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Basic tasks when creating a PowerPoint presentation
Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver your presentation
Use keyboard shortcuts to create your presentation
View your speaker notes as you deliver your slide show
Troubleshoot problems
Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint
Are you having video or audio playback issues?
Tips for improving audio and video playback and compatibility in PowerPoint
PowerPoint isn't responding, hangs or freezes
Why can't I embed a video in PowerPoint?
Why can't I select and change the text in the footer?
Update or remove a broken link to an Excel worksheet
Style and design
Create and save a PowerPoint template
Change the background of slides
Create professional slide layouts with Designer
Where are my custom templates?
Save a slide design (theme) as a template
Text, tables, and formatting
Make text appear one line at a time
Assign an action to a built-in button or picture
Add or remove shading in a table
Change the color of text on a slide
Slide management
Add, rearrange, and delete slides in PowerPoint
Add a watermark to the background of your slides
Can I rotate between portrait and landscape slides in the same presentation?
Reuse slides from another presentation
Change the background color of slides
Animation and visual effects
Rotate a text box, shape, WordArt, or picture
Apply an animation effect to text or objects
Wrap text around a circle or other shape
Apply multiple animation effects to one object
Add a motion path animation effect
Set the speed and timing of transitions
Using the Morph transition in PowerPoint
Add or remove transitions between slides
Images and illustrations
Add a picture as a slide background
Add a transparent picture (watermark) to your slides
Create an organization chart by using SmartArt Graphics or Create an organization chart by using a template
Insert a screenshot or screen clipping
Draw and write with ink in Office
Video and audio
Play music for the duration of your slide show
Insert or link to a video on YouTube
Add audio to your presentation
Insert or link to a video stored on your PC
Play music or other sounds automatically when a slide appears
Tips for improving audio and video playback and compatibility in PowerPoint
Trim a video, music clip, or sound clip in PowerPoint
Play a video automatically in a slide show
Presentations
Create a self-running presentation
Add speaker notes to your slides
View your speaker notes as you deliver your slide show
View your speaker notes privately, while delivering a presentation on multiple monitors
Use keyboard shortcuts to deliver your presentation
Record your slide show in PowerPoint
Turn your mouse into a laser pointer
Record your screen in PowerPoint
Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible
Printing and PDFs
Change the page orientation of your PowerPoint presentation
Insert or change the page numbers on your slides
Print slides with or without speaker notes
Save a PowerPoint presentation as a PDF files
Add a header or footer to your handouts or notes pages
Print your handouts, notes, or slides
File management
Help protect your files in case of a crash
Insert PDF file content into a PowerPoint presentation
Insert Excel data in PowerPoint
Turn a presentation into a video
Make a presentation compatible with older versions of PowerPoint
Use compatibility mode to work with different versions of PowerPoint
Work together on PowerPoint presentations
The PowerPoint workspace
Track changes in your presentation
Add commands to the Quick Access Toolbar
Set a default location for the Documents folder