This tutorial is intended to supplement the Understanding PowerPoint Accessibility article. Placeholders in PowerPoint allow you to add text or multimedia content to a slide. Adding a text box (Home > ...

In PowerPoint 2007 -- and PowerPoint 2010 -- the animation effects are all located on the Animation tab in the Office ribbon. To make text fly in, you simply need to select the text and choose "Fly In ...

Change the layout of the slide to a blank layout. Click the Insert tab and click the Text box button. You can change the font and the size of the text. Right-click the text box and select Cut from the ...

It is possible to use PowerPoint for multiple things that don’t have to be used in a presentation. For example, if you wanted to add a caption to that funny photo lying dormant on your hard drive, you ...

Adding alternate text (alt text) to images, charts, and other visual elements in PowerPoint is essential for making presentations accessible to individuals who use screen readers. Here's how to add ...

Adding animations to a PowerPoint presentation can increase the impact of your words and images. The human brain pays more attention to moving objects, so animation effects automatically piqué the ...

Can PowerPoint speak aloud and read the text in my slideshows? Yes, it can. Using the Speak command, also known as the Text to Speech (TTS) feature, PowerPoint can read the text in your slideshows and ...

PowerPoint reads the font files on your computer and integrates those fonts for use in editing. There is a pretty extensive list built into your device, but if you want to use a font that isn’t ...

Be it your school, college, or workplace, we all come across a time when we have to give a presentation. And the most popular presentation software is none other than Microsoft PowerPoint. Not ...

When you present a slideshow, it’s likely that you have more to say than what displays on the slides. You may want to expand on the text you’ve included, or if the slide only contains visuals, explain ...

Public speaking is no easy feat. You spend hours creating the perfect PowerPoint, studying it daily to ensure you're an expert on the topic. You can't read straight from the PowerPoint because that's ...

To add live translation in PowerPoint, go to the Slide Show tab, click Subtitle Settings, and select your spoken and subtitle languages. Choose a microphone, and adjust subtitle placement. Start the ...