Training: Watch and learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation, add/format text, and add pictures, shapes, and/or charts.

Are you new to PowerPoint? This is a step-by-step topic to help you create a basic presentation using PowerPoint

Learn how to use the power of AI in Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint to create a presentation from scratch.

When you create a presentation and then save it as a PowerPoint template (.potx) file, you can share it with your colleagues and reuse it again. To create a template, you'll need to modify a …

To adjust the picture's relative lightness, slide the Transparency bar to the right. To apply the background picture to all slides in your presentation, choose Apply to All. Otherwise, simply …

PowerPoint slides are automatically set up in landscape (horizontal) layout , but you can change the slide orientation to portrait (vertical) layout .

An animation effect option called By Paragraph lets you make list items appear one at a time. This type of animation is sometimes called a build slide.

To do things like change the direction of the motion path, edit the individual points of the motion path, or to lock (make it so others can't change the animation) or unlock the animation, select …

If the file size of your presentation is too large, try the following tips to make it more manageable.

You can use a self-running presentation to run unattended in a booth or kiosk at a trade show or convention, or you can save it as a video and send it to a client.