Change the Size of Slides in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to change the size of slides in PowerPoint by using the “Slide Size” dialog box.
Change the Size of Slides in PowerPoint: Overview             You can easily change the size of slides in PowerPoint. To change the size of slides in PowerPoint, click the “Design” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Slide Size” drop-down button in the “Customize” button group. To change the slide size aspect ratio, select either
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Format Paragraphs in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to format paragraphs in PowerPoint using the “Paragraph” dialog box.
Overview of How to Format Paragraphs in PowerPoint:             You can easily format paragraphs in PowerPoint. To apply paragraph formatting to all text in a text-containing object in PowerPoint, click its border to select its object editing mode. However, note that some paragraph formatting options, like “Increase Indent” and “Decrease Indent,” are not available in
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How to Close PowerPoint Presentations- Instructions

A picture showing how to close PowerPoint presentations by selecting the “Close” command in the Backstage view of a presentation.
Overview of How to Close PowerPoint Presentations:             This tutorial shows you how to close PowerPoint presentations. If you have multiple presentations open, you may want to close one of them. To close the current presentation when you have multiple presentations open, click the “x” in the upper-right corner of the application window. Alternatively, click
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Use the Handout Master in PowerPoint- Instructions

A picture showing how to use the handout master in PowerPoint to select a handout layout to edit.
Overview of How to Use the Handout Master in PowerPoint:             You use the handout master in PowerPoint to change the appearance of a presentation’s printed handouts. To edit the handout master for a PowerPoint presentation, click the “Handout Master” button in the “Master Views” button group on the “View” tab of the Ribbon. Doing
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Insert a New Slide in PowerPoint- Instructions

A picture that shows how to insert a new slide in PowerPoint by selecting a slide layout to insert into the presentation.
Overview of How to Insert a New Slide in PowerPoint:             This tutorial shows you how to insert a new slide in PowerPoint. When you create a new blank presentation in PowerPoint, one default slide that contains a “Title Slide” layout appears. You can click into the placeholders shown in the title slide and type
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Spell Check in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to Spell Check in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.
Overview of How to Use Spell Check in PowerPoint:             Spell Check in PowerPoint is a tool that can show you possible misspellings in slide text. To run Spell Check in PowerPoint, click the “Review” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Spelling” button in the “Proofing” button group to open the “Spelling” pane. This
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Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint- Instructions

A picture of a presentation shown in Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.
Overview of Slide Sorter View in PowerPoint:             Slide Sorter view in PowerPoint lets you view and sort the presentation slides. To switch to Slide Sorter view, click the “Slide Sorter” button in the presentation view buttons in the Status Bar. Alternatively, click the “Slide Sorter” button in the “Presentation Views” button group on the
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Shapes in PowerPoint- Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture of a user inserting shapes in PowerPoint. The user is inserting a heart shape with a default size.
Overview of Inserting Shapes in PowerPoint: How to Insert a Shape in PowerPoint:             You can insert shapes in PowerPoint into slides. To insert shapes into a PowerPoint slide, click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Shapes” button in the “Illustrations” button group. A drop-down menu of all the various shapes you
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