PowerPoint Quick Reference Guide
Create & Manage Slides
1. 1. *Create a New Presentation* - Open PowerPoint → Click *Blank Presentation*.
2. 2. *Change the Title Slide Layout* - Go to *Home* → *Layout* → Choose a new layout
(e.g., Title Only).
3. 3. *Add Text to a Slide* - Click inside the text box → Type your title or description.
4. 4. *Insert a New Slide* - Click *Home* → *New Slide* → Choose your layout.
5. 5. *Change Slide Layout* - Select a slide → Click *Layout* → Pick a different layout.
6. 6. *Edit Slide Master* - Click *View* → *Slide Master* → Change design, fonts, colors →
Close Master View.
7. 7. *Delete a Slide* - Right-click a slide thumbnail → Click *Delete Slide*.
8. 8. *Duplicate a Slide* - Right-click a slide → Select *Duplicate Slide*.
9. 9. *Rename a Slide* - Slides aren't renamed like Word files. Instead, edit the title text on
the slide to label it.
10. 10. *Change Slide Size* - Click *Design* → *Slide Size* → Choose *Standard* or
*Widescreen*.
Text & Formatting
11. 11. *Format with Bold, Italics, Underline* - Select text → Use *B*, *I*, or _U_ buttons in
the *Home* tab.
12. 12. *Change Font Style and Size* - Highlight text → Choose a new font and size.
13. 13. *Change Text Color* - Highlight text → Click *Font Color* (A with a color line) → Pick
a color.
14. 14. *Align Text* - Select text → Click *Align Left*, *Center*, *Right*, or *Justify* in the
Home tab.
15. 15. *Apply Text Effects* - Select text → Go to *Format* → Click *Text Effects* → Choose
shadow, glow, etc.
16. 16. *Insert an Image* - Click *Insert* → *Pictures* → Select from your device →
Resize/move it.
17. 17. *Insert a Shape* - Click *Insert* → *Shapes* → Select one → Draw it on the slide.
18. 18. *Change Line Spacing* - Select text → Click *Paragraph* → Choose *Line Spacing*
options.
19. 19. *Apply WordArt* - Click *Insert* → *WordArt* → Pick a style → Type your text.
20. 20. *Create a List with Numbers* - Highlight text → Click *Numbering* in the *Home*
tab.
Images & Visuals
21. 21. *Insert an Image from Your Computer* - Click *Insert* → *Pictures* → Select image
from your device.
22. 22. *Insert an Online Image* - Click *Insert* → *Online Pictures* → Search and insert.
23. 23. *Resize an Image* - Click image → Drag the corner handles to resize it.
24. 24. *Apply Image Styles* - Click image → *Format* tab → Choose a border or shadow
style.
25. 25. *Crop an Image* - Select image → Click *Crop* → Adjust edges → Press Enter.
26. 26. *Apply a Picture Filter* - Click image → *Format* tab → Use *Artistic Effects* for
filters.
27. 27. *Insert a Shape* - (Same as #17) Insert arrows, boxes, or circles using *Insert >
Shapes*.
28. 28. *Group Multiple Objects* - Select multiple items (hold Shift) → Right-click → Choose
*Group*.
29. 29. *Add a Screenshot* - Click *Insert* → *Screenshot* → Select window or screen area.
30. 30. *Insert a Logo* - Insert your logo as an image via *Insert > Pictures*, and place it on
each slide or Slide Master.