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4. Design in PowerPoint

There are many different design tools in PowerPoint that can be used to make your presentation look professional.

Here are some of those tools:

Themes

Select the Design tab.

Select one of the Themes.

Select one of the Variants.

PowerPoint Designer

Insert one or more pictures, a list of items, or a list of dates.

The Designer panel will open. Select the design you want.

You can also bring up Designer by selecting a picture, and then selecting Design > Design Ideas.

Transitions

To add a special effect, to transition from one slide to another:

Select the slide you want to add a transition to.

On the Transitions tab, select the effect you want.

Select Effect Options to change how the transition happens: From Right, From Left,

To undo a transition, select None.

Animations

To animate text or objects on a slide

Select the text or object you want to animate.

On the Animations tab, select Add Animation, and select the animation you want from the drop-down

To animate one line of text at a time, select one line of text, select an animation, select the next line of text, select an animation.

To choose when to Start Animations, select When Clicked, With Previous, or After Previous

You can also select the Duration or Delay.