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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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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Insert Video in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture that shows how to insert video in PowerPoint from Microsoft’s stock videos.
Overview of How to Insert Video in PowerPoint:             You can insert video in PowerPoint within presentation slides. If inserting a local video, PowerPoint prefers MP4 videos (e.g., .mp4, .m4v, or .mov) encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio. However, it also supports the “.asf,” “.avi,” “.wmv,” and “.mpeg” file types.             PowerPoint lets you
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SmartArt in PowerPoint- Instructions and Video Lesson

A picture of a user inserting SmartArt in PowerPoint.
Overview of SmartArt in PowerPoint: What Is SmartArt in PowerPoint?             SmartArt in PowerPoint lets you easily add charts and other types of diagrams to presentation slides. With SmartArt in PowerPoint, you don’t need to individually create all the shapes and connectors between boxes in a flowchart or diagram. How to Insert SmartArt in PowerPoint:
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Hyperlink in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture of a user adding a hyperlink in PowerPoint to a selected shape in a slide.
Overview of How to Hyperlink in PowerPoint: What are Hyperlinks in PowerPoint?             A hyperlink in PowerPoint is often simply called a link. Links in PowerPoint let the viewer or presenter click hyperlinks in a presentation slide. These hyperlinks in PowerPoint can open web pages or send email, navigate to slides, or open external files.
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Action Buttons in PowerPoint- Instructions

A picture of a user programming an action for one of the action buttons in PowerPoint.
How to Insert Action Buttons in PowerPoint:             You can add action buttons in PowerPoint to slides. Actions let users perform the action associated with a slide object by clicking or moving their mouse pointer over the object. Common actions include linking to slides, web pages, and email addresses and running programs. You can add
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Add Text to Slides in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to add text to slides in PowerPoint by typing text into a slide placeholder.
Overview of How to Add Text to Slides in PowerPoint:             You can add text to slides in PowerPoint within placeholders, text boxes, or shapes. You often enter text into the text and title placeholders included as elements in the slide layout when creating presentation slides. However, you can also add additional text to text
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Insert a Chart in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to insert a chart in PowerPoint and select its chart type in the “Insert Chart” dialog box.
Overview of How to Insert a Chart in PowerPoint:             To insert a chart in PowerPoint directly into a slide, click the “Insert” tab in the Ribbon. Then click the “Chart” button in the “Illustrations” button group. Alternatively, to add a chart to a slide content placeholder in PowerPoint, click the “Insert Chart” button in
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