There will be many times that you will want to modify an existing presentation. For example, you may want to add or remove slides or move things around in a presentation that was sent to you as an Email attachment. In this module you will learn how to easily modify an existing presentation.

Formatting refers to adding enhancements to your text and objects to "pretty" up your presentation. This makes the information on your slides much easier to follow and makes it more presentable. For example, you may want to make certain titles bold or italic so they stand out. Keep in mind in PowerPoint when formatting that all text selected or all text in an object when you click its border will be affected when you activate a formatting command.

It is often said that, "a picture is worth a thousand words". In PowerPoint, you can easily drop in illustrations to liven up your presentation or to better present your information. The type of illustrations you can drop into a presentation are: Pictures - Images stored on a drive (e.g., uploaded from a camera or found online). Shapes - Ready made shapes (e.g., lines, rectangles or circles). SmartArt - Images used to communicate information (e.g., flow or organizational charts). Charts - Images to illustrate and compare numeric data.

Tables are used to organize text and numbers into rows and columns so the information being presented is easier to follow. Charts are pictures of your data that tell a story. This story is about trends, anomalies, and comparisons that appear in the data that tables alone cannot tell. Charts allow you to better present your data and help leave a lasting impression.

Slide transitions are the effects that happen when you move from one slide to the next during a slide show presentation. Animation help make a PowerPoint presentation more dynamic. Transitions and animation help bring your PowerPoint presentation to life.

In PowerPoint, you can add audio such as music, narration, or sound bites to enhance your presentation. You can also take video and incorporate it into your presentation.

Now that you have created the basis of your presentation, you are ready to publish it. A big part in which route you go is audience dependent.

Quiz To Test Your PowerPoint Knowledge