PowerPoint basic commands

 The PowerPoint tabs are the control desk of

your presentation.
 The changes and addition that appear in your
Slide Editor will be thanks to a command from
this area.
 Once you click on a Tab, it will open its ribbon,
and there you’ll be able to see all the functions
related to that particular category.
Insert
 This tab is exactly what its name says it is.
 In this ribbon you’ll find all options

concerning adding a new element to your

slide.
 It can be a picture you have store in your PC,

or one you’ve found online.

 Design
 This is the tab you want to go to if you want
to customize the look of your presentation. It
offers you a wide range of pre-made designs
so you can give your presentation look more
polished.
 Even better, you can tune the color palette

and overall style (fonts, effect, etc.) the

design you chose.
 Transitions
 Transitions refer to the way it looks when you
go from one slide to another.
 By default, the next slide will simply “appear”.
 But PowerPoint offers you so many options to

change slides. Some are really classic, like

wiping the old slide to present the new one.
 Animations
 This ribbon controls the way the elements of
your slide appear (or disappear)
 By default, all elements will appear all

together as soon as you change slides.

 But PowerPoint gives you many options in

case you want to highlight something, go

point by point, or any other thing you want to
showcase.
 Slide Show
 As its name says, this tab is about presenting
you PowerPoint.
 It gives you several options to customize your

presentation. As a beginner, however, you’re

not very likely to use this tab much.