Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 Tutorial

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 GETTING STARTED
Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most popular presentation programs supported by both Mac and PC
platforms. Microsoft PowerPoint can be used to create interactive presentations for classroom, business, or
personal use.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Getting Started Pg. 3

2. Saving Pg. 3

3. Toolbar Pg. 6

4. Formatting Pg. 7

5. Inserting and Adding Objects Pg. 7

6. Printing Pg. 10

7. Other Helpful Functions Pg. 11

8. Shortcut Keys For Microsoft Office Pg. 12

 1. GETTING STARTED
1. Begin Microsoft PowerPoint, go to Start Menu > All Programs > Microsoft Office >
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Figure 1). Select PowerPoint Presentation from the Project Gallery if
a blank document does not open.

Figure 1. Navigation to Microsoft Powerpoint on a PC

2. SAVING

Computers crash and documents are lost all the time, so it is best to save often!

Saving Initially

1. Before you begin to type, you should save your document. To do this, go to File > Save As (Figure 2).
Microsoft PowerPoint will open a dialog box where you can specify the new file’s name and location
where you want it saved. Once you have specified a name and a place for your new file, press the Save
button. By default, the format for PowerPoint 2013 is .pptx (Figure 3) not .ppt like in previous
versions.

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 Figure 2. Saving

Figure 3. Saving Dialog Box for 2013 Version (.pptx).

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 Figure 4. Saving Dialog Box for Compatible Version (.ppt).

Saving Later

2. After you have initially saved your blank document under a new name, you can begin writing your
presentation. However, you will still want to periodically save your work as insurance against a
computer freeze or a power outage. To save, click File > Save.

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 3. TOOLBAR
The Design Ribbon toolbar:

1. The Design Ribbon toolbar (Figure 5) contains several categories for formatting the design and elements of
your presentation. These include: Home, Insert, Design, Transitions, Animations, Slide Show, Review and
View. These icons are convenient but will not bring up dialogue boxes that allow you to change the
settings of these actions.You should use whichever method works the best for you.

Figure 5. Design Ribbon (PC)

The Home bar: This has features that allow you to edit Slides, Fonts, Paragraph, Drawing and Editing.

The Insert bar: This has features that allow you to add Tables, Images, Illustrations, Links, WordArt, and
Media Clips.

The Design bar: This allows you to edit how your presentation will look. It includes features such as
Page Setup, Themes, and Background Styles.

The Transitions bar: This allows you to edit Slide Transitions, Effects, and Transition Timing.

The Animations bar: This allow you to add custom animations to your presentation.You can select
from Preview, Animations, Advance Animation, and Animation Timing.

The Slide Show bar: This has features that allow you to select how your presentation will be displayed.
From here, you can Start Slide Show, Set Up Slide Show, and Adjust Monitor Settings.

The Review bar: This allows you to Proofread, Translate Languages, Comment Slides, and Compare your
Presentation.

The View bar: This has features that allow you to set the View of your Presentation, Create Master
Views, Show/Hide Features, Zoom, Switch from Color to Grayscale, Adjust Windows, and Add Macros.

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 4. FORMATTING
Formatting Your Presentation

1. The default slide design for Microsoft PowerPoint documents is a blank slide.
Therefore, if you want your slides to have a specific design, you must add one. To do this on a PC, go to
the Design Ribbon > Design.To change the theme of your presentation, click on the theme that you like
and it will automatically apply to your slide.

Figure 6. Slide Themes

2. To apply a Slide Layout, select the Design Ribbon > Home > Layout (Figure 7)
To customize the layout of your document. From here, you can specify how the content on your slide is
displayed. To apply a layout to your slide click the layout button, and choose your preferred style.

Figure 7. Slide Layout

5. INSERTING AND ADDING OBJECTS

Online Pictures

1. When trying to enhance your word document you may want to include Online Pictures and/or Word Art
(Figure 8). Microsoft PowerPoint comes with a Clip Gallery that contains a large variety of images
including pictures, borders, and backgrounds. To find a desired image, you can either click on topics or
type in the search box to find exactly what you are looking for.

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To insert Online Pictures

2. Go to Insert > Online Pictures (Figure 8) and then select the desired picture in the Picture Gallery.
The picture will be inserted at the location of your cursor within your document. If you need to modify
your Online Pictures click on it once to select it, and small boxes will appear around the corners. Once
your Online Pictures is selected, you can resize your picture by clicking and dragging on the boxes.
Holding shift while clicking and dragging will resize the Online Pictures proportionately.

Figure 8. Inserting Online Pictures

Word Art

3. WordArt is inserted similarly to Clip Art.

To insert WordArt, go to Insert > WordArt (Figure 9). Afterwards, you will be prompted to insert your
text. To select your WordArt, click on it, and small boxes will appear in the corners. Moving the small
boxes will allow you to resize the WordArt.You can also change the effects of the WordArt by clicking
the options in the design ribbon toolbar.

Figure 9. Inserting WordArt

Pictures

4. To insert a picture into your presentation select Insert > Picture (Figure 10).
You can choose either to get the photo from a browser, or from a file and then locate the image that
you want to put into your document and click Insert.

Figure 10. Inserting Pictures

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Creating a table

5. To create a table within your document, go to the Insert > Table (Figure 11).
Choose the desired table size by moving your cursor over the grid and until you have the appropriate
amount of rows and columns and then click to insert the table into the document. To navigate within
your table, use the arrow keys.

Figure 11. Inserting Tables

Charts

6. Charts are used to create diagrams in Microsoft PowerPoint.

To insert a Chart in PowerPoint, click the Design Ribbon > Insert > Chart (Figure 12).Once the Chart
button is expanded, you will have several options to choose from, such as Column, Line, Pie, etc.

To insert SmartArt, click the Design Ribbon > Insert > SmartArt (Figure 13). When the SmartArt
button is expanded, you will have several options to choose from, such as List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy,
etc.

To insert Shapes, click the Design Ribbon > Insert > Shapes. To resize the Shapes, simply click and drag
any of the four corners on the object.

Figure 12. Inserting Charts

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 Figure 13. Inserting SmartArt

6. PRINTING

It is important to always save your document before you print!

Printing

1. To print your document, go to File > Print, select your desired settings, and then click the Print button
(Figure 14). In Microsoft 2013.You can preview your document in the print screen as well, and can scroll
through the pages using the arrows located at the bottom of the panel.

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 Figure 14. Printing

7. OTHER HELPFUL FUNCTIONS

Saving as a pdf

1. To save your document as a PDF, go to File > Save As and select PDF from the drop-down and select Save.

Undo and redo

2. In order to undo an action, click one of the two arrows located at the very top left of the screen. The
shortcut for Undo is Ctrl + z and Redo is Ctrl + y It is important to note that not all actions are
undoable, thus it is important to save before you make any major changes in your document so you can
revert back to your saved document.

Quitting

3. Before you quit, it’s a good idea to save your document one final time. Then, on a PC, go to File > Exit.
This is better than just closing the window, as it insures your document quits correctly.

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8. SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE

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