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PowerPoint 2010 Tutorial |
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PowerPoint 2010 is another amazing program of
Microsoft Office 2010. It enables its users to
create and edit presentations for meetings, seminars as
well as web pages and online demos. This
application enables its choosers to produce highly
professional looking presentations and especially for
commercial purposes. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 will
enable you to catch your customers’ attentions and even
become better than your rivals by creating amazingly
looking presentations and demos. Of course commercial
use is not the only purpose of using PowerPoint 2010.
The application can be used in many other areas too such
as in schools for educational purposes, on web sites to
create a more appealing online web page and so on.
Unlike previous versions like PowerPoint 2007, the new
version provides a base to create slides, demos and
presentations at a more professional level. This has
been achieved by the readymade templates that are
available and the slide show options of PowerPoint 2010.
The application has great colour combinations in its
background templates which have been created by
professionals who were experienced with the programs and
the new features PowerPoint 2010 should
offer.
The first thing to know about PowerPoint
2010 should be how a presentation looks like. Below
is a screenshot to show new users how the 2010
PowerPoint page looks like and its
components.
This is a visual representation of
how the application should look like.
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Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint
2010
PowerPoint 2010 is one of the most
frequently used Microsoft Office 2010 applications and
therefore while reading on you will find out basic
information about this application and its amazing new
features. Along with these the differences of the
previous versions like PowerPoint 2007 will also be
talked about.
Since PowerPoint 2010 is used
widely and frequently for demos and presentations, those
who are in the same situation should have an easy and
instant access to the Office 2010 software. There are
several ways of opening a new presentation and below is
the route to follow which shows the most basic way of
opening a new Power Point 2010 document.
Start  All
Programs
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Here is the visual
representation of how to open a fresh presentation.
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If you want to have a much easier access to Power
Point 2010 then you can simply pin it to the Start Menu
like shown in the below screenshot. For those who are
not quite familiar with pinning application to Stat
Menu, then here is how you can do it.
Route to
follow to pin PowerPoint 2010 to start
menu:
Start All
Programs
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (right
click) Pin to Start Menu
Also for
those who already have application in their Start Menu
and want to remove it then you have to follow the route
presented above and click on Unpin from Start
Menu.
The following screenshot represents
how to Pin PowerPoint 2010 to start
menu.
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Ways of Adding New Slide to PowerPoint 2010
presentationOnce you have opened a new PowerPoint
2010 presentation and want to create a slide show you
should first start with adding the title and the text
that you want to have in your application presentation.
You should then be able to add a new slide to an
existing PPT presentation and here is how you can do
it.
Below is a screen shot to show users of
PowerPoint 2010 how one can add a new slide. The grey
coloured part which shows the present slides is the area
to right click to get the options menu which has cut,
copy, paste options, New Slide and add sections buttons.
There one has to click on New Slide to add a new slide
to PowerPoint.
Screenshot to show how to add a
new slide to your presentation is right below.
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More Ways of Adding a New Slide to PowerPoint
2010One alternative way of adding new slide to
PowerPoint 2010 is to follow the shortcut which is CTRL
+ M and this would be one of the easiest and quickest
ways of adding a new slide to your slide show. Also
you can follow the below screenshot for another easy way
of adding a new slide, which only requires the user of
PowerPoint 2010 to click on New Slide button which is in
the Home tab within the Slides group.
Another
easy way of adding a new slide to your PowerPoint 2010
slide show.
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Once you have completed composing the text of
your PowerPoint 2010 presentations you can design it in
your own way to make it look attractive and catchy. Also
there are some PPT template options for making
your presentation look more professional and this
can be achieved through the readymade templates that are
present in the PowerPoint version in MS Office 2010
which are actually special to this version.
The Ribbon of PowerPoint 2010The Ribbon of
PowerPoint 2010 consists of File, Home, Insert, Design,
Transitions, Animations, Slide Show, Review and View
tabs which all have related groupings to provide the
users of this application with many options to produce
highly attractive PowerPoint 2010 slide
shows.
Below is a screenshot to show how the
ribbon of PowerPoint 2010 in Office MS 2010 looks like
and its tabs.
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Visual representation of how the ribbon of Power
Point 2010 should look like.
Design tab of PowerPoint 2010The application
has a tab called Design tab which is actually one of the
most important new features to look closer. Design tab
of PowerPoint 2010 consists of many groups which enable
those who produce slide shows, demos or presentationsto
come up with highly professional results. The groups of
Design tab of Power Point 2010 are Page Setup, Themes
and Background. These groups are actually one of the
most frequently used ones since they enable the produced
document to be made visually appealing and attractive to
the end users.
Within the Themes group there are
many different ready templates that can be used or one
can simply create their own theme to use within the
PowerPoint 2010. Some names of the ready theme templates
are Office theme which suggests that it can be used for
presentations that are used in offices and also themes
called Austin, Black tie and many others are available
to be discovered while using this application. One can
also change some of the new features of these ready to
go theme templates and this may be a good idea for those
designers who in general like a ready theme ppt template
but prefer to change a few things about it especially
some colours. This can be done by clicking on the
Colours drop down button which is placed within the
Themes group of Design Tab of PowerPoint 2010. There is
also a Font drop down button available so one can also
change the fonts of the text that is entered to a slide
show.
Along with the themes, the Background
group of the Design tab of PowerPoint 2010 is another
very useful feature to know. With the Background Styles
drop down button one can change the background of the MS
Power Point 2010 presentations and adjust the design
according to individual preferences.
Below is a
screenshot which show how the Design tab looks like.
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Once you have chosen the theme and the
background style of your PowerPoint 2010 document, you
may want to add some Animations and also some
Transitions to make the PowerPoint 2010 presentation
look more professional and eye catching. To be able to
add Animations and/or Transition effects to your
PowerPoint 2010 presentation you can click on the
Transition and also Animations tabs which are placed
within the ribbon of Powerpoint 2010
document.
Transitions Tab of PowerPoint 2010The
Transitions tab of PowerPoint 2010 has groups called
Preview, Transition to this slide and Timing which
enable users of PowerPoint 2010 to add transition
effects to slides and to adjust the timing between
transitions from one slide to another. Along with these
one can also add some sounds to their slide shows to
make them a lot better. Below is a screenshot to show
how the Transition tab and its groups look like in
office Microsoft 2010.
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Animations Tab of PowerPoint 2010Animations tab
is another one of the great features of PowerPoint 2010
and it offers a wide range of animation options. The
animations of PowerPoint 2010 have been designed and
ordered in a way that would easily provide Microsoft
PowerPoint 2010 users with an instant access to all the
animation selections and features. Those who are
creating a slide show or presentations would definitely
want to use the suitable animations and for those who
want to add animation to their presentations, all
they have to do is to add the text and the pictures they
want to include in their slide show and they click on
Animations tab and there you will see the groups
Preview, Animation, Advanced Animation and Timing.
With PowerPoint 2010, once you have seen them
all you have to do is to select the area you want to
apply the animation to and click on the animation. Since
the main aim of PowerPoint 2010 is to enable its users
to manage amazing presentations with great tools, you
can make use of it as you wish and PowerPoint 2010
enables you to save time, effort and it simplifies your
work.
The below screen capture shows how the
Animations tab of PowerPoint 2010 and its groups look
like.
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The Animations in 2010 Microsoft Office
Powerpoint tab has a group called Animation which
consists of a wide range of animation options. Those who
are using PowerPoint 2010 to create professional slide
shows, presentations and so on, all that one has to do
is to click on Animations and then click on the drop
down button of Animation group. With PowerPoint 2010 you
can use many different animations and set the time
according to your preferences.
Below is a visual
representation of how the Animation group of PowerPoint
2010 looks like once one clicks on the drop down button.
A screenshot to show the animation varieties of Power
Point 2010 is shown right below.
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How to insert a picture
in Microsoft Powerpoint 2010The good
thing about PowerPoint 2010 animations is that they are
shown by pictures and other media which actually make it
easier to guess what the ppt presentation would be like
and therefore one can save on time and create
extraordinary presentations in a short period of time
only with PowerPoint 2010.
Another important
feature of application is the ease of adding
pictures and also formatting them. The process is quite
similar to the one in Word 2010. With PowerPoint 2010 you no
longer need to use other software to format pictures. If
you would like to add a picture to your PowerPoint 2010
presentation, all you have to do is to click on Insert
tab and then click on Picture. There you will have a new
window coming up and you will have to select a picture
and click on insert and the picture will be inserted
into PowerPoint 2010 document.
The route to
follow in order to insert a picture to PowerPoint
2010
Insert (select
the picture) Insert Picture Window (click on the picture) Insert
This
screen capture from our computer monitor shows how you
can add a Picture to your PowerPoint 2010
documents.
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Once you have added a picture to your MS Office
PowerPoint 2010 documents, if you need to format the
picture, such as crop it or add a frame, you can do it
on PowerPoint 2010 without having to use some other
software. All you have to do is to click on the picture
you have inserted into presentations and then you will
see a new tab appearing which is called Picture Tools
Format. This feature is special to Microsoft PowerPoint
2010 and once you click on the tab you will see groups
called Adjust, Picture Styles, Arrange and Size.
The below screenshot shows how the Picture Tools
- Format tab of PowerPoint 2010 and its groups look
like.
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How to Create an Album Using PowerPoint
2010PowerPoint 2010 enables its users to easily
create photo album with much ease. Here is the route to
follow to create a Photo Album on PowerPoint
2010.
Insert Photo
Album New
Photo Album
The below screenshot show the window
that comes up when the above route is followed.
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Once the window shown in the above screenshot is
opened all that is required to do is to click on
File/Disk and then select the pictures to be included in
the Photo Album. You can also add a Text Box and your
Photo Album is done. However for those who wants to make
their PowerPoint 2010 Photo Album more professional, you
can simply click on the pictures you have inserted and
format them through the Picture Tools button which is
one of the best features of PowerPoint 2010.
The
below screenshot shows how a Photo Album created on
PowerPoint 2010 looks like.
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What else is New to PowerPoint 2010?
Overall
PowerPoint 2010 is a spectacular application which
enables its users to create highly professional
presentations only by using PowerPoint 2010 but nothing
else. MS PowerPoint 2010 has many new features that were
not available with the previous PowerPoint versions like
2007 and the look of PowerPoint 2010 and the ease of
using it is one of the best and newest features
PowerPoint 2010 has.
PowerPoint 2010 Ribbon can
now be customized according to its user’s preferences
and requirements. For instance you can simply add the
mostly used selections such as font, save, new etc. to
access them quicker and much easier while using
PowerPoint 2010.
One who uses PowerPoint 2010 can
now create a video on 2010 PowerPoint by clicking on
share group within the File tab. Once you have clicked
the share button all you have to do is to click on
create a video and you can simply start creating your
video on PowerPoint 2010. With PowerPoint 2010,
animations menu, word art, video editing, equation
editing and many more actions can be done.
Useful links for Powerpoint 2010 Training:
If you are one of those people who are in need for a
good resources for PowerPoint 2010 then you can simply
visit the links below.
-Microsoft
Office 2010 - PowerPoint 2010 Resources
-Get up to speed
with Powerpoint 2010
-FREE 7-day trial on PowerPoint Tutorials.
-Free Presentation Templates and Backgrounds
-FREE
PowerPoint 2010 Download
-MS Office 2010
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