Enter key. PowerPoint automatically inserts the hyperlink
and formats the URL so that people recognize it as a hyperlink.
If you want the same hyperlink to appear on every slide in a presentation,
attach the hyperlink to text or an object on the presentation’s master layout.
For information about slide masters, see “Customize slide masters and lay-
outs” in Chapter 12, “Create custom presentation elements.”
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To attach a hyperlink to an object, follow these steps:
1. Select the object that you want to hyperlink from.
2. Open the Insert Hyperlink box by doing either of the following:
● On the Insert tab, in the Links group, click Hyperlink.
● Press Ctrl+K.
3. In the Link to list, click the type of target you’re linking to. Often this is
a webpage or another place in the file.
You can link to internal, local, and online locations
4. If you’re linking to a webpage, enter the URL in the Address box. If
you’re linking to a slide or heading in the current file, click it in the
Select a place in this document pane. Then click OK.
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To compress media files
1. Save the PowerPoint presentation, and then display the Info page of the Back-
stage view.
Info page of the Backstage view
2. Note the total size of the presentation, the size of the media files in the presen-
tation, and the number of files that have been trimmed.
3. On the Info page, click the Compress Media button, and then click the level of
compression you want. In the Compress Media window, PowerPoint itemizes
the media elements and their compression levels, and reports the total space
savings.
Compressing media files can make a big difference in file size
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4. In the Compress Media window, click the Close button. In the Media Size And
Performance area of the Info page, the Compress Media button is active to
indicate that media has been compressed, and specifics about the compression
are available.
You can undo the compression if you don’t like the results
5. Play the presentation to assess the quality, and then save the file if the quality is
acceptable.
To reverse the compression of media files
1. On the Info page, click the Compress Media button, and then click Undo.
PowerPoint immediately reverts to the uncompressed files.
Add and manage slide transitions
When you deliver a presentation, you can manually specify when to display the next
slide, or you can have PowerPoint move automatically to the next slide after a specific
amount of time. Rather than simply replacing one slide with the next, you can use
transitions to control the way each slide appears on the screen.
PowerPoint 2016 has 48 basic transition effects divided into three categories: Subtle,
Exciting, and Dynamic Content. Many of these have multiple options, such as the
direction or specific form of the content in the effect.
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PowerPoint has a wide variety of slide transition effects
As with animations, take care when using transitions to not overdo it. That being
said, transitions can be a useful way of visually drawing the audience’s attention to
the display of a new slide. The effects in the Subtle category are designed to make the
incoming slide content available to the audience members with the least amount of
movement.
Here are some ideas about other ways to use transitions:
■ In a multisection presentation, use one transition on all the slides, and then use
a different transition at the beginning of each new section of the presentation
to signal a change in topic.
■ Use a more dramatic slide transition to get the audience’s attention at a specific
point in a presentation.
You apply and manage transition effects by using the commands on the Transitions
tab of the ribbon. The basic transition effects are available from the Transition To This
Slide gallery. If you apply a transition that has additional options, the Effect Options
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button becomes active and you can choose an option from the list. You can specify
the duration of the transition effect, or add a sound effect if you want to.
Options are available for many transition effects
TIP You can add a sound effect even when the Transition is set to None. If you do, the
sound effect plays during the normal slide replacement.
You can apply a transition effect or configure effect options for one slide at a time, for
a group of slides, or for an entire presentation by first selecting the slide or slides you
want to work with. (You can also apply and configure a transition effect on one slide
and then apply that effect to all slides.) When you apply a transition effect or select an
effect option, PowerPoint immediately demonstrates it.
As mentioned in “Animate text and pictures on slides” earlier in this chapter, PowerPoint
displays a star next to the slide thumbnail to indicate that a slide has an animation or
transition. (There is no indication on the slide itself.) In the Thumbnails pane or in Slide
Sorter view, you can click the star to preview the animated slide elements beginning
with the transition.
Every transition effect has a default duration of between 0.1 seconds and 6 seconds
based on the complexity of the effect; most are from 1 to 2 seconds. You can change
the duration of an effect so that the animation completes in less or more time. The
duration is specified in seconds and can be from a minimum of .01 seconds to a maxi-
mum of 59 seconds.
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PowerPoint displays the slide timing next to the thumbnail
When you configure a transition, it affects the entrance of the slide. You can’t specifi-
cally configure an exit transition, but some of the transitions have an effect on the exit
of the preceding slide. You can, however, configure whether the move to the next slide
is manually initiated or happens automatically after the slide has been displayed for a
specific length of time (which can be from 0.01 seconds to just under 24 minutes).
SEE ALSO For more information about slide timings, see “Rehearse a presentation and
set slide timings” in Chapter 10, “Prepare and deliver presentations.”
To select slides to apply or configure transitions
1. Do either of the following:
● Display the presentation in Normal view, and select one or more slides in
the Thumbnails pane.
● Display the presentation in Slide Sorter view, and select one or more slides
in the Slides pane.
TIP To select multiple contiguous slides, click the first slide, hold down the Shift key,
and then click the last slide. To select multiple noncontiguous slides, click the first slide,
hold down the Ctrl key, and then click each additional slide.
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To apply a transition to one or more slides
1. Select the slide or slides you want to apply the transition to.
2. On the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide gallery, click the transition
effect you want to apply.
To apply a transition to all slides in a presentation
1. Select all the slides, apply the transition, and then configure the transition and
timing options.
Or
1. Apply the transition to one slide, and then configure transition and timing
options.
2. On the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, click the Apply To All button.
To modify a transition
1. On the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide group, click the Effect
Options button, and then click the option you want. PowerPoint previews the
modified transition effect.
To add a sound effect to a transition
1. On the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, click the Sound arrow, and then
click the sound you want to play. PowerPoint doesn’t automatically play the
sound when you select it; only when you preview the transition.
TIP If you want to use a sound file of your own, click Other Sound… at the
bottom of the Sound list. In the Add Audio dialog box that opens, browse to and
select the audio file you want to use, and then click OK. The audio file must be in the
.wav file format.
2. If you want the sound to repeat until another sound effect plays, select the
sound effect and then, in the Sound list, click Loop Until Next Sound.
3. If you loop the sound effect and want it to stop when you move to the next
slide, do either of the following on the next slide:
● In the Sound list, click [Stop Previous Sound].
● In the Sound list, click any sound effect other than the one on the preceding
slide.
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To specify the duration of a transition
1. On the Transitions tab, in the Timing group, enter or set the duration in seconds
in the Duration box.
To preview slide transitions
1. To preview one slide transition, do any of following:
● Display the slide in Normal view. On the Transitions tab, in the Preview
group, click the Preview button.
● Display the slide in Normal view. In the Thumbnails pane, click the star next
to the slide number.
● Display the presentation in Slide Sorter view, and then click the star next to
the slide number.
Or
1. To preview multiple slide transitions, select the first slide that you want to
preview, and then do either of the following:
● On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the From Current
Slide button.
● Press Shift+F5.
2. Advance through the slide show to preview each slide transition as the slide
appears.
Or
1. To preview all slide transitions, do any of the following to start the slide show
from the beginning, and then advance through the slide show to preview each
slide transition as the slide appears:
● On the Quick Access Toolbar, click the Start From Beginning button.
● On the Slide Show tab, in the Start Slide Show group, click the From
Beginning button.
● Press F5.
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To remove slide transitions
1. Display or select the slides you want to remove the transitions from.
2. On the Transitions tab, in the Transition to This Slide gallery, in the Subtle
section, click None.
Skills review
In this chapter, you learned how to:
■ Animate text and pictures on slides
■ Customize animation effects
■ Add audio content to slides
■ Add video content to slides
■ Compress media to decrease file size
■ Add and manage slide transitions
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Practice tasks
The practice files for these tasks are located in the PowerPoint2016SBS
\Ch08 folder. You can save the results of the tasks in the same folder.
Animate text and pictures on slides
Open the AnimateSlides presentation, and then perform the following tasks:
1. On slide 1, apply the Shape entrance animation to the slide title and then to the
subtitle. Notice that the animation numbers 1 and 2 appear to the left of the
animated objects.
2. Display slide 2, and apply the Shape entrance animation to the left content
placeholder. Notice that boxes containing the numbers 1 through 3 appear to
the left of the bullet points to indicate the order of their animations.
3. Repeat task 2 for the placeholder on the right.
4. Preview all the animations on slide 2.
5. Display slide 3. Apply the Shape entrance animation to the frog photo, and
then add the Pulse emphasis animation.
6. Copy the animations from the frog photo to the crow photo and to the cat
photo.
7. Preview the animations on the slide, and then preview the entire presentation.
8. Return to Normal view.
9. Save and close the presentation.
Customize animation effects
Open the CustomizeAnimations presentation, and then perform the following tasks:
1. On slide 1, apply the Diamond entrance effect to the slide title. Set the direction
to Out.
2. Copy the animation from the slide title to the subtitle. Then change the timing
of the subtitle animation to After Previous.
3. Switch to Reading view, and preview the animation effects on slide 1.
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4. Switch back to Normal view, display slide 2, and then click anywhere in the bul-
leted list on the left.
5. Display the Animation Pane. Right-click animation 1, and then click Effect
Options to open the Circle dialog box.
6. In the Circle dialog box, do the following:
● Apply the Chime sound.
● Dim the text color to Red after the animation.
● Animate the text by letter.
● Set the duration to 3 seconds (Slow).
7. Watch the effects of your changes to the animation effects.
The Shape animation doesn’t work very well with the selected effect options, so
let’s adjust them.
8. On the slide, click the left content placeholder. Notice that in the Animation
Pane, all the animations for the bullet points in the placeholder are selected.
9. Apply the Float In entrance animation to the entire placeholder, and then dis-
play the effect options.
10. In the Float Up dialog box, do the following:
● Apply the Chime sound.
● Dim the text color to Red after the animation.
● Animate text by letter.
● Set the duration to 1 seconds (Fast).
11. Preview the animations, and make any additional adjustments you want to your
custom animation effects.
12. Copy the animation effects of the bullet points on the left to those on the right.
13. Switch to Reading view, and then click the Next button to display the animated
bullet points on slide 2.
14. When all the bullet points are visible and dimmed to red, press the Esc key to
return to Normal view.
15. Save and close the presentation.
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Add audio content to slides
Open the AddAudio presentation, display slide 1, and then perform the following tasks:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Media group, click the Audio button, and then click
Audio on My PC to open the Insert Audio dialog box.
2. In the Insert Audio dialog box, browse to the practice file folder, and double-
click the SoundTrack file to insert the audio clip on the slide.
3. On the Playback tool tab, in the Audio Options group, change the Start setting
to Automatically. Then select the Play Across Slides, Loop until Stopped, and
Hide During Show check boxes.
4. Switch to Reading view, and listen to the audio file as the presentation moves
from slide to slide.
5. Press Esc to stop the presentation and return to Normal view.
6. Save and close the presentation.
Add video content to slides
Open the AddVideo presentation, and then perform the following tasks:
1. In the left content placeholder, insert the Butterfly video from the practice file
folder.
2. On the playback toolbar, click the Play/Pause button, and then watch the video.
3. Insert the Wildlife video from the practice file folder into the content place-
holder on the right, and then play the video.
4. With the Wildlife video selected, open the Trim Video dialog box, and drag
the green start marker until it sits at about the 00:17 .020 mark. Then, frame-by-
frame, adjust the starting point until the first marmot frame comes into view at
about the 00:17 .292 mark.
5. Drag the red stop marker until it sits at about the 00:20 .900 mark. Then, frame-
by-frame, adjust the ending point until the last marmot frame comes into view
at about the 00:20 .790 mark.
6. Play the trimmed video, and then click OK to close the Trim Video dialog box.
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7. Change the height of the Butterfly video representation to 3”.
8. Change the height of the Wildlife video representation to 3”, and then crop it
to a width of 4”.
9. Drag the video representations until they are evenly spaced on the slide and
center-aligned with each other.
10. Apply the Reflected Bevel, Black (in the Intense area of the Video Styles
gallery) video style to both video objects.
11. Set up the Butterfly video to play back on mute, to start automatically, and to
loop until stopped.
12. Set up the Wildlife video to play back on mute, to start on click, and to loop
until stopped.
13. Preview and pause the Butterfly video. Then preview and pause the Wildlife
video.
14. Return to Normal view.
15. Save and close the presentation.
Compress media to decrease file size
There are no practice tasks for this topic.
Add and manage slide transitions
Open the AddTransitions presentation, and then perform the following tasks:
1. Display slide 2 in Normal view.
2. Apply the Cover transition effect (from the Subtle category) to the slide.
3. Configure the transition effect options so that the transition starts from the
upper-left corner of the slide.
4. Apply the configured slide transition to all slides in the presentation.
5. In the Thumbnails pane, display the effect of the Cover transition from slide 2
to slide 3.
6. Remove the transition from slide 1.
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7. Preview the slide show and notice the transitions. When you exit the slide show,
switch to Slide Sorter view.
8. Select all the slides that have transitions (slides 2 through 7), add the Wind
sound effect to the transition, and then set the duration of the transition effect
to 1 .75 seconds.
9. Preview the transition effect on one slide.
10. Save and close the presentation.
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Index
Numbers
35mm slides 300
A
A3 Paper slide size 300
A4 Paper slide size 300
Accent 1 – Accent 6 (color set, themes) 394
Accessibility Checker 304–305
accessibility issues 307
accessibility of text boxes 107
accessible content 461
accessing
available actions, keyboard shortcuts 457
panes/galleries, keyboard shortcuts 457
Account page (Backstage view) 20
action button 461
activating tables for formatting 147
ActiveX Settings options (Trust Center) 383
adapting presentations for different
audiences 322–326
adapting procedural instructions 18–19
Add Chart Element menu 228, 229
adding
See also inserting
comments to presentations 435–438
editing language to Office 364
headers and footers to printouts 314–315
notes to slides 294–298
placeholders to slide layouts 409
shapes to diagrams 213
text to shapes 178–179
adding columns and rows to tables 155
adding commands
to custom tab groups 380
to the Quick Access Toolbar 372–373
adding slides 62–74
by copying and importing 65–72
by inserting 64–65
animating 250, 252
converting to diagrams 208
converting to numbered lists 120
converting to text paragraphs 120
hiding in Outline view 112
indenting list items 117
items, defined 461
business graphics
charts 218–236
diagrams 202–222
C
captions 461
capturing screen clippings 188–190
case 461
category axis 461
cell address 461
Cell Size group 155
cells (tables)
clearing fill colors 152
combining 156
customizing borders 152
definition 461
entering text 145
filling with color 150–151
moving cursor 145
removing borders 152
splitting 156
standard borders 152
Center Shadow Rectangle picture frame
style 192
Change Chart Type dialog box 222
Change File Type page 423
changing
app window background 23
app window color scheme 23
automatic draft saving frequency 361
chart element color 235
chart element position 230
chart size 230
color scheme, SmartArt graphics 216
colors/visual effects of shapes 217–218
column width 154
default PowerPoint options 352–370
embedded/linked content displayed on
slides 160
fonts, keyboard shortcuts 449
hierarchy of shapes, SmartArt
manually running a slide show 323
Master Layout dialog box 406
480
Keep Source Formatting (paste option)
master layouts 276, 403
masters
customizing 402–413
definition 464
mathematical operators 103
mathematical symbols 108–109
matrix diagrams 203
Maximize button 9
maximizing app windows 16
media
compressing 275–277
inserting in Notes Page view 296
uncompressing 279
media shortcuts 452
menus, resizing 253
Message Bar options 384
Microsoft account options 21
Microsoft Office Clipboard 464
Microsoft Office Presentation Service 427
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 464
Microsoft Press contact information xv
Microsoft Press Store xv
Microsoft Press Twitter address xvi
Mini Toolbar 118
animating 246–251
copyrights 168
editing and formatting 172–177
inserting, moving, and resizing 168–171
pie charts
animating 252
category 218
exploding 231
pixels 171, 465
placeholders 100, 465
adding to slide layouts 409
automatically fitting text 101–102
content 140
entering text 100–101
formatting 410
formatting text 410
manually adjusting sizes 119
replacing with pictures (SmartArt) 210
sizing text to fit 101
rearranging slides and sections 75–77
Record Slide Show dialog box 330
recorded narration, testing 331
recording presentations 329–331
Recording toolbar 327
Rectangle picture frame style 192
redisplaying the ribbon 17–18
regrouping shapes 186
rehearsing presentations 327–331, 330
relationship diagrams 203, 466
releasing selections 114
removing
annotations from slide 343
backgrounds from pictures 175–176
backgrounds from slide masters 408
cell borders 152
editing languages 365
groups from ribbon tabs 377
password protection 434
rows/columns from tables 156
shapes from diagrams 213
slides 62–74, 72–74
splitting table cells 156
stacks 467
standard cell borders 152
standard colors 90
Standard Colors palette 150, 397
standard paper size 301
standard screen aspect ratio 300
standard screen size presentations 30
standard themes, applying 79
standard views, displaying 40–45
Start screen
testing
password protection 434
recorded narration 331
text
adding to shapes 178–179
animating 246–251
applying WordArt text effects 122–127
changing alignment 120
clearing formatting 120
copying by dragging 111
copying, keyboard shortcuts 447–448
copying to Clipboard 114–115
cutting to Clipboard 112–114
deleting 112, 117
deleting, keyboard shortcuts 447–448
demoting 101
entering in diagram shapes 209
entering in table cells 145
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text
text (continued)
entering on slides 100–101
finding and replacing 130
font colors 119, 394
font size 119
formatting, Notes pane 297
highlighting 110
moving 111, 115
moving around in, keyboard
video images
formatting 274
moving on slides 274
resizing 274
retaining aspect ratios 274
video playback 271
video presentations, creating 420
video soundtracks, setting volume 275
videos
embedded 274
saving presentations as 422, 424
View Shortcuts toolbar 13, 42, 468
views
content 46–49
development 42
Handout Master 464
Normal 464
Notes Master 464
Notes Page 464
Outline 465
presentations 40–49
Presenter 466
program elements 45–46
Reading 466
Slide Master 403, 467
Slide Show 467
Slide Sorter 467
standard views 40–45
switching among 43
visual effects of shapes, changing 217–218
visual elements, simple 167–198
volume of video soundtracks 275
W
waterfall charts 219
watermarks 468
web apps 468
web browsers 468
webpages 468
websites, linking to 276
White Office theme 22
widescreen presentations 29–30
width, columns 154
window display, keyboard shortcuts 452
Windows 7, starting PowerPoint from 4
Windows 8, starting PowerPoint from 4
Windows 10, starting PowerPoint from
4
491
Windows 10, starting PowerPoint from
Word documents
exporting PowerPoint handouts to 315
inserting tables from 144
WordArt text effects 122, 468
applying to charts 235
applying to text 125, 218–219
changing object angles 126
changing object size 126
customizing 123
modifying formatting 125–126
text objects 122, 125
X
x-axis 468
XPS files, saving presentations as 420, 425
Y
y-axis 468
YouTube account, connecting to Office 22
About the author
Joan Lambert has worked closely with Microsoft technologies
since 1986, and in the training and certification industry since
1997. As President and CEO of Online Training Solutions, Inc.
(OTSI), Joan guides the translation of technical information and
requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable resources for
people who are seeking certification of their computer skills or
who simply want to get things done efficiently.
Joan is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books
about Windows and Office (for Windows, Mac, and iPad), video-based training
courses for SharePoint and OneNote, and three generations of Microsoft Office
Specialist certification study guides.
Joan is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Office
Specialist Master (for all Office versions since Office 2007), Microsoft Certified Tech-
nology Specialist (for Windows and Windows Server), Microsoft Certified Technology
Associate (for Windows), and Microsoft Dynamics Specialist.
Joan currently lives in a small town in Texas with her simply divine daughter, Trinity; an
ever-growing menagerie of dogs, cats, fish, and frogs; and the DeLonghi Gran Dama
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Contents
Introduction
Who this book is for
The Step by Step approach
Download the practice files
Ebook edition
Get support and give feedback
Errata and support
We want to hear from you
Stay in touch
3 Create and manage slides
Add and remove slides
Insert new slides
Copy and import slides and content
Sidebar: SharePoint slide libraries
Hide and delete slides
Divide presentations into sections
Rearrange slides and sections
Apply themes
Change slide backgrounds
Sidebar: Non-theme colors
Skills review
Practice tasks
8 Add sound and movement to slides
Animate text and pictures on slides
Sidebar: Animate this
Customize animation effects
Sidebar: Bookmark points of interest in media clips
Add audio content to slides
Add video content to slides
Compress media to decrease file size
Sidebar: Hyperlink to additional resources
Add and manage slide transitions
Skills review
Practice tasks
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
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About the author
Acknowledgments
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We understand your guidelines first before delivering any writing service. You can discuss your writing needs and we will have them evaluated by our dedicated team.
Clear elicitation of your requirements.
Customized writing as per your needs.
We Mirror Your Guidelines to Deliver Quality Services
We write your papers in a standardized way. We complete your work in such a way that it turns out to be a perfect description of your guidelines.
Proactive analysis of your writing.
Active communication to understand requirements.
We Handle Your Writing Tasks to Ensure Excellent Grades
We promise you excellent grades and academic excellence that you always longed for. Our writers stay in touch with you via email.
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