What is Microsoft PowerPoint 2010?

Microsoft PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

It can be one of your most powerful tools for communicating ideas and
information during presentations.
In PowerPoint, you are able to place your content into a series of "slides"
which can then be projected for your audiences, printed and distributed
as handouts, or published online using different file formats.
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
Start MS-Power point 2010
1. Click start Button point program point Microsoft office then click
Microsoft then click Microsoft office power point 2010 Or
2. Start button then click Run write Power point
Exiting MS-Power point
1. Click Microsoft office then click Exit Power point
2. Close Button or Alt + F4
Saving MS-power point
1. Click Microsoft office button then click saves
2. Save button on the ribbon and by keyboard shortcuts CTRL + S
Opening Ms-power point
1. Click Microsoft office Button then click Open
2. Open Button on the ribbon and keyboard CTRL +O

Microsoft Office Interface

Tools on each ribbon tab are further organized into logical groups called
ribbon groups. In the example below, Slide Show is the active tab of the
Ribbon and all ways to start a PowerPoint presentation can be found in
the Start Slide Show section of the Slide Show tab.
Appearance of Microsoft PowerPoint
After opening Microsoft PowerPoint, you will be taken to a blank
presentation and see the following screen.

The default view in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 is Normal, displaying

the presentation in a view that allows
you to see a preview of all slides
available along the left, the slide work
area (main portion of screen), and the
notes Ares associated with a slide
along the bottom. The view can be
changed by selecting the View tab on
the ribbon and selecting one of the other Layout options from the
Presentation Views logical group. For additional information about the
various views, see the section on the Presentation Views below.
You can also change the Presentation View by clicking the view icons
along the bottom of the PowerPoint.
To change the zoom of the presentation, click the of icons or drag the
slider along the bottom of PowerPoint.
Creating a New Presentation
To begin a new presentation, click the File tab and then click New. The
New Presentation window will appear,
Giving you various options to create a new presentation
You can start from a blank presentation by selecting Blank presentation
(this is selected by default) and then clicking Create
You can also create a new presentation from a pre- existing template in
one of the categories under the Office.com Templates section.

Opening a Presentation

To open an existing presentation, click the File

tab and then click Open. The Open window will
appear. Select the location where you saved the
file, then click the file name from the list and
click the Open button. You can also double
click on the file from the list to open the
presentation.
Saving a Presentation

To save a presentation, click the File tab and then click Save. If this is a
new presentation that you are saving for the first time, the Save As
dialog box will open up. Select the location where you would like the
file to be saved, enter a File name and then click the Save button. The
default file format is the PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) file format. This
format ensures that all presentation formatting is saved and will be
available the next time the file is opened.
If you have previously saved the presentation, clicking Save under the
File tab will save changes to the existing file.
If you prefer to have your changes saved to a different file, click the File
tab and then click Save As.

In addition to saving as a .ppt and pptx, Excel 2010 has the ability to
save directly to a PDF file. To save a presentation as a PDF, click the
File tab, and then click Save & Send. Click on Create PDF/XPS
Document and then click Create PDF/XPS. Select the location where
you would like the file to be saved, enter a File name, ensure 'Save as
type' is set to PDF (*.pdf) and then click the Publish button. Note: The
presentation should also be saved as a PowerPoint file as it's not possible
to edit the PDF document from within Microsoft PowerPoint

Home Tab - Styling your Presentation

This tab can be used to style your presentation, including the formatting
of fonts and paragraphs
Font Formatting
Highlight the text you want to format and then
select the font, size, style, and color under the
Font group. For additional font options, click the
Show Font Dialog Box icon,
Additionally, when you select a section of text, a
faded menu will appear with font formatting options. Moving your
mouse over this popup menu will bring it in focus and allow you to
select basic formatting options. →
CUT/PASTE TEXT
Highlight the test you wish to move, click on Cut under the Clipboard
group, move your cursor to the desired location, and click on Paste
under the Clipboard group
 Copy/Paste Text
Highlight the text you wish to copy, click on Copy under the Clipboard
group, move your cursor to the desired location, and click on Paste
under the Clipboard group
Paragraph Formatting
Paragraph formatting options are available under the Paragraph group
The following options are available from the Paragraph group

Bullets and numbered lists E

Indentations, Sorting & Line Spacing.
Alignment
  Text Direction, Align Text (vertically), and Convert to SmartArt
For additional paragraph formatting options, click the Show Paragraph
Dialog Box icon.
Working with Slides
New presentations will be created with one slide
To add an additional slide, click New Slide under the Slides group
To remove a slide, highlight the slide you wish to remove and click Cut
under the Clink and group.
To change the layout of a slide, click Layout under the Slides group and
select the desired layout type
Drawing
The Drawing Group offers tools for adding hand drawn objects to a
presentation, such as lines, rectangles, triangles, ovals, arrows, and other
shapes. Select the shape from the Drawing group and then draw the
shape in the presentation. You can also arrange and apply styles to any
hand drawn objects from the Drawing group.
See the Drawing Tools Format Tab section below for information on
working with drawing objects within a PowerPoint presentation.

Find & Replace

A word or phrase can be found within your presentation by using the
Find command. Select Find under the Editing group, enter the word or
phrase in the "Find what" box and click the Find Next button.

A word or phrase can be replaced with another using the Replace

command. Select Replace under the Editing group, enter the word or
phrase that you want replaced in the "Find what" box and enter the word
or phrase that should replace the existing word or phrase in the "Replace
with" box.
Insert Tab-Inserting Objects
This tab can be used to insert various types of objects, including tables,
images, Illustrations, links, text, symbols, and
Headers and Footers
To have a consistent footer on each slide of a
presentation, click on Header & Footer from the
Test group and then select the footer components
that you want included.
Components include Date and time. Slide
number, and customized text (footer).
The option can also be set to not show the footer
on the title slide
To have a consistent header and footer on each notes or handouts page
of a presentation, click on Header & Footer from the Test group, click
the Notes and Handouts tab and then select the header and footer
components that you want included.
Components include Date and time, customized text (Header), Page
Number, and customized text (Footer).

Symbols
Symbols that aren't found on a normal keyboard can be added to
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations by selecting a text area and pressing
either the Equation or Symbol from the Symbols group
Media Clips
To insert a video clip, click Video under the Media group and then select
Video from File if you have a video file you would like to use or Clip
Art Video if you would like to use a dip from the Microsoft collection.
To insert an audio clip, click Audio under the Media group and then
select Audio from File if you have an audio file you would like to use or
Clip Art Audio if you would like to use a clip from the Microsoft
collection. If you have microphone connected to your computer you can
also select Record Audio to retard your own audio
Tables
To create a table, click the Table icon from the Tables group and then
select the number of ceils you want. The example at the right has a table
that is 5 cells wide by 5 cells high.
If you need a table that is larger than 10 cells wide by 8 cells high, click
Insert Table. The Insert Table window will open up from here, the
number of columns and rows can be specified
Pictures
Place your cursor where the picture is to be inserted and then select
Picture from the Images group. Navigate to the directory where the
picture is located, click the file name and then click the Insert button.
See the Picture Tools Format Tab.
Links
Links to websites of other locations within a PowerPoint presentation
can be created by using the Links group.
To include a link to a website, select Hyperlink from the Links group
Enter the text that should be displayed in the presentation in the Text to
display, text box and the web site address in the Address: text box and
then click OK.
Design Tab - Slide Layout
This tab can be used to set slide layout options for a PowerPoint
presentation,
Page Setup
The page Setup group contains the
options to specify the slide size and
orientation.
Click Page Setup under the Page Setup
group to make changes to your slide size
and orientation
To only change the page orientation of your presentation, click Slide
Orientation under the Page Setup group and then select Portrait or
Landscape
Themes
To set a theme for your presentation, select the theme you wish to use
under the Themes group. For additional themes, select the more icons
under the Themes group. More themes will be shown along with an
option to download more themes from the Microsoft Office Online site.
The theme colors, fonts, and effects can be changed by using the options
to the right of themes
Transition Tab
The tab can be used to add transitions to the slides within the
presentation. Transitions
To set a transition between your slides, highlight the slides you want the
transition applied to and then select the transition under the Transition to
This Slide group.
In the example to the right, the first and second slides have been selected
and would have the same transition applied.
For additional transitions, select the more icon under the Transitions to
This Slide group.
A transition sound and the speed of the transition can also be set from
options within the Timing group.
Animations Tab
This tab can be used to slide animations to the slides within the
presentation.
Animations
To add animations for the objects on a slide, select the object and then
select the animation that you would like applied from the Animation
group. For additional animations, select the Mare icon under the
Animation group.
Slide Show Tab
This tab is used for setting up and starting a slide show in presentation
mode
Start Slide Show
You can choose to start your slide show from the beginning of the
presentation, from the current slide that is in focus, or a customized slide
show can be setup to allow slides to appear in a certain order throughout
the show.
Review Tab
This tab is used to review your presentation, Including proofing the
presentation, adding comments, and comparing presentation files
Proofing
The proofing group assists with proofing your presentation after it is
finished
Click the Spelling icon to check for spelling problems within the
presentation
Click the Thesaurus icon to open the Microsoft Thesaurus. If you
highlight a word and then click the Thesaurus icon, the thesaurus will
automatically look up the highlighted word.

Language
Click the Translate icon to translate your presentation from one language
to another. Click the Language icon to set the language that will proof
your presentation.
Comments
To insert a comment in a presentation, highlight the text you want
commented and then click New Comment under the Comments group. A
comment box will appear to the right of your presentation where you can
enter the comment
To remove the comment click the comment box and then click delete
under the comments group.
View Tab
This tab is used to set how you want your presentation to the viewed
while yo
Presentation Views
Normal switches to normal view, where you can work on one slide at a
time or presentation, or organize the structure of all the slides in your
Side Sorter
This view displays miniature versions of all slides in a presentation,
complete with text and graphics. In slide sorter view, you can reorder
slides, add transitions, and add animation affects you can also set the
timings for electronic slide shows.
Reading View
This view runs the presentation in a full-screen presentation mode,
beginning with the current side if you are in normal view or you are in
slide sorter view.
Show
The Show group allows different components of PowerPoint to be
displayed, including the ruler, gridlines, and guides
Zoom
With the Zoom group, the zoom level of the presentation can be set To
change your zoom level, click the Zoom icon under the Zoom group.
Window
If you are working with multiple PowerPoint presentations, you can
switch between them by clicking the Switch Windows icon under the
Window group.
Drawing Tools Format Tab
This can be used to make changes to objects that are hand-drawn in
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
Drawing Formatting
To add more shapes to slide select the shape of shape from the Insert
Shapes group and draw it on the slide until it reaches the desired size.to
change the shape of an object select the object, select edit shape, click
change shape and select the desired shape that you would like, the
object, to become.
Use the option under the shape style group to make changes to the
properties of drawn objects such as, the shape style fill, outline, and
effects.
To assert WordArt in a slide, Click Text Box under the Insert Shapes
group and then draw a text box on the screen. After the text has been
inserted, you can highlight it and apply formatting to the WordArt by
using the options under the WordArt Styles group.
Picture Tools Format Tab
This tab can be used to make changes to pictures that are added to
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
Picture Formatting
Use the options under the Adjust group to make changes to the
properties of pictures, such as brightness, contrast, and color.
Use the options under the Pictures Styles group to select a pre-defined
style for your picture or manually set the picture shape, border, and
effects.

Use the options under the Arrange group to set text wrapping around the
picture, rotate the picture, and position & align the picture
Use the options under the Size group to crop the picture to trim
unwanted parts and resize the picture