PowerPoint 2010

New Features in PowerPoint 2010

Here's a listing of new features in PowerPoint 2010 tutorials. If there's a link available, click it to get a more detailed explanation of the feature:

1. File Menu and Backstage View

In PowerPoint 2010, the Office Button is replaced by the File menu! However this File menu is completely different from what you might have used in older versions of PowerPoint.

2. Getting Started with Sections

The Section option is new within PowerPoint 2010, and enables you to divide your presentation slides into logical parts.

3. Dynamic Content Transitions

When Dynamic Content transitions are applied to your slide, the actual transition occurs on all areas of the slide except the backgrounds, making your content move independently on and off the screen.

4. Compare and Merge Presentations

This feature combines two presentations and then shows you the differences between them. You can then decide which changes to include and which ones to discard.

5. Trim Audio Clips

Trim your video Clips and audio clips to remove the portions that are not relevant to the message of your presentation, or just to make them short.

6. Bookmark your Audio and Video Clips

Add bookmarks to your audio and video clips to access a particular position quickly, without having to manually scrub within the Player Controls bar.

7. Artistic Effects for Pictures

Some Artistic Effects can make your pictures look like paintings or sketches, and others can change the texture of your pictures.

8. Remove Background from Pictures

This option can be used to remove a part of your picture to make a transparent background.

9. Crop Pictures with More Precision

The new Crop tool includes options to crop pictures to shapes and also to reposition picture fills with Fit and Fill options to achieve great results.

10. Animation Painter

Animation Painter copies animation attributes from one slide object to another just like Format Painter.

11. Screenshot Option

Screenshot option allows you to quickly and easily add a screenshot on your slide, being within PowerPoint.

12. Add Office.com SmartArt Graphics

All available SmartArt is available in different SmartArt categories. In addition to these categories, you can also add an additional SmartArt category that shows content from Office.com.

13.Picture Layouts

Picutre Layout option converts selected picture(s) into SmartArt, in the same way as the Convert to SmartArt option convers text to SmartArt.

Interface & Basics

Interface - Overview

1. Where is PowerPoint? -- Locate
2. PowerPoint 2010 Interface
3. Ribbon and Tabs
4. Status Bar
5. Notes Pane
6. Slide Area
7. Task Pane
8. Mini Toolbar
9. Slides and Outline Pane
10. Quick Access Toolbar
11. Live Preview
12. Switch Views Between Multiple Presentations
13. Using the Pen and Highlighter Tools in Slide Show View
14. Ink Tools
15. Slide Dimensions in PowerPoint - Size Differences
16. Working with Custom Groups in Ribbon Tabs
17. Set PowerPoint 2010 as the Default Version

Working with QAT and Ribbons

1. Add and Rename Ribbon Tabs
2. Customize Quick Access Toolbar
3. Reordering and Removing Ribbon Tabs
4. Adding Commands to Custom Groups

Views

1. PowerPoint 2010 Views
2. Normal View
3. Slide Sorter View
4. Notes Page View
5. Reading View
6. Slide Master View
7. Handout Master View
8. Notes Master View
9. Slide Show View
10. Presenter View
11. Outline View

File Types, File Menu, and Backstage View

1. File Formats
2. File Types That Can be Opened
3. File Menu and Backstage View
4. Backstage: Save and Save As Options
5. Backstage: Open, Close, and Exit
6. Backstage: Info
7. Backstage: Recent Option
8. Backstage: New Option
9. Backstage View - Print Option
10. Backstage View - Save and Send Options
11. Backstage View - Help Options
12. Backstage View – Program Options
13. General Program Options
14. Advanced Program Options
15. Identify 32-Bit or 64-Bit

Working with Slides

1. Inserting a New Slide
2. Hide/Unhide Slides
3. Duplicate Slides
4. Change Slide Layout
5. Reuse Slides
6. Reuse Slides Through Drag and Drop
7. Rulers
8. Gridlines
9. Guides
10. Adding More Guides
11. Snap to Grid Settings
12. Working with Snap to Grid
13. Working with Guides
14. Smart Guides
15. Compare Presentations
16. Reset Slide
17. Comparing and Merging Presentations

Headers and Footers in Slides

1. Headers and Footers in Slides
2. Headers and Footers in Notes and Handout Pages
3. Working with Slide Numbers
4. Slide Numbers within Slide Master

Slide Aspect Ratio

1. Change Presentation Aspect Ratio from Standard to Widescreen

Sections

1. Getting Started with Sections
2. Adding and Renaming Sections
3. Moving Slides Between Sections
4. Removing Sections
5. Reordering Sections
6. Viewing Sections

Text and Outlines

1. Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes
2. Import Outlines
3. Outline Pane Options: Part I
4. Outline Pane Options: Part II
5. Outline Pane Options: Part III

New Features

1. SmartArt Graphics

Repair Office

1. Repair PowerPoint and Office 2010

PowerPoint 2010 to EXE

1. Package a Presentation to a CD or Folder

Pictures and Visuals

Pictures - Basics and Adjustments

1. Insert Picture
2. Insert and/or Link Pictures
3. Inserting Screenshots
4. Insert Pictures From the Clip Art Pane
5. Understanding Clip Art Search Results
6. Adding Clips to the Clip Organizer
7. Adjust Picture Options
8. Recolor Picture Backgrounds
9. Picture Corrections
10. Changing Color of Pictures
11. Artistic Effects for Pictures
12. Change Picture
13. Reset Pictures

Pictures - Compression

1. Compress Pictures
2. Set Document Resolution

Pictures - Cropping

1. Crop Pictures
2. Crop Pictures (Crop to Shape)
3. Reposition Picture Fills with Crop

Pictures - Appearance

1. Remove Background from Pictures
2. Picture Styles
3. Picture Borders
4. Picture Effects

Pictures - Position and Order

1. Resize, Rotate, and Flip Pictures
2. Align and Distribute Pictures
3. Group Pictures
4. Reorder Pictures

Photo Album

1. Create Photo Album
2. Editing Your Photo Album
3. Reorder, Remove, and Edit Photos
4. Photo Album Picture Layouts
5. Using Captions
6. Black and White Options
   
7. Frame Shapes
8. Apply Theme to Photo Album
9. Photo Album Ideas and Samples

Clip Organizer

1. Clip Organizer
2. Adding Clip Media to the Clip Organizer
3. Create and Organize Collections in Clip Organizer
4. Edit Keywords in Clip Organizer
5. Clip Media Properties in Clip Organizer

Maps

1. Downloading Maps from the Office.com Site
2. Ungrouping Maps

Shapes

Basics About Shapes

1. Types of Shapes
2. Insert Shapes
3. Resizing Shapes
4. Rotate Shapes
5. Flip Shapes
6. Shift Key Fun
7. Rotation Fun

Advanced Shape Techniques

1. Change One Shape To Another
2. Manipulating Shapes by Dragging Diamonds
3. Format Painter
4. Flip and Rotate Picture Fills for Shapes
5. Working with Pie Shapes
6. Drawing Arcs
   

Selecting Shapes

1. Select, Deselect, View, and Hide Shapes Using the Selection and Visibility Task Pane
2. Select and Deselect Shapes

Duplicating Shapes, and Drawing Multiple Shapes

1. Duplicate Shapes by Dragging
2. Duplicate Shapes Using Ctrl+D
3. Drawing Multiple Shapes Quickly

Aligning and Distributing Shapes

1. Align Shapes
2. Align Shapes to Center of Slide
3. Distribute Shapes

Group, Nudge, and Reorder Shapes

1. Group, Ungroup and Regroup Shapes
2. Nudge and Move Shapes
3. Reorder Shapes

Circles and Squares

1. Drawing a Perfect Circle
2. Drawing a Perfect Square
3. Creating Semi-Circles
4. Creating Half Circle

Text in Shapes

1. Text Within Shapes
2. Align Text Within Shapes / Text Box

Merge Shapes

1. Add Combine Shape Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar
2. Shape Combine Command
3. Shape Intersect Command
4. Shape Subtract Command
5. Shape Union Command

Action Buttons

1. Action Buttons
2. Default Behaviors for Action Buttons
3. Hyperlinks for Action Buttons

Drawing Lines

1. Drawing Lines
2. Drawing Curved Lines
3. Drawing Freeform Line
4. Drawing Scribble Lines

Advanced Drawing Techniques

1. Edit Points for Shapes
2. Add or Delete Points (Vertexes) for Shapes
3. Types of Points (Vertexes)
4. Edit Points: Open and Close Paths
5. Edit Points: Curved and Straight Segment

Connectors

1. Smart Connectors
2. Types of Connectors
3. Drawing Connectors
4. Change Connector Type
5. Formatting Connectors
6. Change Connector Color
7. Detach, Re-attach, and Delete Connectors
8. Reroute Connectors
9. Creating Anchor Points for Connectors

Exotic Shapes

1. Drawing Target Diagram
2. Drawing Parabola
3. Drawing Hyperbola
4. Creating Curved Shape
5. Drawing Trees
6. Drawing Shopping Bags
7. Cookie Cutter Shapes
8. Drawing a CD or DVD
9. Create Dashed Line Borders
10. Drawing a Flag
11. Create Organic Boxes

Themes, Templates, Masters, and Layouts

Themes - Basics

1. The Evolution of Themes
2. Themes in Microsoft Office
3. Applying Themes in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
4. Applying Theme Colors and Theme Fonts
5. Which Themes are Installed within Office Versions?
6. Change the Default Theme

Theme Fonts

1. Theme Fonts
2. Sharing and Deleting Custom Theme Fonts
3. Create Custom Theme Fonts Using XML

Saving Themes

1. Saving Themes In PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Slide Master and Slide Layouts

1. Change Background Styles in the Slide Master
2. Slide Layouts within Slide Master View
3. Change Background Styles for Slide Layouts
4. Custom Backgrounds for Slide Master and Layouts
5. Duplicate, Rename, and Edit Slide Layouts
6. Add a New Slide Layout
7. Insert New Placeholders within Slide Layouts
8. Working With Picture Slide Layouts
9. Formatting Picture Placeholders
10. Create Custom Shaped Picture Placeholders
11. Add Your Logo or Graphic to the Slide Master
12. Add and Rename Slide Masters
13. Duplicate Slide Masters
14. Applying Slide Masters to Individual Slides
15. Changing Location of Slide Numbers

Charts and Graphs

Charts

1. Inserting Charts
2. Chart Styles
3. Chart Elements
4. Format Chart Legend
5. Changing Chart Types
6. Changing Fill and Border of Charts
7. Animate Charts (links to Animations section)

Chart Axes

1. Axis Titles
2. Set Minimum and Maximum Values on Value Axis
3. Tick Marks
4. Change Major and Minor Units of Value Axis
5. Changing Axis Labels

3D Charts

1. Z Axis: Pros and Cons

Advanced Chart Techniques

1. Using the Invert if Negative Option
2. Changing Color for Negative Data Series Charts
3. Vary Colors by Point Option
   
4. Changing Fonts and Other Text Options for Charts
   
5. Picture Fills for Chart Series
6. Column Charts with Background Fill
7. Longer Axis Labels: Why Bar Charts Are Better Than Column Charts?
8. Column or Bar Chart?

Chart Templates

1. Saving Chart Templates
2. Where are Chart Templates Saved?

Programming

1. Enable The Developer Tab in the Ribbon
2. View Add-ins
3. Manage and Load Add-ins
4. Trust Center
5. Trust Center Settings

Customization

Keyboard Shortcuts and Tips

1. Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Keyboard Sequences

Customize Interface

1. Enable The Developer Tab in the Ribbon
2. Removing Customizations from PCB Files

Text and Fonts

Text Basics

1. Text Placeholders vs. Text Boxes (Links to Interface and Basics section)
2. Inserting a Text Box
   
3. Insert Dummy Text
4. Selecting Text
5. Stop Underlining Your Descenders!

Fonts

1. Font Types and Sizes
2. Format Font Styles
3. Font Dialog Box
4. Embed Fonts

Bullets and Numbering

1. Change Bullet Styles
   
2. Customize the Bullet Size and Color
3. Picture Bullets
4. Use Dingbats and Other Characters as Bullets
5. Import Pictures for Bullets
6. Create Your Own Picture Bullets
7. Change Bulleted List to Numbered List
8. Change Numbered List Style
   
9. Start or Restart Numbering for Numbered Lists

Indents and Markers

1. Indent Markers (Carets) for Bulleted and Numbered Lists
2. Tweak Bullets with First Line Indent Marker
3. Tweak Bulleted Lists with Hanging Indent Marker
4. Tweak Bulleted Paragraphs with Left Indent Marker
5. Set Text Indentation using Numerical Values

Text Formatting

1. Selecting and Changing Text
2. Format Text Attributes within the Mini Toolbar
3. Move Text Boxes on a Slide
4. Text Box Autofit Options
5. Resize Text Boxes on a Slide
6. Text Layout Options
7. Internal Margin Options
   
8. Columns within Text Boxes
9. Reposition Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide
10. Resize Text Boxes Accurately on a Slide
11. Set as Default Text Box
12. Copying Text Attributes with Format Painter
13. Character Spacing
14. Change Text Case
15. Translation
16. Translation Options
17. Thesaurus
18. Research Options
19. Replace Fonts

WordArt (incl. Text Fills, Lines, and Effects)

1. WordArt Styles
2. Text Fills
3. Picture Fill for Text
4. Text Characters with Picture Fills
5. Gradient Fill for Text
6. Texture Fill for Text
7. Using Custom Textures as Fill for Text
8. Pattern Fill for Text
9. Text Outline
10. Gradient Outline for Text
11. Text Effects
12. Text Transforms
13. Advanced Text Transforms

Spelling, AutoCorrect, and Reference Tools

1. Spell Check
2. More Spelling Options
3. What is AutoCorrect?
4. AutoCorrect Options
5. Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries
6. Edit Custom Dictionaries
7. Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries
8. Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries
9. Disable, Enable, and Set the Default Custom Dictionary
10. Sharing Custom Dictionaries
11. Setting Spell Check Options
12. Find and Replace Words
13. Add and Remove Proofing Dictionaries for Foreign Languages
14. Language Options on the Status Bar
15. Setting Proofing Language for Text
16. Guidelines on Changing Proofing Language for an Entire Presentation
17. Research Tools

Text Advanced

1. Highlight Text
2. Copy and Remove Highlighting for Text