Here’s an Overview of the PowerPoint Workspace

If you’re just getting started with PowerPoint, here’s a quick overview of the PowerPoint workspace. 

Here’s a quick overview of the workspace:

1. Office button: common to all Office applications.  Save, print, etc.

2. Quick access toolbar: customize and add features you want to access.

3. Slide thumbnail: access slides via thumbnail; can also access outline view.

4. Ribbon toolbar: features grouped in context for easy access.

5. Slide pane: the slide where you add content.

6. Placeholder icons: click to add specific content like charts & pictures.

7. Task pane: these open up specific to certain features like clip art.

8. Slide notes: add presenter notes or transcript.

9. Change view: switch between normal, slide sorter, or slide show.

10. Zoom: zoom in or out on slide content.

11. Fit to window: quickly fit the entire slide into the current window size.

PowerPoint Tutorial

Here’s a video tutorial that quickly walks you through the workspace area.

Click here to view the PowerPoint tutorial.