Training: Watch and learn how to create a PowerPoint presentation, add/format text, and add pictures, shapes, and/or charts.

Are you new to PowerPoint? This is a step-by-step topic to help you create a basic presentation using PowerPoint

Learn how to create a presentation in PowerPoint. You can use PowerPoint to create a presentation from scratch or from a theme.

Quickly create a basic presentation in four steps by applying a theme, adding new slides with various slide layouts, and then adding visual interest by applying a slide transition to all slides.

With PowerPoint for the web running in your web browser, you can: Create presentations that include images, videos, transitions, and animations. Get to your presentations from your computer, tablet, or phone. Share and work with others, wherever they are.

All it takes is PowerPoint and your project plan, and you'll have a first draft, complete with images and speaker notes, in no time. Here's how Create a new presentation in PowerPoint or open an existing one to use its theme.

Create a new presentation. Open PowerPoint. Select Blank presentation, or select one of the themes. Select More themes to view the gallery and search for more.

With Copilot in PowerPoint, you can create a presentation from an existing Word document—or a PDF if you have a Microsoft 365 Copilot (work) license. Point Copilot in PowerPoint to your document, and it will generate slides, apply layouts, create …

Make labels for charts and graphs understandable. Use only enough text to make label elements in a chart or graph comprehensible. Make slide backgrounds subtle and keep them consistent. Choose an appealing, consistent template or theme that is not too eye-catching. You don't want the background or design to detract from your message.

Create compelling presentations easily with our video guide on Copilot in PowerPoint, powered by Microsoft Designer, to turn ideas into stunning visuals in a few prompts.