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How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation
Four Methods:Sample PowerPoint Presentations PC (Office 2010) Mac PC (Older)
No matter what the topic, a PowerPoint
presentation can help you communicate
an idea to an audience. Learn the basics
before proceeding. These methods will
teach you how to create a presentation
from a PowerPoint template or create a
fully customized presentation. Here are
some steps to get you started.Ad
Sample PowerPoint
Presentations
Sample PowerPoint Presentation for
School
Sample Photo Slideshow About Flowers
Method 1 of 3: PC (Office
2010)
Open PowerPoint. You will see a blank
screen with two boxes in the middle of
the screen. One of the boxes says "Click
to add title," the other says "Click to add
subtitle."Ad
On the tab at the upper left side of
your screen, hit the "File" tab.
3.
3On the vertical toolbar to the left, hit
the "New" tab.
4.
4If you wish to use a template, click on
the "Sample templates" box.
A template is a slideshow with a
preloaded background that is designed
for specific presentations, such as an
itinerary or a status report.
Click on the template you want to
use, depending on the purpose of
your presentation.
If you don't find the kind of template you
need for your presentation, it's probably
best to choose a theme.
If you wish to use a theme, click on
the "Themes" box in the "New" tab.
A theme is a slideshow with a preloaded
background that can be used for general
presentations.
Click on the specific template or
theme you want to work with from the
list of choices.
8.
8Once your theme is loaded, click on
the "Click to add title" and "Click to
add subtitle" boxes and add the title
and subtitle (if necessary) of your
own presentation.
After deciding on a title, click on the
"New Slide" button in the "Slides" tab
up top.
You can also create a new slide with the
shortcut (Ctrl + M).
Continue adding information and
pictures as you see fit. In PowerPoint,
however, less is often more.
11.
11Once you are finished with your
PowerPoint presentation, go to "File
> Save As" and save your file so that
you can retrieve it later.
When you want to view your
presentation as a series of slides,
click on the "Slide Show" tab and
then click on "From Beginning" top
left.
To filter through your slides, click the left
and right arrows on your keypad to go
back and forward, respectively.
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Method 2 of 3: Mac
Open PowerPoint. Depending on your
version, a blank presentation may open
automatically, or you may need to select
the option for a custom presentation.
2.
2Create your first slide. If you want a
title page for your presentation, you can
use the default title page template
provided by PowerPoint. If you want to
change the format of the slide, you can
pick from among the options in the
"Slide Layout" toolbar. These options
have different layouts of titles, text,
pictures, charts, etc.
Add a new slide. You can do this either
by clicking the "New Slide" button in the
top toolbar, or by selecting "Insert > New
Slide".
Every time you create a new slide, you
can manage its format using the "Slide
Layout" toolbar.
Add content to your slides. There are
different ways to do this within each
version of PowerPoint, and they may
differ from version to version. The 2
main ways to add content (text boxes,
pictures, charts, other multimedia files)
to your slides are described here:
You can add content using the "Insert"
menu. To do this, click "Insert" and then
choose the type of content that you want
to add to that slide. You will be
prompted to choose a file to insert. As
you can see in the image below, there
are a number of different options that
you can choose, from Word Art to
movies.
You can add content directly from a
slide. To do this, select a format from
the "Slide Layout" toolbar that has
content options built in. Then, click on
the icon of the type of content that you
wish to add, and navigate to find the
appropriate file.
Change slide themes or
backgrounds. In PowerPoint, you can
choose pre-made themes or create your
own custom slide backgrounds. You can
also combine themes with custom
background colors.
To choose a theme, you can either click
on "Slide Theme" on the top toolbar, or
select "Format > Slide Theme" from the
main menu.
To change background color, you can
click "Format Background" in the
Formatting Palette or select "Format >
Slide Background..." from the main
menu. There are tons of different colors
and designs to choose from, so you will
have to play around to find one that you
like. When you are done, click "Apply" or
"Apply To All" depending on whether
you want that background on just the
current slide or all slides.
6.
6View your slideshow. To view your
final product, you can either click "Slide
Show" in the top toolbar or select "Slide
Show > View Slide Show" in the main
menu.Ad
Method 3 of 3: PC (Older)
Start with a template or theme. A
template or theme will dress up your
presentation with pre-made layouts and
color schemes. Choose one by clicking
the Office orb in the upper-left corner,
and selecting New. Then, on the left,
select Installed Templates or Installed
Themes.
Browse through the slides from the
template and see what you like. On
the sidebar at left, you can click different
template or theme slides to see what
they look like. Here are a few things you
can do with the different slides:
Duplicate slides. Right click on a slide,
and select Duplicate Slide.
Delete slides. Right click on a slide and
select Delete Slide, or click Home on the
top bar, then Delete Slide.
Change the layout of your slides. You
can select slides that have more or less
text boxes, photo boxes, or any other
template items you want. Select a slide,
right click, and hover over Layout. Or,
click Home on the top bar, and then the
drop menu next to Layout.
Add slides. If you want your new slide to
look exactly like the one before it, right
click that slide and select New. Or, if you
want a new slide with a completely
different layout, click Home, then the
drop menu under New Slide.
Organize your slides. You can drag and
drop slides in the sidebar to the left to
reorder them.
Start adding content. Here are some
tips for putting information into your
PowerPoint presentation:
Use short, concise words to guide your
audience, and let yourself do the
detailed explaining. Keywords show that
you know your subject when you go
more in-depth during your powerpoint.
For example, use "Fire Kiln" as a
keyword in a PowerPoint, but explain
the process during the actual
presentation.
Think bullet points. Don't use full
sentences in your PowerPoint
presentations unless it's absolutely
necessary.
Don't be afraid to spread information
across multiple slides. It's better than
overcrowding a PowerPoint!
4.
4Add elements. To insert anything (text,
charts, etc), simply click on the
designated box to activate it and start
inserting away.
Inserting pictures and graphs is a good
idea to make your presentation more
visually engaging. Break up your text!
Use color effectively in your PowerPoint.
Have a theme of colors and be
consistent when using them to highlight
key points. This makes your
presentation look more professional.
Test run your presentation. Click
View, then Slide Show, or hit F5 to
admire your handiwork.Ad
Tips
Instead of saving the presentation with
the extension *.ppt, go to FILE » SAVE
AS and save it as *.pps (PowerPoint
Show). This allows you to save the file
on your desktop, so when you click on it,
the presentation starts automatically. No
opening up PowerPoint program first!
Save your work constantly. This way, if
you accidentally hit the exit button or
your computer shuts down, you won't
lose all your hard work!
Make sure your PowerPoint
presentation is compatible with the
device you will be presenting it on. Your
version of PowerPoint may be different
than another computers version. To
assure your presentation will always
work with other people's computers, it
may be a good idea to have a copy of
Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer 2007 with
you.
Just about any type of file you can think
of can be inserted into a presentation,
even Macros to make PowerPoint
presentations interactive.
If you are proficient in Word, then you
might notice that PowerPoint follows a
lot of the same rules, such as
highlighting and deleting slides like a
Word paragraph.
These instructions might differ slightly
for different versions of PowerPoint.
If you can't get the drift of it after making
your second presentation (nothing
fancy), it is good to get a guidebook
from your local library or have someone
show you how to make a simple
presentation.
Keep a backup copy with you. The
corrupt flash drive, broken floppy disk,
faulty Internet connection, and/or
scratched CD could cause major
problems if encountered.
If you do not have PowerPoint, you can
download the OpenOffice.org Suite and
save files in PowerPoint format for free.
For a neat presentation, it is good to
only have a few pictures or not too much
writing. Seek to keep it simple and
uncluttered.Ad
Warnings
Don't use too much text in one template.
Otherwise it would look too crowded and
strenuous to the eyes. Not to mention
boring.
Don't use too many special effects as it
can get distracting and annoying.
Remember the more objects embedded
in a PowerPoint, the larger the file. So if
you're planning on saving it on a disk,
you have to keep the file small unless
saving the file on a thumb drive (jump
drive) or burning it on CD