1. Office Mix 1 of 4 • Getting Started with PowerPoint 2016 training
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Office Mix 1 of 4 • Getting Started with PowerPoint 2016 training
Welcome to the first in a series of four Office Mixes about Getting Started with PowerPoint With Office Mix, this video will be interactive on most devices. So you can click links. And use the controls below this line to pause or go back and forth, or tap the Table of Contents button. You might occasionally see a button right here “Click next to continue,” so tap that when you’re ready to move on.

2. This is what you see when you first open PowerPoint 2016
This is what you see when you first open PowerPoint Click on this template to start: our pre-made overview of PowerPoint will open to show some basics and new features.
Then, once you open a blank presentation or a template…

3. Familiarize yourself with this section of the Home tab.
When you want a new slide, choose one from here, just don’t copy and paste a previous slide. These are the Layouts, a skeleton of sorts for your presentation, and you can choose the type of slide you want.

4. Need a different look. Choose the Design tab
Need a different look? Choose the Design tab. You’ll see many Themes you can choose from. And each Theme has a few Variants for subtle changes.

5. Themes control your presentation’s fonts, effects, layouts, and colors
Themes control your presentation’s fonts, effects, layouts, and colors. If I change to the green variant, I get a different set of Theme colors.
So changing themes or variants might be the best way to change the look of your doc.

6. Take a moment to…
Open PowerPoint, click the Design tab and pick a new Theme.

7. Seth Godin says… No more than 6 words
No more than six words on a slide
--Godin
Think “less is more” with PowerPoint. Don’t write your talk on the slides. Use images and a few words. Here’s something: marketing guru Seth Godin says there should no more than six words on a slide. In other words, paraphrase. Try that on your next presentation.

8. You can add your thoughts, scripts, numerous facts in the Notes section down here. When you present, they are just seen by you.

9. Take a moment to…
Click the Notes section to open it. Click the line above the notes to make the space bigger.

10. Less is more is also a good idea for transitions and animations
Less is more is also a good idea for transitions and animations. Too many can be distracting.
In the Transitions tab, pick a transition and then select Apply to All for a consistent look to your slides.

11. What’s new in PowerPoint 2016
If you are looking to find a button or get help in PowerPoint, there’s a new place to look: Tell Me. Type what you need, and often you can perform the action needed. PowerPoint 2016 also has new chart types, new themes, including the colorful theme I’m using now. There’s Office Mix, and upgrades for version history, video resolution, and more. Click here to read about all that’s new and improved.

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Additional resources
Basic tasks for PowerPoint Download Quick Start Guides. Several 4-page, full-color how-to guides that can be viewed (in PDF & PowerPoint) and printed if desired More Office Training
We have additional resources. If you like reading more than videos, click here to read our basic tasks article to start. A lot of companies have told us they like our Quick Start Guides to use or print out when training their staff. They download as a PowerPoint or PDF file. And we have training for many different versions of PowerPoint and Office.
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© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.