To ungroup objects


Select the object that you want to ungroup
On the drawing toolbar, Select  Grouping  -  Ungroup

To group objects

Select the objects that you want to group by pressing  Shift Key
On the drawing toolbar, Select  Grouping -  Group

To move a text or an object


Select the  text or object
On the standard tool bar, Click the Cut  button
Position the cursor in  required place
On the standard toolbar, Click the Paste button

To copy a text or an object


Select the  text or object
On the standard tool bar, Click the Copy button
Position the cursor in  required place
On the standard toolbar, Click the Paste button

To format bullets with a different symbol or picture.


Click the bulleted line of text that you want to format
On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering
Click Character or Picture Button, and then Double Click on a desired Bullet

To change text alignment


Select the Text box
On the formatting toolbar, Click an alignment button (Align Left, Align Center, Align Right)                               

 or

Go to Format _ Alignment,  Click an alignment button (apply for Justify)

To change Text style

Select the text in which you want to change text style.
On the formatting toolbar, click a formatting button (such as Font, Font size, Bold, Italic, Underline, Shadow and Font color).

Drawing an object


To draw an Object, On the drawing tool bar, click the Auto shapes button
Point to a Category, and then Click  an object
Drag to draw a shape

To create a Text box.



      On the drawing toolbar, Click the Text box button,
Position the pointer on the slide, drag the pointer to create a box and then type the text.

Deleting a Slide



To delete a slide, Select the slide and then go to Edit _ Delete Slide
or Press Del Key in Keyboard


Inserting a Slide


Use one of following commands to insert a new (blank) slide
On the formatting toolbar, Click the new slide button,
Go to Insert -- New Slide or Press Ctrl + M

Note : To insert slides from other existing presentation.
Select Insert ] Slide from files
Click the Find presentation tab, and then click Browse.
Navigate to the location of the presentation that you want to insert slides and Click the presentation and then click open.
Click the slide that you want to insert, click insert, and then click close.

View Modes of PowerPoint presentation


Normal View
Switches to slide view, where you can work on one slide at a time.



Slide Sorter View
Displays all slides of your  presentation in  small size , complete with text and graphics. In slide sorter view, you can reorder slides, add transitions and animation effects, and set the timings for electronic slide shows.


Slide Show (from Current Slide) 
Runs your slide show, beginning with the current slide if you're in slide view or the selected slide if you're in slide sorter view.

Opening Your Existing PowerPoint presentation


To open a PowerPoint presentation use one of the following commands
 Press  Ctrl + O
            File  -- Open
            Click  Open   Button in the Standard Toolbar