Creating Presentations in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
PowerPoint 2013 (Windows)
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Build your slide deck from scratch, or use themes and templates to get a head start. Discover how to create presentations, manipulate slides, use views, work with themes and templates, and much more.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Creating & opening a documentInserting a new slideAdjusting your slide layoutMoving your slidesUsing the outline viewUsing themes & templates to create a presentationUsing the master modeCreating a master slide template
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Using multiple master slides in a presentationCreating a templateUsing headers & footersCreating sections in your presentationCreating a summaryCreating a visible summaryCreating an interactive quiz
IN THIS COURSE
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6m 12sThe first step in putting together your presentation is creating a new document. With PowerPoint 2013, you can very quickly create a new document and begin editing it. You can also use PowerPoint 2013 to open an existing presentation. FREE ACCESS
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6m 32sA presentation is made up of multiple slides. These slides are similar to the pages in a word document. If you want to create your presentation, you are going to need to know how to insert new slides in PowerPoint 2013. It is also possible to specify the preset layout that is applied when you create a new slide. FREE ACCESS
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6m 36sPowerPoint 2013 features a number of preset slide layouts. These can be used to add structure to your presentation and insert text elements and objects into your slide automatically. You can create new slides using predefined layouts and if you change your mind later on, the layout can be changed without losing any of your customized content. FREE ACCESS
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5m 30sIf you have put a slide in the wrong place or if you simply wish to reorganize the slides in your presentation, PowerPoint 2013 allows you to move them around quickly and easily. You can, for example, drag and drop a slide to a new position. You can also use the Slide Sorter view to change the overall organization of your presentation. You can even drag and drop entire sections to change the structure of your presentation. FREE ACCESS
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5m 21sThe PowerPoint 2013 outline view is very useful if you want to quickly edit the structure or organization of your slides that have been added to your presentation. You can, for example, quickly add items to a bullet list that you have created, and even convert bullet points into new slides at the touch of a button. FREE ACCESS
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5m 14sPresentation templates are predefined documents that contain not only appearance elements (such as slide backgrounds, font settings and color sets) but also placeholders and pre-inserted content. This content can be customized and used to quickly create a new document. PowerPoint 2013 comes complete with access to an extensive template library, from which you can download any template that catches your eye. FREE ACCESS
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5m 47sPowerPoint 2013's Slide Master view allows you to change the overall appearance of your presentation and make changes to multiple slides at once. You can, for example, use it to format all the titles in your presentation, or change the location of your company's logo for every slide that uses the same layout. FREE ACCESS
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6m 22sIn PowerPoint 2013, you can adjust the layout of a particular slide by using the Slide Master view. You can change the theme applied to a particular slide layout, and even add customized content placeholders. FREE ACCESS
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3m 43sIf you want to use multiple themes in a single presentation, you are going to need to know how to create Master slides. Once you have inserted multiple Master slides, you can organize your presentation any way you want. FREE ACCESS
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5m 18sIn PowerPoint 2013, you can create presentation templates from scratch. If your presentations are often of a similar style and often contain certain text or illustrative elements, you may find it useful to create a template which can be used to speed up the creation process. When creating your own template, you can define the background, text style and size, and even the layout of the different pre-inserted elements, such as text boxes, shapes, and tables. FREE ACCESS
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4m 56sIt is sometimes useful to include certain information on every slide in your presentation. For this, you may want to use PowerPoint 2013's header and footer tools. Once you have activated your header or footer, that information will by default appear on all the slides in your presentation. You can even change the location of your headers and footers by editing the slide layout in the Slide Master view. FREE ACCESS
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5m 28sIn PowerPoint 2013, you can sort your slides into different sections. This can help you to structure your presentation. You can, for example, temporarily hide slides relating to a particular section in your presentation. You can also use sections to move multiple slides simultaneously. FREE ACCESS
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7m 18sPowerPoint 2013 cannot automatically create a presentation summary for you. You can however use the Outline mode to visualize your slide headings. Using these headings, you can very quickly create a summary slide, which can then be hyperlinked and used as a navigation tool when delivering your presentation. FREE ACCESS
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5m 25sWhen delivering your slide show, you may find it useful to include a visual aid to tell your audience where you are in your presentation. With the Slide Master mode, you can quickly create a navigation bar which can help to identify where the slide comes in your presentation. FREE ACCESS
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6m 8sDo you want to create an interactive presentation or quiz for your company or friends? PowerPoint 2013 has all the tools you need! FREE ACCESS
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