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Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials

Below are links to pages listing various audio and text-based tutorials from the Microsoft website.

Create your first presentation
Learn what you need to know to put together a Microsoft PowerPoint® presentation quickly and with little fuss. Length: 40–50 minutes
The small print: headers and footers
The small print that goes at the top or bottom of slides and printouts, known in Microsoft PowerPoint® as header and footer text, can be important — and sometimes tricky to get right. Learn how to place slide or page numbers, dates, and other text on slides, handouts, notes, and outlines. Length: 20–30 minutes
Design efficiently with masters
If you've wondered how to make a design change in Microsoft Office PowerPoint that would apply to several slides at once, this course is for you. See how the slide master helps you efficiently alter such elements as the font, text position, and layout. Also, work with several masters in a show that has more than one design template. Length: 40–50 minutes
Navigation know-how
Master quick methods for navigating in Microsoft Office PowerPoint®—when you create a slide show, and when you present one. Length: 40–50 minutes
Playing movies
Play movies in Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2003 and control how they start and how long they play. As an extra, create buttons to run them. Length: 40–50 minutes
Playing sound
Make a sound file play when you want it to, even over several slides, in a Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 presentation. Also learn how to play a CD with your show. Length: 30–40 minutes
So that's how! Great PowerPoint features
Pick up tricks in four areas, including the new Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003 feature that lets you package presentations to a CD. Tips on templates, the title master slide, and picture optimization round out the course. Length: 40–50 minutes