

Start a new slide and choose a layout that includes bulleted text.Ģ. If you click on the bottom half, you will have a selection of slide layouts to select from.ġ. Otherwise, it will insert a new slide with same layout as the slide you are currently clicked on.ģ. If you click on the top half of the button, you will get the “title & content” slide if it will be the first new slide after the title slide. Go to the Home tab and click on the New Slide commandĢ.

Select the text in the box (or click on the text box frame) and choose Left, Right, Center, or Justify from the Paragraph group on the Home tab. You can click on the small rotate handle and rotate the text box to a new angle Release the mouse button when the text box is in the desired size. When you see a double-headed arrow, drag and drop to desired size. Click one of the small square buttons embedded in the frame. When you see a 4-headed arrow, you can drag & drop the text box in its new location.Ĭlick on the frame. A frame of tiny dashed lines will appear, along with small square buttons on the sides and corners. The title bar also has the Quick Access toolbar where you can add favorite commands.Ĭlick on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button to add commands or to display the toolbar below the ribbon.Ĭlick once on top of type text. If you are familiar with earlier PowerPoint versions, you will recognize most of these dialogs. Click on this button to modify several characteristics at once. In the bottom right corner of a group of commands on the ribbon, there is frequently a dialog box launch button. If a command has a next to it, you will have additional choices when you click on it. Expand the ribbon by double clicking on a tab name or by clicking on the v button that replaced the ^ button.

You can minimize the ribbon by double clicking on a tab name or byĬlicking on the ^ button to the left of the Help button. The Home tab has the most frequently used commands. This is normal view with the slide area where you can enter text and insert images, an area below the slide where you can enter speaker notes, a slide sorted with thumbnails on the left, and a tab that you can click to switch to outline view.Īcross the top you have the ribbon, where each tab will display a different collection of command buttons.
