Insert Video in PowerPoint – Instructions

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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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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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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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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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