PowerPoint Tips



10 Tips in Creating Awesome PowerPoint Presentations
  1. Choose a design (Theme) and use the provided templates
  2. Use the font colors provided with the theme
  3. Never use all upper cases
  4. Never use too many exclamation points
  5. Use charts and graphs whenever possible
  6. Use graphics to compliment your text
  7. Use the tools provided within the PowerPoint program (SmartArt, Clipart, etc.)
  8. Employ animation, but with a lot of caution
  9. Use hyperlinks but only with extreme caution
  10. Always save to the correct location, backup and quality check


Clickable Resources for PowerPoint

Use GCFLearnFree.org to find free task sheets, videos and tutorials
on using PowerPoint. 

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A guide sheet for using SmartArt in your PowerPoint presentation
A tip sheet for inserting pictures, clip art, etc. into your PowerPoint
Microsoft's Tips for using the features of PowerPoint 2010
A YouTube video showing you how to add audio to PowerPoint 2010
A YouTube video on using advanced animation techniques