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    How do I add background music to my presentation?
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    Click the Insert tab and select Audio and then click "Audio from my PC." browse your computer for the audio file you want to set as your background music. After inserting the file, click "Play in Background" on the Playback tab.
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    How do I add background music to my presentation?
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    Click the Insert tab and select Audio and then click "Audio from my PC." browse your computer for the audio file you want to set as your background music. After inserting the file, click "Play in Background" on the Playback tab.
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    How do I insert arrows that point at specific objects on the slide?
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    Click the Insert tab and then click the "Shapes" button. Select the type of arrow you want to insert from the Lines or Block Arrows section. Once you've selected the arrow type, click and drag on the slide to draw the arrow. You can also use an image of an arrow if you want something more stylish.
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    How do I make bullet points appear one at a time by clicking?
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    Select the text box that contains the bullet points. Click the "Animation" tab and select the animation type you want to use. Double-check the animation sequence that appears next to each bullet point, and run the slideshow to test it out.
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    How to insert pictures to a PP Presentation?
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    Go to "Insert" then find the icon "Picture," click it, find the picture you want to insert, find the folder where the picture, is click the file, and insert. Done!
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    How can I insert checkboxes in my presentation?
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    PowerPoint doesn't support actual checkboxes, but you can use shapes creatively to make your own. Draw a square to act as the checkbox, and then use the checkmark symbol (✓) to make the box appear checked.
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    How do I download pictures form the internet and insert them into a PowerPoint presentation?
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    Save the picture to your computer, then insert it into the presentation using the Insert option. Usually you can save a picture by right-clicking, clicking "save image as," then saving the picture to your desired location.
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    How do I insert more lines?
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    Go to "Insert," and add a textbox for more typing space. You can then move the textbox to wherever you want. Make sure to save your work when you're done.
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    How can I put information from the internet in the slides of a PowerPoint?
    Community Answer
    Copy it from the internet, then go to PowerPoint, right click and click on Paste.
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    How do I add flames to my PowerPoint presentation?
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    Click "file" and press "Special Effects." Choose "fire," then click on the side "moving" or "staying still."
  • Question
    Which is the best font to use and what size is necessary to get good results?
    Community Answer
    Arial 12 pt is simple, easy to read, and projects better than most other fonts.
  • Question
    How many words we can use in each slide?
    Community Answer
    You can use as many as you can fit on the slide, which will vary depending on the size font you use.
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    How do I open a saved PowerPoint on another computer?
    Community Answer
    Save your work on a USB and then you can have access to your presentation on other computers.
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    How do I move slideshows from one PowerPoint to another?
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    Open the presentations you want to copy/move slides to and from. Click Slide Sorter on the View menu. On the Window menu, click Arrange All to display both presentations. Click the slide you want to move, and drag it to the other presentation.
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    How do I add slides?
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    Ctrl+M, or Insert tab, then click on the drop down arrow on NEW SLIDE and pick the slide of your choice.
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    How do I insert a video into my presentation that will work without WiFi?
    Aparna Dasgupta
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    Download the video from the internet. Basically it should be saved on your computer. Then click on "Insert" and click on "movie". A pop up to insert the video will appear. And you can add the video present on your computer.
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    How do I add a lot of pictures in my slideshow?
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    Click "Photo Album" at the top to start a new photo album. Click "File/Disk," and use the file browser to select all the photos you want to insert as slides.
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    How can I add a voice over to my PowerPoint presentation?
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    Click on the insert option from the menu bar, hover over the audio button on the right side, select it, then record your voice for each slide.
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    How do I insert a picture into my PowerPoint presentation and make it appear on each slide?
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    Format the first slide exactly like you want the picture to appear on the following slides. Right click on the slide and then select "Duplicate Slide" . You can repeat 2-3 times (or more) depending on how many slides you want to have that picture show on, and/or you can duplicate a few times: click "Ctl+Shift", select the duplicated slides, and again right click and "duplicate". This will paste the exact number of slides you have selected (so you don't have to click duplicate 50 different times).
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    What words can I use to start a presentation with a story when doing PowerPoint?
    Red Tree
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    You can use some words such as, "I will start my presentation with a short story, or I will began with a short story."
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    Is there a guideline on how many lines or words per slide?
    Wang Chi Yuen王之淵
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    Technically yes, there is a limit. If you make the text size 1, it would take about 500 (or more) words to fill the slide, but it would still fill. Or, the words will just squeeze out of the slide.
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