If necessary,

• click the View menu in Normal view,

• point to Toolbars,

• click Drawing to display the Drawing toolbar.

On the Drawing toolbar,

• Click the Text Box button.

To add text that wraps, drag to lengthen the box, and then start typing.

To add text that doesn't wrap, click and then start typing.

Click outside the text box to deselect it.

Select the AutoShape to which you want to add text.

Type the text.

You can wrap text in an AutoShape or resize it:

• Right-click the AutoShape,

• click Format AutoShape,

• click the Text Box tab,

• select the Word Wrap In AutoShape check box

• or select the Resize To Fit Text check box

• click OK.

Click the Insert menu,

click Slides From Files.

Click the Find Presentation tab.

Click Browse, locate and select the file you want, click Open.

If necessary, click Display to display a miniature of each slide.

Select the slides you want to insert:

• To insert one slide, click the slide, then click Insert.

• To insert multiple slides, click each slide you want to insert, then click Insert.

• To insert all the slides in the presentation, click Insert All.

In Normal or Slide view, display the slide to which you want to add a table.

On the Standard toolbar,

click the Insert Table button.

Drag to select the number of rows and columns you want.

Release the mouse button to insert a blank table.

Press Esc to cancel the selection.

Click in a cell to place the insertion point and type your text.

Choose one of the following:

• Press Enter to start a new paragraph within that cell.

• Press Tab to move the insertion point to the next cell to the right (or to the first cell in the next row).

Use the arrow keys or click in a cell in the table to move around.

Click the Insert menu,

point to Movies And Sound,

click a command to insert a movie or sound from the Clip Organizer or a file.

Locate the movie or sound you want to insert from the Clip Organizer or a folder.

Click the movie or sound you want in the Clip Organizer, or click one from the dialog box, and then click OK.

Right-click the sound icon or movie object,

click Edit Sound Object or Edit Movie Object.

Change the sound or movie settings.

• To play continuously, select the Loop Until Stopped check box.

• For a movie, select the Rewind Movie When Done Playing check box, or select the Zoom To Full Screen check box.

• For a sound, select the Hide Sound Icon During Slide Show check box.

• Click OK.

PowerPoint spellchecker checks the spelling of

• entire presentation including all slides,

• outlines,

• notes pages,

• handout pages.

Correction in two different ways:

• Spelling button on the Standard toolbar checks the entire presentation.

• If you see wavy red line under a word:

  • right-click the word and choose the correct spelling from the list.

PowerPoint style checker works with the Office Assistant to help correcting common presentation style mistakes:

• incorrect font size,

• inconsistent punctuation,

• other readability problems.

Click the Tools menu,

click Options.

Click the Spelling And Style tab.

Select the Check Style check box.

Click Style Options.

Click the Case And End Punctuation tab or the Visual Clarity tab.

Select the style options you want to set.

Click OK twice.

If a light bulb appears,

• click the light bulb,

• click an option on the Office Assistant.

If a red wavy line appears under a word as you type,

• right-click the word,

• click the correct spelling.

To spell-check the entire presentation,

• click the Spelling button on the Standard toolbar.

If the Spelling dialog box appears:

• Change button changes the spelling,

• Ignore button ignores the word,

• Add button adds word to the dictionary.