Printings made with PowerPoint can be useful for you or your public in some cases. We thus prepared this tutorial where you will learn step by step how to print your PowerPoint presentations to have a physical copy of the whole document or only a few slides. PowerPoint offers an easy, user-friendly printing panel with multiple options that can be configured according to your preferences. Let’s see how to use it: Printing Your Presentation Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Click File → Print. Printing options Click the Printer drop-down arrow to select a printer from the list. Select ..read more

A visually attractive presentation is usually an effective way to get your message across, but how about text? How can you type it into your slides? Fear not, because in this GreatPPT School tutorial, we’ll teach you how to insert, copy and delete text boxes in PowerPoint. Adding a Text Box Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Select the slide where you want to add a text. Go to the Insert tab and, in the Text group, click Text Box. As an alternative, you can press Alt + N to go to the Insert tab and then Alt + X to create a text box. Text Box button You’ll notice that the cursor has cha ..read more

Most if not all presentations need words, since it’s one of the most representative ways of communication. Text is an indispensable element, so you should know all there is to make it appealing and useful for your audience. In this GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll learn how to format your text in PowerPoint step by step. We’ll also talk about the Format Painter option. Formatting the Text Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Select the text you want to modify. On the Home tab, in the Font group, you’ll find a lot of buttons and settings that you can use to customize and modify the text. Th ..read more

Sometimes, you might need some fixed elements to appear in all your slides, such as the date or a text. You can insert footers in your PowerPoint presentation to further customize it, so in this GreatPPT School tutorial, we’ll teach you how to do it. Adding Footers Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Select the slide where you want to add a footer. Go to the Insert tab and, in the Text group, click Header & Footer. Header & Footer button A new window will open. On the Slide tab, check the “Footer” box. There’s a text field below where you can enter the text for the footer. Chec ..read more

Adding slide numbers is a good way to know how many slides are left before reaching the end of the presentation. In this new GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll learn how to enable slide numbering step by step. Adding Slide Numbers Open your presentation in PowerPoint. Go to the Insert tab. Insert tab In the Text group, click Header & Footer. A new window will open. Header & Footer button Header & Footer buttonCheck “Slide number” to enable it. You’ll see a little box highlighted in black on the preview. Enabling slide numbers If you don’t want to apply slide numbering or any ..read more

Grouping shapes or images in PowerPoint allows us to move or apply an effect to multiple elements at the same time. In this new GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll learn how to group images or shapes in PowerPoint. Free – Human Rights Lesson PowerPoint Template Checkout Added to cart Grouping Elements Run PowerPoint. Go to the slide with the elements you want to group. They must be in the same slide (grouping elements in different slides is not possible). Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) and select the elements that you want to group one by one. Selecting muliple elements Once sele ..read more

After designing all the slides for your presentation, the next and last step is presenting in front of your audience. In this new GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll see how the presenter view works and how you can record your presentation. Presentation Modes There are different presentation modes in PowerPoint, besides the one you can find at the bottom of the screen. To access the presentation modes, go to the Slide Show tab. Slide Show tab The first two options allow you to start the presentation from the beginning or from the currently selected slide. Start Slide Show group I ..read more

Speaker notes can be very useful to highlight the ideas you want to talk about during your presentation. In this new GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll learn how to enter speaker notes, how to activate the Presenter View and how to use its tools. Adding Speaker Notes Open your presentation in PowerPoint. At the bottom of the screen there’s a text field with the message “Click to add notes”. The text that you enter here will be visible for you during your presentation, but not for your audience. Adding speaker notes If you can’t see this text field, click View → Notes. You can ..read more

If you often use Google Slides for your presentations and you receive a PowerPoint template or presentation, you’ll need to convert it to a different format. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to convert your presentation from PowerPoint to Google Slides step by step. Converting a PowerPoint Presentation into a Google Slides Presentation Select the PowerPoint file and import it into your Google Drive account. To do so, click New → File upload. Then locate the file in your computer and click Open. As an alternative, you can drag the file directly to your browser. Importing a PowerPoint file ..read more

Do you want to set the right mood and keep your audience engaged and entertained during your next presentation? In this new GreatPPT School tutorial, you’ll learn how to add audio or music to your presentations. You’ll also find out how to edit them to your liking. Adding Audio from your Computer Before we begin, please note the following: in PowerPoint 2010 or older, you should use .wav or .wma files in Windows, and .wav files in Mac. If you’re using a newer version, we recommend that you work with AAC .m4a files. Open your PowerPoint presentation and select the slide where you want to add ..read more