Creating a New Presentation: Launch PowerPoint to automatically create a new presentation, or click 'File' and select 'New' to save the presentation. To save, choose 'Save' or 'Save As' from the File menu, or click the Save icon in the ribbon. To exit PowerPoint: (1) Select 'Exit' from the File menu. (2) Press Alt+F followed by X. (3) Press Alt+F4. (4) Click the close button at the top right of the PowerPoint window.
Selecting Slides: In the slide thumbnail pane on the left, click on a slide to select it. Hold Shift while clicking to select multiple consecutive slides; hold Ctrl for non-consecutive selections.
Inserting Slides: 1. Click ‘New Slide’ under ‘Home’. 2. Right-click on a current thumbnail in the left pane and choose ‘New Slide’ from the context menu. 3. Use Ctrl+M as a shortcut.
Deleting Slides: 1. Select a thumbnail in the pane and press Delete key; 2. Right-click on target slide's thumbnail and choose ‘Delete Slide’ from context menu.
Rearranging Slides: Drag slides to desired positions within your presentation.
Entering Text: Execute [Insert] → [Text Box] command (or click Text Box in Drawing toolbar), then drag mouse within editing area to draw text box before entering text.
Adjusting Text Position: Move text boxes around to adjust their position accordingly.
Hiding Slides: Inserting Clip Art: Execute [Insert] → [Picture] → [Clip Art], select appropriate clip art for insertion into current page. Applying Backgrounds: Execute [Format] → [Background], open dropdown list for settings selection applicable for slides using design templates via [Format] → [Slide Design].
Typography Tips: Use typography effectively to highlight key points - Songti is formal and clear for body text; Heiti is serious, suitable for titles or emphasis; Li Shu and Kai Ti are artistic but not ideal for projection with recommended sizes being:
- Title at least size 36 Heiti,
- Level One heading size 32 bold,
- Level Two heading size 28 bold, etc., downwards until level four which should be no smaller than size 20 bold; boldness increases visibility alongside larger font sizes with minimal use of bullet points/numbers required along with less textual content overall focusing more on visuals like formulas where necessary.