PowerPoint Resources

PowerPoint Tutorials

PowerPoint Tutorials

The tutorials you see listed on this page are designed to take beginners by the hand and to teach them the basics of using the program. 

Tips for Making Awesome PowerPoints

This link gives five best practices for creating awesome slides that will make your presentation stand out. To further help you create great slides, examples are given of SlideShare presentations that embody those best practices. 

Google Slides Tutorials

From Google Support, this guide gives tutorials and different functions in Slides from creating and importing slides, to sharing your Google Slides

Removing Backgrounds from Images in Powerpoint

In this video, learn to remove the grapics around a selected object in an image.

Adding Text

Review the following web sites for information on how to use text in presentations:

• 1. Using Fonts in Presentations

  2. Make Your Text Easy to Read by Changing Fonts

  3. When to Use Text and When to Use Graphics in Presentations

  4. Review the following web sites for information on how to use text in web sites:

  5. The Best Fonts for Websites

  6. More Tips for Fonts in Websites

  7. The Five Basic Elements of Website Design

  8. Basic Elements of Web Design

Adding Graphics

 Review the following websites for information on using graphics in presentations: 

• 1. How to Add Background Graphics to Powerpoint 

  2. How to Add Images to Powerpoint 

  3. Best Practices for Presentation Design 

  4. Review the following websites for information on using graphics in websites 

     • Free gif images 

     • The Official jpeg Site 

     • Fourteen Steps for Adding Graphics and Photos to Websites 

Recording Audio

Audacity - this free software tool is an excellent tool for recording sound from speakers or microphones.  Easy to learn, and easy to edit. 

Integration Ideas

Web Links

Five Interactive Presentation Ideas - It’s emarkably easy to involve the audience with just a few easy principles (especially with the right technology at your disposal). 

Kindergarten Templates - Kindergarten themed templates for Google Slides