Basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint presentation
Tips for creating an effective presentation. Consider the following tips to keep your audience interested. Minimize the number of slides. To maintain a clear message and to keep your audience attentive and interested, keep the number of slides in your presentation to a minimum.
Applies To:
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2021, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016
Insert ASCII or Unicode Latin-based symbols and characters
Inserting ASCII characters. To insert an ASCII character, press and hold down ALT while typing the character code. For example, to insert the degree (ยบ) symbol, press and hold down ALT while typing 0176 on the numeric keypad.
Applies To:
Excel for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Publisher for Microsoft 365, Excel 2021, Outlook 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Publisher 2021, Visio Professional 2021, Visio Standard 2021, OneNote 2021, Excel 2019, Outlook 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Publisher 2019, Visio Professional 2019, Visio Standard 2019, Excel 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, OneNote 2016, Publisher 2016, Visio Professional 2016, Visio Standard 2016
Speech, voice activation, inking, typing, and privacy
Voice typing. In Windows 11, dictation has been updated and renamed as voice typing. Like dictation, voice typing uses online speech recognition technologies to power its speech-to-text transcription service. You no longer need to turn on the Online Speech recognition setting to use voice typing.
Touch gestures for Windows - Microsoft Support
Action. Gestures. Select an item. Tap the screen Scroll. Place two fingers on the screen and slide horizontally or vertically. Zoom in or out. Place two fingers on the screen and pinch in or stretch out
Install Office apps from Office 365 - Microsoft Support
After you've signed up for Microsoft 365, you and your employees can install your Office apps. From the admin center, select Office software.. Choose a language, and then select Install.. When prompted, select Run.. Select Yes to allow the app to make changes to your device.. The installation may take several minutes, depending on your Internet speed.
My Account portal for work or school accounts - Microsoft Support
Sign in using two-step verification or security info; Create app passwords in Security info (preview) Set up a phone call as your verification method
Reduce the file size of your PowerPoint presentations
Delete image editing data and lower default resolution. By default, when you edit an image, the data from the original is retained (to ensure the image can be restored).
Applies To:
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2021, PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016
Optimizations for windowed games in Windows 11
Optimizations for windowed games improves gaming on your PC by using a new presentation model for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 games that appear in a window or in a borderless window.
Getting started with Microsoft Family Safety - Microsoft Support
A family group is a set of individuals connected through the Microsoft Family Safety app on their Windows, Xbox, or mobile devices. Establishing a family group is an easy, effective way to encourage healthy online habits and manage busy schedules.
Applies To:
Microsoft Family Safety
Adjust capture settings on Windows | Xbox Support
To change your capture settings, press the Start button , and then select Settings > Gaming > Captures.The following sections cover the capture settings you can adjust.