Creating Presentations in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Creating and opening a presentation in PowerPoint 2016 (Windows)
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  The first step in putting together your presentation is creating a new document. With PowerPoint 2016, you can quickly create a new document and begin editing it. You can also use PowerPoint 2016 to open an existing presentation. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Using themes & templates to create a presentation in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  Presentation themes and templates are preset presentations that contain not only appearance elements (such as slide backgrounds, font settings and color sets) but also placeholders and preinserted content. This content can be customized and used to quickly create a new document. PowerPoint 2016 comes complete with access to an extensive template library, from which you can download any template that catches your eye. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Inserting a new slide in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
  2m 53s
  A 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 2016. It is also possible to specify the preset layout that is applied when you create a new slide. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Inserting slides from an existing presentation in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  In PowerPoint 2016, you can quickly create presentations from a PowerPoint template or another presentation document. See how to add slides to your PowerPoint presentation by recycling existing content into your updated presentation. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Adjusting your slide layout in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
  2m 44s
  PowerPoint 2016 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
• 6.  Moving your slides in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
  3m 31s
  If you have put a slide in the wrong place or if you simply wish to reorganize the slides in your presentation, PowerPoint 2016 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
• 7.  Creating a template in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  In PowerPoint 2016, 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
• 8.  Creating sections in your presentation in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  In PowerPoint 2016, 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
• 9.  Creating an outline in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  PowerPoint 2016 cannot automatically create a presentation outline 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
• 10.  Using headers & footers in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  It is sometimes useful to include certain information on every slide in your presentation. For this, you may want to use PowerPoint 2016'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
• 11.  Using the Master mode in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  PowerPoint 2016'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
• 12.  Creating a Master slide template in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  In PowerPoint 2016, 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
• 13.  Managing multiple themes using Master slides in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
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  If 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