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How to Use PowerPoint 2003 - PowerPoint Tutorials for Beginners

PowerPoint 2003 for the absolute beginner. These short articles and step by step tutorials will take you through the steps of creating your first PowerPoint presentation.

What is PowerPoint? - Why Would I Want to Use PowerPoint?
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation software program that is part of the Microsoft Office package. Great tool for business, classrooms and personal use.

Your First PowerPoint Presentation
With every skill you mastered, you were a beginner once. Learning how to use PowerPoint is no different. Everyone has to start at the beginning, and luckily for you, PowerPoint is a really easy software to learn. Let's get started.

The 10 Most Common PowerPoint Terms
Learn about the 10 most common terms used in PowerPoint. Common PowerPoint terms are often confusing to a beginner. Here is a quick list of the 10 most common terms used in PowerPoint and their definitions.

Slide Layouts in PowerPoint
There are many different types of slide layouts to use in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Your choice of slide layout will depend on the type of content you wish to display on each slide in your PowerPoint presentation.

Different Ways to View Slides in PowerPoint
Quickly learn all the different ways to view your PowerPoint slides.

Adding a Color Background to a PowerPoint Slide
Colored or textured backgrounds enhance Microsoft PowerPoint slide shows.

Change Font Colors and Styles on PowerPoint Slides
The best font color suggestions - use dark fonts on light backgrounds and light fonts on dark backgrounds. These work best in PowerPoint presentations. Avoid script type font styles on PowerPoint slides.

Add Clip Art and Pictures to PowerPoint Slides
Inserting pictures on your computer into Microsoft PowerPoint slides takes just a few clicks.

Modifying Slides in PowerPoint Presentations
All slides in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can be modified to your specifications. Most modifications are as simple as a few clicks of the mouse.

Add, Delete or Change the Order of Slides in PowerPoint
Adding or deleting slides is a simple click of the mouse or keyboard in Microsoft PowerPoint. Drag slides to their new location in Slide Sorter view.

Apply a Design Template to a PowerPoint 2003 Presentation
Using Design Templates in Microsoft PowerPoint gives a uniform look to your presentation. All slides will look like they are part of a package.

Add Transitions to PowerPoint 2003 Slides
Transitions apply movement to the slides in Microsoft PowerPoint so that there is an added interest when one slide changes to the next.

Apply Animation Schemes to PowerPoint 2003 Presentations
Animation schemes applied to a Microsoft PowerPoint slide show give a unified look to the whole presentation.

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