Presentations quick reference
This topic helps you discover or remember how to do certain presentation tasks.
How Do I... | Action |
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Insert text boxes? | Click Add Text Box icon . | or click the
Insert images? | Click Insert Image icon . | or click the
Change the font? | Select the text that you want to change the font and click Select Font on the toolbar. |
Change the font size? | Select the text that you want to change the font size and click Select Font Size on the toolbar. |
Change the color of text? | Select the text that you want to change the color and click the Set Font Color icon on the toolbar. |
Add superscript or subscript? | Click | or .
Add bullets or numbers to text? | Select the text that you want to add bullets or numbers, and click the Add Bullets or Change Bullet Style icon or Add Numbering or Change Numbering Style icon . |
Align text center, right or left? | Select the text that you want to align, and click the Align Left icon , Align Center icon , or Align Right icon on the toolbar. |
How do I... | Action |
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Create a table? | To create a simple table, click Add Table icon . | or the
Insert or move rows to a table? | Click Insert Row Above, Insert Row Below, Move Row Up, or Move Row Down. | , and then select
Insert or move columns to a table? | Click Insert Column Before, Insert Column After, Move Column Left, or Move Column Right. | , and then select
Resize columns or rows of the table? | Click the table, drag the anchors to resize the table as you want. |
Change the table style? | Select the table, click | , and select the style that you want.
Align text in a cell? | Select the text in a cell, and click the Align Left icon , Align Center icon , or Align Right icon on the toolbar. |
Define headers for tables? | Select a row or column, right-click, and select | or .
How Do I... | Action |
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Add a background color to the selected area? | Select the area that you want to add a background color and click the Set Fill Color icon on the toolbar. |
Add a slide layout to presentation? | Click Slide Layout. | , or right-click the slide, and select
Apply a transition between slides? | Click | and select a transition that you want.
How Do I... | Action |
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Insert a new slide? | Click the New Slide icon on the toolbar. You can also select a slide and press the Enter key to add a slide after the current slide. |
Add comments to a slide? | Click the content that you want to comment on and click | .
Play the slide show? | Click Slides icon on the toolbar. | or click the
Add the speaker notes? | Click Speaker Notes is selected. You can type notes in the speaker notes area for the current slide. | . Make sure