If you're new to Microsoft PowerPoint, this beginner-friendly tutorial will show you everything you need to know to get started. I walk through how to create a PowerPoint presentation from scratch—starting with templates or a blank slide, adding new slides, inserting text, images, and animations, and using transitions to make your slideshow look professional. You'll also learn how to: Use the Home, Insert, and Design tabs Format text and slide layouts Add speaker notes Reorder slides Apply themes and design ideas Use Presenter View and rehearse with the built-in coach Record and export your final presentation This is a full PowerPoint tutorial for beginners using Microsoft Office 365, but it also works with other recent versions of PowerPoint. By the end, you’ll know how to build, design, and present your own PowerPoint slide deck.