Open PowerPoint
Choose a template or select Blank Presentation
Add a title to the first slide
Create a new slide (Home → New Slide)
Select a slide layout (Title and Content, Title Only, Two Content, etc.)
Add text to placeholders by clicking and typing
Insert images (Insert → Pictures)
Insert icons (Insert → Icons)
Add charts (Insert → Chart)
Add tables (Insert → Table)
Insert shapes (Insert → Shapes)
Add SmartArt (Insert → SmartArt)
Add videos or audio (Insert → Video or Audio)
Apply a design theme (Design → Themes)
Customize theme colors and fonts (Design → Variants / Fonts)
Use transitions (Transitions → Transition to This Slide)
Set transition timing (Transitions → Effect Options / Timing)
Use animations (Animations → Add Animation)
Arrange animation order (Animations → Reorder)
Add presenter notes (View → Notes)
Check spelling (Review → Spelling)
Save the presentation (File → Save As)
Run a slideshow (Slide Show → From Beginning or From Current Slide)
Record a presentation (Slide Show → Record)
Export to PDF (File → Export → Create PDF/XPS)
Share or collaborate (File → Share)