How to create a PowerPoint Presentation
How to create a PowerPoint (Written and Video Guides)
On this page:
Guidance
Below, you will find our written and video guides on recording a presentation on the desktop version of PowerPoint, in addition to the supplemental guide which expands on the tools available while recording.
We offer our guides in both a written and video format, with the written versions being available as a Word Document (.docx), and a PDF, please download the version that you prefer.
Written Guides
Note: These written guides will take you to an external Microsoft support page, and as such we have no control over the content, however, we will ensure that the links still work and that the content is appropriate! (Video guides listed below are created internally by our teams)
Creating a PowerPoint file
Saving a Presentation
Managing Slides
Add, rearrange, duplicate and delete slides
Applying a slide layout
Video Guides
Hint: We have designed our video guides to be quick to follow, however, we understand if you don't want to/need to watch the entire thing, so you can skip to specific parts of the video without feeling lost.
Please Explain: Above each video, you will be told how long the entire video is, and what times specific sections of the video are at (including how long that part is) so that you can skip around if needed.
Creating a PowerPoint, managing slides, and saving your file
Total video length: 8:00
Chapters in video:
- Introduction: 00:00 (57 seconds long)
- Creating a Presentation: 00:57 (47 seconds long)
- Displaying the Ribbon (and 'missing' buttons): 01:42 (27 seconds long)
- Adding text to the title slide: 02:09 (24 seconds long)
- Advice: "Design last, content first": 02:33 (39 seconds long)
- Creating your first slide (and choosing a different layout): 03:12 (1 minute 28 seconds long)
- Advice: "Creating an image in the top-right corner of your slide": 04:40 (20 seconds long)
- Deleting Slides: 05:00 (52 seconds long)
- Adding text to your slides: 05:52 (1:18 seconds long)
- Saving your PowerPoint: 07:10 (50 seconds long)
- END OF VIDEO - 08:00
Basic formatting and slide design
Total video length: 5:20
Chapters in video:
- Introduction: 00:00 (49 seconds long)
- Displaying the Ribbon (and 'missing' buttons): 00:49 (31 seconds long)
- Basic formatting: 01:20 (41 seconds long)
- Advice: "Avoid using unnecessary formatting": 02:01 (28 seconds long)
- Paragraph settings (left, right, centre, bullet points, etc.): 02:29 (32 seconds long)
- Basic Design (Using themes): 03:01 (20 seconds long)
- Adjusting background colour: 03:46 (1 minute 28 seconds long)
- END OF VIDEO - 05:20
Inserting images, tables, charts, SmartArt, icons, and shapes
Total video length: 10:42
Chapters in video:
- Introduction: 00:00 (49 seconds long)
- Displaying the Ribbon (and 'missing' buttons): 00:49 (35 seconds long)
- Inserting images: 01:24 (1 minute 53 seconds long)
- Inserting tables and charts: 03:17 (2 minutes 17 seconds long)
- Using SmartArt: 05:34 (2 minutes 33 seconds long)
- Creating Shapes and Icons: 08:07 (2 minutes 35 seconds long)
- END OF VIDEO - 10:42
How to add basic animations to bullet points
Note: Animations should only be added if you are presenting in class, or if you need them to hide content while presenting during a recording for example. HOWEVER, it has been noted that using animations can cause issues with submitting your file to Turnitin, so if you have added animations, please export your file as a PDF.
Total video length: 4:11
Chapters in video:
- Introduction: 00:00 (49 seconds long)
- Displaying the Ribbon (and 'missing' buttons): 00:49 (33 seconds long)
- Adding animations to bullet points ('On Click'): 01:22 (1 minute long) - Please don't skip this part!
- Adding animations to 'Sub-Points' (so they appear on click): 02:22 (1 minute 18 seconds long)
- Adding animations to multiple 'Sub-Points': 03:40 (32 seconds long)
- END OF VIDEO - 04:11
