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This document provides a beginner's cheat sheet for Microsoft PowerPoint, outlining the basic interface elements like the title bar, ribbon, and slide layout options. It also describes common cursors used in PowerPoint and some essential keyboard shortcuts.

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Beginners PPT Cheat Sheet - 0

This document provides a beginner's cheat sheet for Microsoft PowerPoint, outlining the basic interface elements like the title bar, ribbon, and slide layout options. It also describes common cursors used in PowerPoint and some essential keyboard shortcuts.

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Beginners PowerPoint Cheat Sheet

Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentations program consisting of a series of slides that visually outlines
information for presenters.
Example: Business presentation, sales pitch, photo album, lectures, school projects, and much more.

1. Title Bar- This bar by default has a title and it is called “Presentation1” until the file is saved and
renamed.

2. Quick Access Toolbar- Instant access to commonly used commands.

3. Ribbon- A list of commands sharing a similar functionality stored in 9 different tabs.

4. Slide- A slide is an electronic page positioned in landscape orientation.

5. Placeholder- A placeholder is a box with a dotted outline, designed for the placement of
content, mainly text.

6. Slide Layout- This command offers options on setting up the placement of placeholders.

7. Slides Pane- This area holds a thumbnail version of the actual slides in the presentation.

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Reinvestment Act’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
8. Outline Pane- This is an alternative area to enter text besides slides.

9. Notes Area/ Speaker Notes- This area can be used as a reference or reminder for the
presenter.

Cursors are symbols that indicate a variety of things.


Pointer Cursor
 Movable object that allows you to navigate on the screen
 Helps in choosing objects on screen by pointing on them and clicking

I-Beam Cursor
 Indicates if there is a writing area
 Instrumental in helping select text

Insertion Point Indicator


 Point that indicates where text will appear from on page

Draw Object Cursor


 Will help with dragging to place text box or shape onto slide

Drag and Drop Cursor


 Drags objects to different places on the slide

Re-Sizing Cursor
 Sizing handles can be dragged to resize an object

Keyboard Essentials

Enter Key This key creates new slides on


a presentation.

Ctrl + M Both of these keys can also


create new slides on a
presentation.

These keys will erase slides


Backspace and Delete Keys from the presentation.

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