PowerPoint: Using Photos and Video Effectively for Great Presentations

Learn best practices for using photos and videos in your PowerPoint presentations.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Working with Photos

• Why use photos in a presentation?
• Aesthetic recommendation when choosing images
• Technical requirements for presentation images
• Using stock photography
• Sources for free images
• Copyright essentials for presenters

2. Browsing Media

• Using the ribbon to browse content
• Browsing online
• Browsing photos and video
• Organizing media

3. Inserting Images Manually

• Using the Insert command
• Dragging and dropping images
• Copying and pasting images
• Using screenshots
• Inserting a photo album

4. Adjusting Images in PowerPoint

• Using Corrections commands
• Using Recolor commands
• Using Artistic Effects
• Creating background images
• Reusing an effect
• Compressing pictures

5. Masking Photos

• Cropping an image
• Cropping with a shape
• Adjusting an image within a crop
• Straightening a photo

6. Working with Transparency

• Using embedded transparency
• Removing a background
• Adding transparency with Photoshop
• Adding transparency with Photoshop Elements

7. Creating Photo-Based Layouts

• Designing with a grid
• Using photo-oriented themes

8. Inserting Video Files

• Supported files
• Adding a video file
• Trimming a video file's duration
• Setting the volume for a video clip
• Setting playback controls for a video clip
• Controlling video playback during a presentation

9. Prepping Images and Video Outside of PowerPoint

• Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop
• Prepping a photo for PowerPoint with Photoshop Elements
• Prepping a video file with QuickTime Pro
• Prepping a video file with Windows Media Encoder

Conclusion

• Wrapping up