How to PowerPoint

The Rapid E-Learning Blog as a great year end wrap.  There’s a list of the top posts for 2009.  With the list is a link to 13 posts on the blog that has free resources.  So if you want some good information and free templates, check it out.

You can even download the template you see below.  And it’s all free.  Here’s a quick tutorial that explains how to edit the template.

The Rapid E-Learning Blog is giving away a free PowerPoint template.  In addition to the template, you get a great tutorial on how to create your own PowerPoint templates.

To view the tutorial and download the free template, go to Here’s a Free PowerPoint Template & How I Made It via the Rapid E-Learning Blog.

Check out How To Design Custom PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning (Plus 8 Free Templates) via the Rapid E-Learning Blog.

You’ll learn how to build your own PowerPoint template and you have access to download eight high quality templates free of charge.

The Rapid E-Learning Blog has two great posts on how to build custom graphics using PowerPoint.  The goal is to practice these techniques and improve your PowerPoint skills.

You’ll learn:

• to be more fluent with PowerPoint features
• rethink the graphics you can build
• new ways to illustrate the graphics you need

The posts contain quick tutorials and you can download the original PowerPoint source files.

Create Custom Icons

See How Easily You Can Create Graphics in PowerPoint by using an Illustrator tutorial as the basis for this PowerPoint tutorial.

Create a Television Monitor

Here’s How to Get Past a Screen Full of Bullet Points teaches you to create your own television monitor.  This technique could be used for a TV or computer monitor that could hold more information.

Here are three posts I did for the Rapid E-Learning Blog where I showed how to build out some ideas in PowerPoint.

Build a Puzzle

Build a Puzzle Animation in Just a Few Simple Steps walks though the process of building a puzzle sequence that reveals information as the learner advances.  There’s a tutorial as well.

Build a Cool Slide Template

Here’s How I Built That PowerPoint E-Learning Template walks through the process of building out a multi-colored template.  You can also download the PowerPoint files via the attachments link in the tutorial.

Create Your Own Handwritten Fonts

Over 100 Free Handwritten Fonts gives you links to a bunch of free fonts.  You’ll also learn to create your own for free.  Check out the tutorials.

Are you tired of the old standard PowerPoint templates?  Do you want to create your own, but don’t feel like you have the design skills?  Well, help is on the way.

Check out this post, The Secret to Creating Your Own PowerPoint Templates for E-Learning, from the Rapid E-Learning Blog.  It has a great tutorial on how to get design ideas for your next PowerPoint template.

Great Tips & Download 3 Free PowerPoint Templates

Not only will you get some great tips from the blog post, but you can also download three free PowerPoint templates that can be used for presentations or your rapid elearning courses.

Hope you’re inspired to create your own.  If you do, share them with us by via the comments section.