1. PowerPoint
PowerPoint is used for creating slideshows that accompany speeches, lectures, or other types of presentations.
Slides can include text, images, animated elements, commands, pictures, clip art, hyperlinks, video, and audio.

2. A Design Theme can be added to a slideshow:
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A Design Theme can be added to a slideshow:

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A slide can be timed. This makes it easier to follow a time schedule when delivering a slideshow. The slide will automatically advance after a certain amount of time. This slide is set to advance after 10 seconds:

4. A transition to the slide can be programmed. Choose something subtle:
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A transition to the slide can be programmed. Choose something subtle:

5. Set it to advance to the next slide.
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Action buttons can be added to advance to the next slide. Go to the Insert tab, Illustrations group, Shapes command, Action Buttons.
Set it to advance to the next slide.

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An animation means something is changing/moving within the slide. One simple example would be a portrait of the speaker that is animated. Animated entrances can be timed, or can start by command.
This animated entrance is set to activate by command (by clicking the mouse button):
Also, the picture features a Picture Style.

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Use picture styles:

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To animate an object, select the object and then go to the animations tab:

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This animated entrance is set to activate by automatically (after the slide is displayed for 5 seconds). Also, it follows a motion path:

10. Set a custom motion path:
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Set a custom motion path:

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Another use of the animation would be to demonstrate a process, like how a patron can find your business:
The map was added using the Screenshot command in the Insert tab.
The clip art (car) follows a custom motion path. The speed of the clip art can be modified.
The car is activated by pressing the right-arrow key or with a mouse click (but can be set to be activated in a few other ways, too).

12. Drag and drop to change the order of slides in Slide Sorter view.
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Take a look at the View tab. When building your slideshow, it is best to use Normal view. You can use Slide Sorter view to change the order your slides, if needed.
Drag and drop to change the order of slides in Slide Sorter view.