These tutorials are designed for use with Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2000. However, the information provided here is applicable to other versions of PowerPoint as well. If you are using a different version of PowerPoint, you may find slight variations in steps. Additionally, if you are using an older version of PowerPoint, you may find some features unavailable.

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Templates and Master Slides

• Selecting Templates in PowerPoint
• Creating Unique PowerPoint Design Templates
• Creating Unique PowerPoint Content Templates
• Making Slides That Differ from the Master Slide in PowerPoint
• Working with PowerPoint Color Schemes
• Changing Background Graphics in PowerPoint
• Using a Full Screen Picture as a Background in PowerPoint
• Inserting Vertical Slides in Horizontal PowerPoint Presentations

Graphics

• Cropping Graphics in PowerPoint
• Retrieving the Live Clip Art Gallery for PowerPoint
• Inserting Digital Images in PowerPoint Presentations
• Filling in Graphics with Background Color in PowerPoint
• Creating Transparent Graphics in PowerPoint
• Inserting Digital Photos in PowerPoint Presentations
• Inserting Scanned Photos in PowerPoint Presentations
• Inserting Clip Art in PowerPoint Presentations
• Inserting Drawing Objects Multiple Times in PowerPoint Presentations
• Adding Animated GIFs to PowerPoint Presentations
• Drawing Perfectly Straight Lines in PowerPoint
• Adding Shadow Effects to Objects in PowerPoint

Aligning and Grouping Objects

• Aligning Objects in PowerPoint
• Grouping Objects in PowerPoint

Fonts and Text

• Making Fonts Look the Same in Electronic and Printed PowerPoint Presentations
• Importing Text from Other Applications into PowerPoint
• Embossing Text in PowerPoint
• Turning Off Automatic Hyperlinks in Pasted Text (Word)
• Shadowing Text in PowerPoint

Sound and Narration

• Adding Narration to PowerPoint Presentations
• Inserting Sound in PowerPoint Presentations
• Inserting Sound Buttons in PowerPoint Presentations

Tables and Charts

• Creating Tables in PowerPoint
• Rotating Charts in PowerPoint
• Inserting Organization Charts in PowerPoint

Transitions and Timing

• Setting Slide Transitions and Timing in PowerPoint
• Timing Automatic PowerPoint Presentations
• Adding Animated Transitions (from Crystal Graphics) to PowerPoint Presentations

Shows within Shows

• Creating Individual Slide Shows within PowerPoint Presentations
• Creating Simple Menus for PowerPoint Presentations
• Creating Agenda Slides in PowerPoint

Slide Shows

• Running PowerPoint Presentations on 2 Monitors (or Using a Projector and a Monitor)
• Skipping Slides Using the Slide Navigator in PowerPoint
• Recording Action Items or Other Notes While Delivering PowerPoint Presentations
• Using Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint

Notes and Handouts

• Creating Handouts in PowerPoint
• Creating Speaker Notes in PowerPoint

Editing and Printing

• Adding Comments (Redlines) to PowerPoint Presentations
• Printing Color Slides in Black and White in PowerPoint
• Spell Checking PowerPoint Presentations Not in English
• Creating Custom Dictionaries in Microsoft Word

Distributing, Sharing and Protecting

• Distributing PowerPoint Presentations to People Who Do Not Have PowerPoint
• Sharing PowerPoint Presentations on Your Hard Disk with Other People
• Sharing Information Between PowerPoint and Other Microsoft Office Programs
• Protecting PowerPoint Files from Viruses

Internet Presentations

• Jumping to the Internet from PowerPoint Presentations
• Broadcasting PowerPoint Presentations Live over the internet
• Saving PowerPoint Presentations as FrontPage Web Sites

Advanced Features

• Creating Customized Toolbars in PowerPoint
• Creating Photo Albums in PowerPoint
• Creating Macros in PowerPoint
• Using ActiveX Controls in PowerPoint Presentations
• Flash + PowerPoint = Brilliant Animations!