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PowerPoint basics

PowerPoint 2013 basics
From Office.com
PowerPoint 2010 basics for Windows
From the Goodwill Community Foundation
PowerPoint 2010 advanced presentation options
From the Goodwill Community Foundation.
- How to rehearse and record slide shows
- How to create a video of your presentation
- How to broadcast your presentation to remote audiences
- How to create handouts of your presentation
- How to customize your presentation with hidden or rearranged slides
PowerPoint 2007 basics for Windows
From the Goodwill Community Foundation
PowerPoint 2003 basics for Windows
From the Goodwill Community Foundation
How to create your first PowerPoint presentation
specific to PowerPoint 2003
Create SmartArt graphics & diagrams using PowerPoint 2010
From Office.com - This is an easy way to create great diagrams or other visual representations of your information. If you would like to use the diagram in other non-Office applications simply save the SmartArt slide as a jpg image file.
Create SmartArt graphics & diagrams using PowerPoint 2011
From Office.com - This is an easy way to create great diagrams or other visual representations of your information. If you would like to use the diagram in other non-Office applications simply save the SmartArt slide as a jpg image file.

Open PowerPoint 2008 presentations in 2004
This free download of XML File Format Converter will allow you to open .pptx file formats in PowerPoint 2004 for Mac (Note: works for PowerPoint, Word and Excel, and requires OS X 10.4.9 Tiger or later)
Open PowerPoint 2007 presentations in 2003 and older
Check out this page for information on how to open PowerPoint 2007 presentations in 2003 and older using a free, downloadable Compatibility Pack (Note: works for PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
PowerPoint compatibility: PC to Mac and back
(from PPTools) this helpful article offers insight on how to work with PowerPoint files between Windows and Mac platforms, including common issues and potential solutions

10 Tips for More Effective PowerPoint Presentations
(from Lifehack; Contributing Editor Dustin Wax) Tips on ways to make your PowerPoint enhance your presentation rather than detract from it
Creating Passionate Users
Stop your presentation before it kills again!
10 PowerPoint 2004 Tips to Beat Tight Deadlines
Microsoft.com tutorials
Which Tool is Right for You? Prezi vs. PowerPoint
(by KreativTeaching) This slideshare offers a side-by-side comparison of Prezi and PowerPoint, with tips on how to determine with tool would be most effective for your presentation
18 tips for killer presentations
(from LifeHack.com)
10 Public Speaking Tips: How to Relax, Focus, and Shine at Your Next Presentation
(from Purdue)