This document provides instructions for creating and editing a presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013. It covers how to choose a theme, create title and text slides, add and format text, insert and modify pictures and illustrations, duplicate slides, add transitions, view a slideshow, and print the presentation. The instructions are broken down step-by-step with screenshots to illustrate each task. The overall goal is to guide users through building a presentation with various slide layouts, formatting text, including graphical elements, and enhancing the slideshow.

1. Chapter 1
Creating and Editing a
Presentation with Pictures
Microsoft
PowerPoint 2013

2. • Select and change a document theme and variant
• Create a title slide and a text slide with a
multilevel bulleted list
• Add new slides and change slide layouts
• Insert photos and illustrations into slides with and
without content placeholders
• Move and resize photos and illustrations
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 2
Objectives

3. • Change font size and color
• Bold and italicize text
• Duplicate a slide
• Arrange slides
• Select slide transitions
• View a presentation in Slide Show view
• Print a presentation
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 3
Objectives

4. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 4
Project – Presentation with a Bulleted
List, Photos, and an Illustration

5. • Insert the four presentation slides, using various
layouts.
• Enter the text for the slides.
• Format the text on each slide.
• Insert graphical elements, including photos and an
illustration.
• Size and position the graphical elements.
• Enhance the slide show by adding a closing slide and
transition.
• Display and print the slides and a handout
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 5
Roadmap

6. • Press and hold or point to the desired theme on
the New screen
• Tap or click the desired theme to display a theme
preview dialog box with a thumbnail view of the
theme and its variants
• Tap or click the desired variant to view previews
of that style applied to the thumbnail
• Tap or click the Create button to apply the theme
and variant to the presentation and display Slide 1
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 6
Choosing a Document Theme
and Variant

7. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 7
Choosing a Document Theme
and Variant

8. • Tap or click the label, ‘Tap to add title’, or, ‘Click to
add title’, located inside the title text placeholder
to select the placeholder
• Type the desired title in the title text placeholder.
Do not press the ENTER key
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 8
Entering the Presentation Title

9. • Tap or click the label, ‘Tap to add subtitle’, or,
‘Click to add subtitle’, located inside the subtitle
text placeholder to select the placeholder
• Type the desired placeholder but do not press the
ENTER Key
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 9
Entering the Presentation
Subtitle Paragraph

10. • Tap or click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button as
many times as necessary until the Zoom button
on the status bar displays the desired percentage
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 10
Zooming a Slide

11. • If you are using a touch screen, tap to position the
insertion point in the text to select, and then drag
the selection handles as necessary to select the
entire paragraph; if you are using a mouse, triple-
click the paragraph
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 11
Selecting a Paragraph

12. • With the text to italicize selected, tap or click the
Italic button on the mini toolbar to italicize that
text on the slide
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 12
Italicizing Text

13. • With the text selected, tap or click the Increase
Font Size button on the mini toolbar the desired
number of times to increase the font size of the
selected text
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 13
Increasing Font Size

14. • Double-tap or double-click the word to select it
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 14
Selecting a Word

15. • Select the text, and tap or click the Font Color arrow on
the mini toolbar to display the gallery of Theme Colors
and Standard Colors
• Tap or click the desired color to change the font color
• Tap or click outside the selected text to deselect the word
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 15
Changing the Text Color

16. • Tap or click the New Slide button (HOME tab |
Slides group) to insert a new slide with the Title
and Content layout
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 16
Adding a New Text Slide
with a Bulleted List

17. • Tap or click the label, ‘Tap to add title’, or, ‘Click to
add title’, to select it and then type the desired
title. Do not press the ENTER key
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 17
Entering a Slide Title

18. • Tap or click the label, ‘Tap to add text’, or ‘Click to
add text’, to select the content placeholder
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 18
Selecting a Text Placeholder

19. • Type the first item in the bulleted list, and then
press the ENTER key to type the second item
• To create a second-level paragraph, tap or click
the ‘Increase List Level’ button (HOME tab |
Paragraph group)
• Click the ‘Decrease List Level’ button (HOME tab |
Paragraph group) to promote a paragraph
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 19
Typing a Multi-Level Bulleted List

20. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 20
Typing a Multi-Level Bulleted List

21. • Position the mouse pointer immediately to the
left of the first character of the text to be selected
• Drag the mouse pointer through the last character
of the text to be selected
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 21
Selecting a Group of Words

22. • With the text to bold selected, click the Bold
button on the mini toolbar
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 22
Bolding Text

23. • Tap or click the New Slide arrow (HOME tab |
Slides group) to display the layout gallery
• Tap or click Title Only to add a new slide and apply
that layout
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 23
Adding a Slide with the Title Only Layout

24. • Tap or click the New Slide arrow in the Slides
group to display the layout gallery
• Tap or click Comparison
• Type the desired headings in the appropriate
placeholders
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 24
Adding a New Slide and Entering a Slide
Title and Headings

25. • Tap or click design on the ribbon to display the
DESIGN tab
• Tap or click the More button (DESIGN tab |
Themes group) to expand the gallery, which
shows more theme gallery options
• Tap or click the desired theme to apply this theme
to all slides
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 25
Changing the Theme

26. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 26
Changing the Theme

27. • If you are using a mouse, point to the desired
variation (DESIGN tab | Variants group) to see a
preview of the variation
• Tap or click the desired variant to apply it to all
slides
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 27
Changing the Variant

28. • Position the pointer on the scroll box
• Press and hold down the mouse button and drag
the scroll box up or down the vertical scroll bar to
view the different slides
• When you are finished, release so that the desired
slide appears in the Slide pane
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 28
Moving to Another Slide in Normal View

29. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 29
Moving to Another Slide in Normal View

30. • Tap or click INSERT on the ribbon to display the
INSERT tab
• Tap or click the Online Pictures button (INSERT tab |
Images group) to display the Insert Pictures dialog
box
• With the insertion point in the Office.com Clip Art
area, type the desired search text in the search box
• Tap or click the Search button (the magnifying glass)
or press the enter key so that Office.com will search
for and display all clips having the keywords
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 30
Inserting a Picture from Office.com into
the Title Slide

31. • If necessary, slide or scroll down the list to display
the desired photo
• Tap or click the photo to select it
• Tap or click the Insert button to download the
photo and insert it into the slide
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 31
Inserting a Picture from Office.com into
the Title Slide

32. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 32
Inserting a Picture from Office.com into
the Title Slide

33. • Display the INSERT tab, tap or click the Online
Pictures button, type the desired search text, and
then tap or click the Search button
• Slide or scroll to the desired picture
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 33
Inserting an Illustration from Office.com into
a Slide without a Content Placeholder

34. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 34
Inserting a Picture from Office.com
into a Content Placeholder

35. • Tap or click the photo to select it and display the
selection rectangle
• Point to the desired sizing handle on the
illustration so that the pointer changes to a two-
headed arrow
• Drag the sizing handle diagonally until the
illustration is the desired size
• Release the mouse button
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 35
Proportionally Resizing Pictures

36. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 36
Proportionally Resizing Pictures

37. • Tap or click the photo to select it and display the
selection rectangle
• Press or point to the sizing handle on the top,
bottom, left, or right side of the photo so that the
pointer changes to a two-headed arrow
• Drag the sizing handle inward or outward until the
photo is the desired size
• Release to resize the photo
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 37
Nonproportionally Resizing
a Photograph

38. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 38
Nonproportionally Resizing
a Photograph

39. • Tap or click the picture to select it
• Drag the picture to the desired location
• Select the photo and then use the arrow keys to
position it precisely
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 39
Moving Pictures

40. • With the slide to duplicate selected, tap or click
the New Slide arrow (HOME tab | Slides group) to
display the layout gallery
• Tap or click ‘Duplicate Selected Slides’ in the
layout gallery to create a duplicate of the slide
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 40
Duplicating a Slide

41. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 41
Duplicating a Slide

42. • Drag the slide thumbnail to the desired location in
the Thumbnail pane
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 42
Arranging a Slide

43. • Position the pointer immediately to the left of the
first character of the text to be selected
• Drag the mouse pointer through the last character
of the text to be selected
• Click the Cut button (HOME tab | Clipboard
group) to delete all the selected text
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 43
Deleting Text in a Placeholder

44. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 44
Deleting Text in a Placeholder

45. • Tap or click the TRANSITIONS tab on the ribbon and
then point to the More button (TRANSITIONS tab |
Transition to This Slide group)
• Tap or click the More button to expand the
Transitions gallery
• Tap or click the desired transition in the Transitions
gallery to apply the transition
• Tap or click the Duration up arrow (TRANSITIONS tab
| Timing group) to increase the transition speed
• Tap or click the Preview Transitions button
(TRANSITIONS tab | Preview area) to view the
transition and the new transition time
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Adding a Transition between Slides

46. • Click the ‘Apply To All’ button (TRANSITIONS tab |
Timing group) to apply the transition and the
increased transition time to all slides in the
presentation
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Adding a Transition between Slides

47. • If you are using a touch screen, proceed to the next step.
If you are using a mouse, point to the Start From
Beginning button
• Tap or click the Start From Beginning button to display
the title slide
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 47
Starting Slide Show View

48. • Swipe forward on or click each slide to move
through the slide show
• When the black slide appears with a message
announcing the end of the slide show, swipe
forward on or click the black slide
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 48
Moving Manually through Slides
in a Slide Show

49. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 49
Moving Manually through Slides
in a Slide Show

50. • Tap or click FILE on the ribbon to open the Backstage view
• Tap or click the Print tab in the Backstage view to display
the Print gallery
• Verify that the printer listed on the Printer Status button
will print a hard copy of the presentation. If necessary, click
the Printer Status button to display a list of available printer
options and then click the desired printer to change the
currently selected printer
• Tap or click the Print button in the Print gallery to print the
presentation on the currently selected printer
• When the printer stops, retrieve the hard copy
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Printing a Presentation

51. Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 51
Printing a Presentation

52. • Select and change a document theme and variant
• Create a title slide and a text slide with a
multilevel bulleted list
• Add new slides and change slide layouts
• Insert photos and illustrations into slides with and
without content placeholders
• Move and resize photos and illustrations
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 52
Chapter Summary

53. • Change font size and color
• Bold and italicize text
• Duplicate a slide
• Arrange slides
• Select slide transitions
• View a presentation in Slide Show view
• Print a presentation
Creating and Editing a Presentation with Pictures 53
Chapter Summary

54. Chapter 1 Complete
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