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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 manual

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    Find what you need Click any tab on the ribbon to display its buttons and commands. Use contextual tabs Some ribbon tabs appear only when you need them. For example, when you insert or select a picture, the Picture T ools Format tab appears. Manage your presentations Click the File tab to open, save, print, and manage your presentations. Use the Fo[...]

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    Search for online templates and themes T ype keywords into the search bo x to nd templates and themes online at Ofce.com. Use a featured theme Choose a built -in theme to start your next presentation. These work well for both widescreen (16:9) and standard scr een (4:3) presentations. Open a recent presentation It provides easy access to your[...]

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    How to get help with P owerP oint 2013 If you’ve been using earlier versions of P owerP oint, you’ll probably have questions about where to nd certain commands in PowerP oint 2013. There are many free resources available to help you learn P owerPoint 2013, including training courses, Getting Star ted help topics and videos, and basic tasks. [...]

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    Things you might be looking for Use the list below to nd some of the mor e common tools and commands in P owerP oint 2013. T o... Click... And then look in the... Open, save, print, share, send, export, conver t, or protect les File Backstage view (click the commands in the left pane). Add slides, apply a layout, change fonts, align text, or [...]

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    Access fr equently-used commands The Quick Access T oolbar , in the upper -lef t corner o f the PowerP oint window , is a great place to add shortcut buttons to the commands you’ll use most often. Click the drop-down arr ow next to the Quick Access T oolbar to add or r emove the commands listed on the shor tcut menu. Intuitive tools at your ng[...]

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    Changes to themes When you apply a built -in theme and you want to change the color s and fonts, you can now choose from designer -selected theme variants from the start screen or on the Design tab. New default slide size Much of the world’ s TVs and video have gone to widescreen and HD for mats, and so has P owerP oint. In previous versions, the[...]

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    Pr esenter View setup is automatic If you used Presenter View in pr evious versions of P owerP oint, you might have had difculties setting it up. P owerP oint 2013 xes that headache and makes it simpler to use. All you do is connect a projector and monitor and P owerPoint applies the right set - tings for you automatically . However , you can[...]

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    Save your pr esentations to the cloud The “ cloud” is like le storage in the sky . Y ou can get to it anytime you’re online. If you travel or move from one place to another on a r egular basis and you need access to your les, consider storing your les in the cloud. SkyDrive is a free online cloud ser vice wher e you can securely acce[...]

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    How to work with people who don’t have P owerP oint 2013 Here ar e some of the things to keep in mind when sharing or exchanging les with people who are using an older version o f P owerP oint. In P owerP oint 2013… What happens? What should I do? Y ou open a presentation that was created in P owerPoint 2007 or earlier . In P owerP oint 2013[...]