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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Slide Transition Animation in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture of a user selecting a slide transition animation in PowerPoint from the expanded menu of choices.
Overview of How to Apply Slide Transition Animation in PowerPoint:             You can add slide transition animation in PowerPoint to presentation slides. Slide transition animation in PowerPoint is the animation that occurs when you move to a slide in slide show view. Slide transition animation effects have many options that let you precisely control their
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Slide Layouts in PowerPoint- Instructions

A picture of a user applying a new slide layout to a selected slide from the slide layouts in PowerPoint.
Overview of Applying Slide Layouts in PowerPoint What is a Slide Layout?             Slide layouts in PowerPoint determine which content placeholders appear in a slide. They also determine where they are placed. To change the placeholders in a slide, you can apply a new slide layout to it. When you apply a slide layout, you
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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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Microsoft 365 Training

A picture of the training interface for the DVD and digital download version of our Microsoft 365 training, titled “Mastering Microsoft Office Made Easy™ v. 2019 and 365.”
Microsoft 365 Training Now Available from TeachUcomp, Inc.             You can now buy Microsoft 365 training and Microsoft Office 2019 training from TeachUcomp, Inc. Our newest product, the “Mastering Microsoft Office Made Easy™ v. 2019 and 365” tutorial, helps you learn how to use the Microsoft 365 productivity software programs. This single product contains complete
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PowerPoint Reading View – Instructions

A picture of a user selecting commands in a PowerPoint presentation in PowerPoint Reading view.
PowerPoint Reading View: Overview             PowerPoint Reading view lets you view the presentation’s content as if using Slide Show view, but within the frame of the application window versus full screen. The options you have for advancing through this view are almost identical to the options you have when viewing the presentation in Slide Show
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Record a Slide Show in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing how to record a slide show in PowerPoint using the Recording window in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.
Overview of How to Record a Slide Show in PowerPoint: What to Know Before you Start Recording a Slide Show in PowerPoint:             Before you record a slide show in PowerPoint, you must have a computer with a sound card, speakers, and a microphone. To optionally record video, too, you must have a camera. These
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Slide Show View in PowerPoint – Instructions

A picture showing the pop-up menu of commands in Slide Show view in PowerPoint.
Overview of How to Use Slide Show View in PowerPoint:             Slide Show view in PowerPoint lets you show a presentation on or from your computer. You can view either the entire presentation or just a few slides. This is the best way to view or preview a presentation to ensure it is clear, focused,
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