1. Slide Layout
A preformatted slide layout that determines the placement of text and objects on the slide.

2. Design Template
A template is a slide or presentation that provides a predefined format and color scheme that can be applied to another presentation. PowerPoint provides more than 100 professionally designed templates, or you can use an existing presentation as a template

3. Design Templates (Color Schemes)

4. Slide Transitions
A transition is an effect that can be run between slides to signal a shift from one slide to the next.

5. Slide Transitions (Timing)
Set a timer to your slides by using Timing from the task pane.

6. Custom Animations
Animation effects are builds, movement, and other special effects that can be applied to objects and text to add interest and variety to a presentation.

7. Action Buttons
Action buttons are buttons that you create in a presentation that perform an action when you click them. You can have an action button start a video, give information, play a sound, or move to a hyperlink.

8. Graphics as Clipart

9. Graphics as a Background

10. Downloading Powerpoint Backgrounds

11. Using Sound in Presentations