PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Creating Presentations

Create your slides, and finesse them like a pro. Discover how to use themes, create and manipulate slides, and work with slide elements in PowerPoint for Office 365.

PowerPoint Office 365 (windows): Enhancing Presentation Designs

PowerPoint Office 365 (windows): Enhancing Presentation Designs

• add color to a presentation to help elements stand out or to change the overall appearance of inserted objects
• create custom colors to add to text and inserted objects
• use the text direction tools to change the rotation and orientation of text
• apply presentation themes
• create a custom presentation theme
• create a custom background by using textiles, saved images and online sources
• use the Designer tool to add style and redesign a presentation slide
• access and use the Draw tools
• insert and customize a WordArt title and convert existing text into a WordArt title
• customize the text effects applied to a WordArt title

In order to help your presentation stand out, you can add color, modify the theme and even add design elements using the Designer tool with PowerPoint for Office 365.

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Formatting Presentations

Once you start adding text elements to your presentation, you'll need to know how to format and organize them. See how to adjust you text, add elements such as bullet lists and modify your paragraph settings within PowerPoint for Office 365.

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Getting Started

PowerPoint is the presentation application that is included with Microsoft Office 365. Discover how to locate and open the application, explore the interface tools and menus, and navigate between slides and presentations.

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Inserting & Manipulating Text

PowerPoint for Office 365 presentations contain two key elements: graphics and text. Discover how to manipulate text like a pro.

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Saving Presentations

Once your presentation is done, you can save, export, and share it. Explore the methods for saving, backing up, exporting, and protecting PowerPoint for Office 365 presentations.

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Using Multimedia in Presentations

PowerPoint Office 365 (Windows): Using Multimedia in Presentations

• insert hyperlinks to access websites, files and send emails
• insert an image from an existing file or an online location
• insert a screenshot from an open program or online source
• modify an images position, rotation and crop
• edit an images size, border and applied effects
• modify an images aspects to improve its appearance
• insert a 3D model from an existing file or an online source
• insert an existing audio file or an audio recording
• insert a file from your computer or an online source
• edit a video in a presentation
• create a photo album presentation

A picture speaks a thousand words, but why stop there? Explore the graphic elements of PowerPoint, from working with images to audio and video files as well as hyperlinks with PowerPoint for Office 365.

PowerPoint Office 365: Adding Animations

Presentations are far more impactful for the audience when animation is added to the mix. Discover how to create, customize, and manage animations in PowerPoint for Office 365.

PowerPoint Office 365: Adding Data to Presentations

PowerPoint Office 365: Adding Data to Presentations

• insert a table to display data in a presentation
• edit tables by inserting, resizing and removing table elements
• format a table to better display your data
• insert a preset equation to display calculations in a presentation
• create a custom equation within a presentation
• insert and create Microsoft Forms
• insert charts and tables from Excel
• create a new file or insert an existing file into your presentation

If you would like to present data in a table or from another file, PowerPoint for Office 365 gives you multiple possibilities. See how to insert tables to organize data, insert files as well as create and insert Microsoft Forms into your presentation.

PowerPoint Office 365: Configuring PowerPoint

PowerPoint Office 365: Configuring PowerPoint

• adjust the presentation display view
• install and use add-ins
• customize the interface
• customize the Quick Access Toolbar
• customize the tool ribbon display

PowerPoint is ready to use out of the box, but configuring it can make it even better. Discover how to customize the view, interface, Quick Access Toolbar, and ribbon.

PowerPoint Office 365: Creating Graphics & Diagrams

PowerPoint Office 365: Creating Graphics & Diagrams

• insert shapes to create a diagram
• create custom shapes
• add fill effects to inserted shapes
• add borders to inserted shapes
• add effects to inserted shapes
• insert a chart
• format the style of a chart
• Insert a SmartArt graphic into a presentation
• edit a SmartArt graphic by changing the size and layout
• format a SmartArt graphic by modifying the style and color

PowerPoint for Office 365 allows you to take your presentation to the next level by creating diagrams, inserting shapes and adding SmartArt graphics. 

PowerPoint Office 365: Organizing Presentation Assets

PowerPoint Office 365: Organizing Presentation Assets

• copy and paste items within a presentation
• use the paste special tools
• access and use the clipboard tools
• select items within a presentation
• organize items in a presentation slide
• group items within a presentation

Your presentation needs to be tweaked to make it just right. Discover the various editing elements of PowerPoint, from copying and pasting to object grouping and slide organization.

PowerPoint Office 365: Preparing & Delivering Slideshows

PowerPoint Office 365: Preparing & Delivering Slideshows

• use the slide show mode to give a presentation
• use the slide show tools to highlight key features in your presentation
• add and view notes in your presentation
• insert and use action buttons
• annotate your presentation to highlight key information
• create a Summary Zoom in your presentation
• use the Zoom tool with a slide or section
• using the recording tool
• create a custom slide show presentation
• Configuring slide show mode

Ready to go live? All that work you put into your presentation has come to this. It's time to prepare and deliver your slideshow, from working with notes and action buttons to annotation and custom slideshows.

PowerPoint Office 365: Sharing & Collaborating on a Presentation

PowerPoint Office 365: Sharing & Collaborating on a Presentation

• send a presentation as an email attachment
• share your presentation via a link
• manage shared link permissions
• save, share and view documents on OneDrive
• view and restore previous versions of your document
• add, reply to, and manage comments in a presentation
• work with others in real-time on a presentation
• publish your presentation as a video on Microsoft Stream

PowerPoint for Office 365 enables you to easily share your presentations via email or upload them to OneDrive and SharePoint to collaborate with your team. This version of PowerPoint also comes with the ability to edit a presentation with other users in real-time.