This document provides an overview of the key features in PowerPoint 2010, including the ribbon interface, galleries, dialog launchers, context tabs, the mini toolbar, quick access toolbar, gridlines and guides, zooming, SmartArt, laser pointer, animation painter, accessibility checker, outlining slides in Word, handouts, slide reuse, templates, and keyboard shortcuts. It describes how to navigate and control slideshows using keyboard shortcuts. The summary requests feedback on the training topics covered and how to apply the new skills on the job.

1. PowerPoint 2010
Gerry Rowley 06 February 2012

2. Welcome and Introduction
• Welcome.
• The PowerPoint 2010 interface.
• You should be able to do all of the things that you
used to do in previous versions.

3. The Ribbon

4. Galleries
• When you see a arrow like this
• You can click to see more of
the group

5. Dialog launcher
• At the bottom of
most groups

6. Context tabs
• Only appear when an object is selected.

7. The Mini Toolbar
• Appears the
first time you
select text
• Right click on
selected text.

8. Quick Access Toolbar
• Appears in the top left of
the screen
• You can add any command from the ribbon by right
clicking on it.
• Right click on the icon on the quick access toolbar to
remove it.

9. Gridlines and Guides
• On the view menu
• Shift + F9 show gridlines
• Guides can be moved and copied

10. Zooming
• Click on the command on the view toolbar.
• Use the slider on the bottom right of the screen.
• Use the mouse wheel while the CTRL key is pressed.
• There is a fit to window button on the view tab and the
bottom right of the screen.

11. SmartArt

12. Laser Pointer
• Hold down the Ctrl button in Slideshow view.

13. Animation Painter
• Heading
• Second heading

14. Check Accessibility

15. Create Outlines in Word
• There is a command in Word

16. Create hand-out

17. Reuse slides

18. The OCC template
• Available for download from the Intranet
• Save as Office
Theme

19. Keyboard Shortcuts
Open Presentation CTRL+O
New presentation CTRL+N
New slide CTRL+M
Duplicate a slide CTRL+D
Close presentation CTRL+W
Exit PowerPoint ALT+F4

20. Shortcuts during presentation
• Start from the beginning. F5
• Start from the current slide Shift + F5
• Go to slide number. number+ENTER
• Display a blank black slide. B or PERIOD
• Display a blank white slide. W or COMMA
• Stop or restart S
• End a presentation. ESC or HYPHEN

21. • Erase on-screen annotations. E
• Go to the next slide, if the next slide is hidden. H
• Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing. M
• Return to the first slide. 1+ENTER
• Go to the first or next hyperlink TAB
• Go to the last or previous hyperlink SHIFT+TAB
• Perform the "mouse click" behaviour of the selected

22. • Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to
a pen. CTRL+P
• Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to
an arrow. CTRL+A
• Hide the pointer and navigation button immediately.
CTRL+H
• Hide the pointer and navigation button in 15 seconds.

23. Summary
• List the topics that were covered.
• Explain any requirements for applying this training on
the job.
• Request feedback about this training session.