PowerPoint 2010 is a program for working with presentations, which allows you to create presentations with dynamic slides. Slides can contain animation, text, pictures, videos and much more. In this lesson, you'll learn how to work in PowerPoint 2010, including the new flyout menu.

You'll learn how to use and modify the Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar, and how to create new presentation and open an existing one. After this lesson, you will be ready to work on your first presentation.

Introducing PowerPoint 2010

If you're familiar with PowerPoint 2007, you'll notice that the interface in the 2010 version is slightly different. The main difference is the appearance of a pop-up menu, which we will talk about in this tutorial.

PowerPoint uses slides to create presentations. To create compelling presentations, PowerPoint lets you add text, bullet points, pictures, graphs, videos, and more to your slides. The number of slides in a presentation is not limited. And you can watch or play the presentation at any time by selecting one of the Slide Show command options.

1) Quick access panel gives quick access to some necessary commands. By default, the Save, Cancel, and Redo commands are displayed. You can customize the Quick Access Toolbar by adding your preferred commands to make the toolbar more user-friendly.

2) Slides Tab Allows you to view and work with presentation slides. You can add, delete, copy, and reorder slides on this tab. You can also add dividers on this tab to organize and separate your slides.

3) Structure tab Conveniently displays the text of each slide. You can edit text directly in it.

4) Type of slides. Customize the appearance of your slides by choosing from the following options:

• Ordinary The view is selected by default and displays the Slides, Outline, and Current Slide tabs.
• Slide sorter Shows smaller versions of all slides.
• Reading mode only shows slides with navigation buttons at the bottom.
• Slide show plays the slides of the current presentation.

5) Scale. Click and drag the slider to change the scale. The number displayed to the left of the slider indicates the zoom level in percentage. You can also use the “Fit slide into current window” button.

6) Scroll bar. You can move through the slides by dragging the scroll bar or using the Previous Slide and Next Slide arrow buttons.

7) Tape. It contains all the commands you will need while working on your presentation. It contains several tabs, each tab has several groups of commands. You can add your own tabs with your favorite commands.

What's more, the ribbon will have special tabs with "tools" when you work with objects such as pictures and tables.

Working in PowerPoint

Ribbon And Quick Access Toolbar– these are the places where you will find the commands you need to work with PowerPoint presentations. If you're familiar with PowerPoint 2007, the main difference in the PowerPoint 2010 Ribbon is the placement of commands like Open and Print in the pop-up menu.

Ribbon

It contains several tabs, each tab has several groups of commands. You can add your own tabs with your favorite commands. Some tabs, such as "Drawing Tools" or "Working with Tables," appear only when you are working with the corresponding object: a picture or table.

To customize the Feed:

If you can't find the command you need, click the Select commands drop-down list and select All commands.

To collapse and expand the Feed:

The feed is designed to quickly respond to your current tasks and be easy to use. However, you can minimize it if it takes up too much screen space.

1. Click on the arrow on the right top corner Ribbons to roll it up.
2. To expand the Ribbon, click on the arrow again.

When the Ribbon is minimized, you can display it temporarily by clicking on any tab. And when you stop using it, it will disappear again.

Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access Toolbar is located above the Ribbon and gives you access to some useful commands no matter what tab you're currently on. By default, you can see the Save, Cancel, Redo commands. You can add commands to make the panel more user-friendly.

To add commands to the Quick Access Toolbar:

1. Click the arrow on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar.
2. From the list that appears, select the commands you want to add. To select commands that are not listed, click More commands.

The popup menu provides you with various parameters to save, open files, print or sharing documents. It is similar to the Office Button menu in PowerPoint 2007 or the File menu in earlier versions of PowerPoint. However, now it is not just a menu, but a full-page view that is much easier to work with.

To get to the pop-up menu:

2) Details contain information about the current presentation. You can view and change its permissions.

3) Latest. For convenience, the most recently opened presentations and file folders are shown here.

4) Create. From here you can create a new blank presentation or choose from a large selection of layouts templates.

5) Printing. In the Print panel, you can change print settings and print your presentation. You can also preview how the presentation will look when printed.

6) Save and Send option makes it easy to send your presentation via email, post it on the Internet or change the file format. Moreover, you can create a video, CD or handout with your presentation.

7) Help. From here you access Microsoft Office Help or Check for Updates.

8) Parameters. Here you can change various Powerpoint settings. For example, you can change your spell check, auto-recover, or language settings.

Create and open presentations

PowerPoint files are called presentations. To start working on a new project in PowerPoint, you need to create a new presentation. You also need to know how to open an existing presentation.

To create a new presentation:

1. Select Create.
2. Select New Presentation under Available Templates. It is highlighted by default.
3. Click Create. The new presentation appears in the PowerPoint window.

To open an existing presentation:

1. Click on the File tab. This will open a pop-up menu.
2. Select Open. The Open Document dialog box appears.
3. Select the presentation you want and click Open.

If you recently opened an existing presentation, it will be easier to find under Recent in the pop-up menu.

Sometimes you work with presentations created in earlier versions of Microsoft PowerPoint, such as PowerPoint 2003 or PowerPoint 2000. When you open these presentations, they appear in Compatibility View.

Compatibility mode disables some features, so you can only use the commands that were available when you created the presentation. For example, if you open a presentation created in PowerPoint 2003, you can use the tabs and commands that were in PowerPoint 2003.

In the image below, the presentation is opened in compatibility mode. You can see that many of the commands on the Transitions tab are locked, with only those available in PowerPoint 2003.

To exit compatibility mode, you need to change the presentation format to the current version. However, if you work with people who work with earlier versions of PowerPoint, it's best to leave your presentation in Compatibility Mode and not change the format.

To convert a presentation:

If you want to have access to all the features of PowerPoint 2010, you can convert your presentation to PowerPoint 2010 format

Please note that the converted file may have some differences from the original in the presentation layout.

Greetings, dear blog readers. Today I want to look at the topic of creating slides for use in business or school. Many people already use both Internet versions of various editors and desktop programs. Let's tell you more about the web version of this cool office program.

Almost every schoolchild or student has created a presentation at least once. This convenient way create a graphic application to the main topic of a story or report, and in today’s article I will tell you in detail how to create online presentation in the program Power Point for free. There are many other ways to complement a story (music, video, drawings, etc.), but a slide presentation can simultaneously combine all the multimedia elements and present them perfectly in one document.

Using desktop capture, you can record a training video, as they do in courses or when explaining complex material. The built-in graphic editor allows you to short time create an artistic video with animated objects, transitions, music and comments.

Here is a finished example of recording a presentation that I did for one of my blog articles and decided to save in video format:

Where to download beautiful templates for Powerpoint presentations

Power Point Online has hundreds of ready-made design themes built into it (business, children's, law and medicine), but this may not be enough for some. For such people there are sites with ready-made collections:

• Free-office;
• Powerpontbase;
• Goppt;
• Educational presentations.

Thousands of design themes are available as standard in the online office. Each person will be able to find a version for themselves.

I have prepared a selection ready-made templates. Click on one of the buttons and download the archive to yourself.

If you want to choose your own individual design, you can create it directly from the “designer” section. Let's add a background to the template. The first step is to select the main topic.

In the same tab we find “background format” and select the desired item.

After inserting, you will get a spectacular welcome page with an interesting design.

In some situations, the user may be prompted alternative methods placement of the background in the layout. You can view them in the “design ideas” tab. First it is recommended to select best template, and only then insert the background image.

Sometimes the tab remains empty.

How to save a presentation in Powerpoint

To download the created project, go to the file\download as section. In the window that appears, select the appropriate format. PPTX is standard, but ODP and PDF are also available. Select the file type and download the document.

As a standard, all created online documents are saved in . Therefore, you can immediately download them from your device. In addition, the ability to publish the created work is supported. To do this, go to the file\sharing section. Here, select one of the sharing options provided and click on it.

In the second case, the settings menu will open, where the user is given a special HTML code to insert it into the site.

Now you can send the link to any person by clicking on it, he will be able to view the finished file, but will not be able to change it without the permission of the creator. This convenient opportunity, because now when working in a team, there is no need to carry a flash drive or other storage devices. It is enough to send a link by mail and the partner will be able to quickly view and evaluate the work.

Sincerely, Galiulin Ruslan.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - component office, which includes the ability to create presentations and various multimedia documents. A memorable presentation of a product or service in business is a big step towards achieving success. PowerPoint 2007 will allow you to create a visual image and bring to life a wide variety of human ideas. The design capabilities of the application are so multifaceted that the user will not remain indifferent. New templates and graphics will help the creator cope with various tasks.

PowerPoint 2007. How to download?

The download file for the Russian version of PowerPoint 2007 can be downloaded for free using the direct link on this page. Consistently following the rules of action, it is easy to install on your computer without any restrictions. Seemingly incomprehensible functions of the version, PowerPoint 2007 has changed not only visually, but also acquired a lot of unique points.

At the same time, all capabilities for viewing and editing files created in older releases are preserved. The application has found its client among different segments of the population.

The version of PowerPoint 2007, as well as the language, has a minimum of necessary utilities to help produce text document in conjunction with graphic representation. Despite long addiction, this collection has taken root in society.

Not only an advanced user, but also a beginner can understand the structure of the Power Point 2007 release. The speed with which presentations can be produced is impressive. A few clicks of the mouse and keyboard buttons create ready-made and colorful material that can surprise the audience.

• Creating exceptional and unique presentations;
• Inserting illustrations, graphs, other components and visual images into the document for the public;
• Checking grammatical and punctuation errors;
• Setting up a presentation, managing slides;
• Incorporating multimedia components into text phrases;
• Completely consistent with all Microsoft Office 2007 applications.

• Significantly expanded multimedia achievements;
• Changing the menu bar. Now PowerPoint can show slides automatically with specified time parameters;
• In addition to presentation material, PowerPoint has the ability to create any labels, leaflets, invitations, and other documents that have both text and a picture;
• Giving the finished material a form of any size;
• Saving content in numerous formats;
• Rotate and tilt pictures and text.

Making presentations has long been an indispensable attribute not only educational institutions, but also in many areas of business. Demonstration of business strategy and tactics, raising external funds, training, project defense and other goals - all this is realized through illustrative slide shows aimed at solving a variety of business problems. The most famous tool for creating presentations is Power Point - a well-known old-timer software, the first version of which dates back to 1987. And although since then the program has gone through more than one modification (the 15th version of the product is now offered), network modifications and Power Point alternatives that offer the creation of online presentations are becoming increasingly popular on the market. In this article I will tell you how to make an online presentation using PowerPoint for free, what online alternatives to the latter exist, and how to work with them.

If you need to quickly create a presentation for any purpose, then there is no direct need to install the paid version of PowerPoint on your PC. You can use the free version of PowerPoint online without registration, kindly provided by Microsoft, which you can access using, for example, your Skype account information.

1. To use the functionality of this resource, go to it https://office.live.com/start/PowerPoint.aspx;
2. Click on the “Log in using” button account Microsoft”, enter your Skype username and password (you may have to go through the password pairing procedure);
3. Click on “New Presentation” and you will go to the presentation creation mode.

As you know, such presentations consist of a set of slides that can be organized in various ways (texts, graphics, texts plus graphics, and so on). The control panel of this online version of Power Point compared to standard version slightly simplified, however, it has all the necessary tools to create the slides you need.

Interface online versions PowerPoint tool

If you want to download a ready-made presentation, you must first place it in OneDrive - cloud storage Microsoft(File – Open – More information about OneDrive). Already there you will need to upload the file you need, click on “Edit presentation” and select the “Edit in browser” option.

In general, the process of creating and saving slides is not very different from the usual “gentlemanly” set of PowerPoint functions; everyone can use the functionality available here, and then save the created presentation file, first to the cloud, and then to their PC.

2. An analogue of PowerPoint in creating slide shows is Google Slides

Google also offers an online toolkit that allows you to create presentations online called Google Slides. To work with this service, you need to have a Google account (if you don’t have one, then you will need to create one). At the same time, the possibility of creating presentations is declared even on mobile devices, including support for group editing, unlike Power Point.

1. To work with this service, follow the above link and click on the “Open Google Slides” button.
2. Click on the white window with a plus sign on the left (“Start a new presentation” - start a new presentation) and you will go to the presentation creation mode.
3. The functionality here is quite simple, however, all the basic tools necessary in this case are available.

After finishing creating the presentation, click on “File”, select the “Download as” option and decide on the file type of your presentation (pptx, pdf, txt, jpeg, etc.) to save this file to your PC .

3. Create and edit presentations with PowToon

Another free English-language service for creating online presentations, which has simplified functionality and is similar to PowerPoint.

1. To start working with it, you need to go to this resource https://www.powtoon.com/;
2. Click on the “Start now” button just below and log in from one of your accounts social networks(or go through the registration procedure);
3. After registration, you will need to decide on the style of the presentations (select, for example, “Build your story scene by scene” - build your story scene by scene), then its direction (for example, “Professional”) and you will go into creation mode presentations.

After you fill out the information on the slides, click on “Continue” at the top and wait for the presentation to be processed. You can save the presentation by clicking on the “Export” button on the right.

4. Visme allows you to make creative presentations

If the presented list of tools for creating slides along with Power Point did not suit you. Then use the online presentation service Visme, it offers you the opportunity to create a presentation online.

1. To start working with the service, switch to it, click on the “GET STARTED NOW” button and go through a simple registration (or use your Facebook account details).
2. You will then be redirected to the start page and you will be asked What would you like to create?
3. Select “Presentation”, then, for example, “Title” (click on the “Select” button in the middle of this window). You will be taken into editing mode for this presentation.
4. On the left will be tools for working with text and graphics, and on the right will be the ability to add new slides (with predefined templates for placing objects on a slide).

After creating the presentation, click on “Publish”, go to the “Download” tab and save your presentation to your PC.

5. Create beautiful slides with Zoho

Zoho, an online English-language editor for creating presentations, is somewhat reminiscent of PowerPoint and Google Slides, having simple and convenient functionality.

1. To work with it, go to this resource, click on the “Create Presentation” button.
2. Complete a quick registration via email and you will be taken to the presentation creation window.
3. Decide on the topic of the presentation and click on “Ok” at the bottom right.
4. Then you will be asked to directly create the desired presentation (new slides are created by clicking on the “+Slide” button on the left), and then, after creating it, click on “File” - “Export as” and save the presentation to hard drive your PC.

Conclusion

In addition to the ability to make a presentation for free with online PowerPoint, there are also a number of services that allow you to create presentations online. Most of them have an English-language interface, which may make it difficult for some users to work effectively with them. However, the network resources I have listed will be quite sufficient for creating online presentations, without the need to download and install the next version of the well-known Power Point program on your PC.

All of the above presentation and slide show programs are useful in their own ways. Most common among users Powerpoint program meets all requirements for efficient work with slides. It is presented in Russian-language format and has integration with the Internet, thanks to which you can edit and save the created presentation directly in the cloud, create slide shows remotely by several users.

PromoSHOW is distinguished by ease of use, a huge number of effects included and transition settings. 3D effects are also supported. The application implements the creation of video presentations at a professional level, but does not require specific handling skills. Highly recommended for those who don’t know how to make a presentation, but don’t want to for a long time carry out training materials.

To prepare project materials, we recommend using the multifunctional SmartDraw package. Functionally, it outshines all competitors, because it helps to make really cool diagrams for presentations, but it does not please us with the cost and lack of localization.

Impress is a component of the OpenOffice suite of office programs, which is less commonly used than the Microsoft suite. But those who decide to download the entire package note the convenient application wizard, clear interface and variety of editing elements.

To create interactive presentations Kingsoft Presentation can be actively used by those who create a lot of slide shows. The program allows you to simultaneously work with several projects in one window. A minor minus is that the application's English interface is decisive in your choice.

The ProShow Producer program can be considered the best among those mentioned for creating animated presentations based on Microsoft Office. The application is equipped with a large set of special effects, 3D components and templates. Ease of use and Russian-language interface will be appreciated by beginners in creating presentations.

Also in lately Online platforms that allow you to create presentations by several users simultaneously are becoming increasingly popular. The most popular solutions are Google Slides, available absolutely free, the convenient Prezi Slides tool, and the truly cross-platform Haiku Deck. The program allows you to quickly prepare visual support in the web version and edit, add slides, or broadcast it on Android, iOS ( iPhone iPad). Client applications for working with presentations are available on Google Play and the App Store. Among the shortcomings software The only thing worth highlighting is distribution through a paid subscription.

If none of the options are suitable, but you need to prepare dynamic slides for a presentation or report for class, try the SlideRocket and ProjeQT web applications. They are less popular than those described above, but also have all the necessary functions such as setting the display time of the start page and other slides, integrating audio, video, adding transition effects, exchanging information through cloud services, etc. The projects are still just developing, so there may be problems with work.