If you’re not at the first slide and want to start from where you are, click From Current Slide. To start the presentation at the first slide, in the Start Slide Show group, click From Beginning. On the Slide Show tab, do one of the following: Print slides with or without speaker notes Ĭlick inside the Notes pane below the slide, and begin typing your notes.

To open the notes pane, at the bottom of the window, click Notes. You can put helpful facts and notes in the speaker notes, and refer to them as you present. Slides are best when you don’t cram in too much information. Open the Shape Styles gallery to quickly add a color and style (including shading) to the selected shape. Select the Format or Shape Format tab on the ribbon. In the slide area, click and drag to draw the shape. On the Insert tab, select Shapes, and then select a shape from the menu that appears. You can add shapes to illustrate your slide. To insert a picture from the web, choose Online Pictures, and use the search box to find a picture. To insert a picture that is saved on your local drive or an internal server, choose Pictures, browse for the picture, and then choose Insert. On the Insert tab, do one of the following: To apply a shadow, reflection, glow, bevel, 3-D rotation, a transform, choose Text Effects, and then choose the effect you want. To change the outline color of your text, choose Text Outline, and then choose a color. To change the color of your text, choose Text Fill, and then choose a color. Select a text placeholder, and begin typing. Read more: Save your presentation file Add text Press Ctrl+S often or save the file to OneDrive and let AutoSave take care of it for you.

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