Tuesday 25 September 2018

Quick Start Guide - PowerPoint 2016 for Mac




 Get quick access to tools and commands 

See what PowerPoint 2016 for Mac can do by clicking the ribbon tabs and exploring new and familiar tools. 


 Quick Access Toolbar 
Keep popular commands right at your fingertips. 


 Discover contextual commands 
Select shapes, pictures, and other objects in your presentation to reveal additional tabs. 


 Search your presentations 
Start typing in the Search box to instantly find what you’re looking for.



 Show or hide the ribbon 
Need more room on your screen? Click the arrow to turn the ribbon on or off. 


 Start the show 
Click here to present from the current slide, or click the Slide Show tab on the ribbon. 


 Change your view 
Click the status bar buttons to switch between view options, or use the zoom slider to magnify the slide display to your liking. 

 Navigate and organize 
Click a slide thumbnail to switch to it or drag a slide to move it up or down in the list. 


 Add notes and comments 
Track your team’s feedback in the Comments pane while drafting the perfect deck. When it’s showtime, use the Notes pane to keep important facts handy. 

Create something 

Begin with a Blank Presentation to get right to work. Or save yourself a bunch of time by selecting and then customizing a template that resembles what you need. To return to these options at any time, click File > New from Template


Stay connected 

Need to work on the go and across different devices? Sign in to easily access your recently used files anywhere, on any device, through seamless integration between Office 2016 for Mac, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, and SharePoint. 



Change your layout 

Good presentations adapt their structure to the points that are being presented. Switch things around on the fly to make them fit — literally or figuratively. On the Home tab, click Layout, and then browse through the available options. New slides will adopt your current choice, which you can just as easily replace with a new one. 



Keep slide notes handy 

The cornerstone of any good factual presentation is the data that backs up your points. Avoid overwhelming your audience by front-loading every detail in your deck; instead, keep important facts and figures in the Notes pane for easy lookup — either while you rehearse, or in the heat of the moment. 


Format shapes with precision 

Achieve precise picture, shape, and object formatting with the comprehensive tools available in the Format task panes. Start by making a selection on your current slide, and then click Format > More Options on the menu bar.


Find recent files 

Whether you only work with files stored on your Mac’s hard drive or you roam across various cloud services, clicking File > Open Recent takes you to your recently used presentations and any files that you may have pinned to your list. 



Set your preferences 

Something not working quite as expected? It’s easy to change and customize options at any time. On the PowerPoint menu, click Preferences, and then set up PowerPoint the way you want.


Share your work with others 

Click the Share this presentation button in the top right corner to invite others to edit your current presentation, to copy a link to the file’s cloud location, or to send a copy as a file attachment from your preferred email service.




Get help with PowerPoint 

On the menu bar, click Help to search for the PowerPoint features and commands that you need help with, or click PowerPoint Help to browse through popular content. To let us know if the information we’ve provided has been useful to you, use the feedback form at the bottom of each of our Help articles. 


Send us your feedback 

Love PowerPoint for Mac? Got an idea for improvement? Click the smiley face icon in the upper right corner of the app window to send your feedback directly to the PowerPoint development team. 












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