Power Point

DBI Work Readiness

Basic PowerPoint Skills

Customising PowerPoint

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There are two key areas you can customize in PowerPoint to enhance your productivity

o The Ribbon

o The Quick Access Toolbar

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Follow the below steps to customize your PowerPoint workspace and enhance your slide

development productivity

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The Ribbon

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The Ribbon contains all the commands related to managing presentations and working with

presentation content

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Across the top are task-specific tabs (e.g. File, Home, Insert, Design, etc.). Some tabs only

appear when you create or select certain types of objects such as pictures, tables, charts

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Each tab has an associated set of commands that are organized into logical groups

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Some groups on the Ribbon have additional commands that are accessed by clicking the

dialog box launcher in the bottom right-hand corner of the group

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You can minimize and expand the Ribbon by clicking on the upper right-hand corner of the

Ribbon tabs line

You can also add your own tab to the Ribbon

o Right-click anywhere on the Ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon

o In the lower right-hand side, select New Tab

o You can Rename the New Tab and the New Group by clicking on them and choosing

rename

o You can then add commands to your New Group from the left pane by clicking on a

command and then on the Add >> button

o To delete the New Tab, just click on it and click Remove

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The Quick Access Toolbar

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The Quick Access toolbar is located at the left end of the Title bar and, by default, displays

the Save, Undo and Redo buttons

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You can change the location of the Quick Access toolbar to appear either above or below

the Ribbon and you can customize it with the commands that you use frequently

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To add a command to the Quick Access toolbar:

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On the Ribbon, click the appropriate tab to display the

command that you want to add

Right-click the command and select Add...