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Customize PowerPoint settings for the way you work. |
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Options for More Efficient Work
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Using the Tools/Options
menu, you can customize settings to create a more efficient work environment. Often people just leave the default settings, but there are a few changes you may want to modify if you intend to use PowerPoint on a regular basis.
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Set Up Your SlideShow
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Using the Slide Show/Set Up Show
menu, you can choose to run your presentation full screen, with individual controls - if you are sending the show to someone else or as a self-running presentation.
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Customize Your Toolbars
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Using the Tools/Customize menu, you can add useful buttons to your PowerPoint workspace.
See our special tip on adding frequently
used symbols to your presentations.
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Set Color Schemes: A set of eight balanced colors you can apply to slides, notes pages, or audience handouts. A color scheme consists of
a background color, a color for lines and text, and six other colors designed to make slides easy to read.
PowerPoint 2002 or higher: use Format/Slide Design and then select the Color Scheme menu item
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PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
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Shortcuts while preparing a presentation
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- CTRL+N
Create a new presentation
- CTRL+K
Insert a hyperlink
- F7
Check spelling
- CTRL+Z
Undo an action
- CTRL+Y
Redo or repeat an action
- ALT+F4
Quit PowerPoint
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- CTRL+M
Insert a new slide
- CTRL+D
Copy selected slide
- CTRL+O
Open a presentation
- CTRL+W
Close a presentation
- CTRL+P
Print a presentation
- CTRL+S
Save a presentation
- F5
Start your slideshow
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Shortcuts during a slideshow
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- B or PERIOD
Display a black
screen, or return to the slide show from a black screen
- W or COMMA
Display a white
screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen
- ESC, CTRL+BREAK, or HYPHEN
End a slide show
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- CTRL+H
Hide the pointer and
navigation button
- CTRL+P
Redisplay a hidden pointer
and/or change the pointer to a pen
- CTRL+A
Redisplay a hidden pointer
and/or change the pointer to an arrow
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How do you customize your workspace in PowerPoint? Let us know your suggestions and tips.
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