Where to go for help with Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for focusing attention in your public presentations, but it is a complicated program with many options and capabilities. Due to the wide range of equipment and varying needs of each person, we are unable to provide PowerPoint technical support.

We try to keep this information updated, but if any of these links do not work, please email us!

Download a sample slide show

If you'd like to experiment to see if the our PowerPoint slide shows will work for you, click here to download a sample presentation. Please be patient. This is a large file and could take a while to download.

Some helpful websites

For anyone wanting to explore this software, here are a few websites that could help. There are many more websites, as well as classes and books on the topic. And don't forget the computer expert in your life!

Please note, the blurbs following each link are each website's own description of what they offer. In some cases we've added a further note.

The PowerPoint FAQ:

Questions about PowerPoint? Answers. Here! You'll find PowerPoint Help, PowerPoint Templates, PowerPoint Tips, PowerPoint Add-ins, How-Tos, Where to Download Free Viewers, Links and much more.

Note: This website has a page with links to free PowerPoint viewer software you can download.

About.com's PowerPoint 101

If you are new to Microsoft PowerPoint, you will find all the basics you need to know right here, to create effective and professional looking presentations. Free Step by step PowerPoint tutorials on how to use PowerPoint and tips take you through making a presentation effortlessly.

Oregon State University PowerPoint Guide

This guide offers PowerPoint beginners an easy and helpful guide for learning the fundamentals of PowerPoint so that you too can create your own presentations. It also serves as a ready reference tool of reminders for the multitude of basic functions and procedures as you explore the vast capabilities of PowerPoint. You will find that PowerPoint has nearly unlimited multi-media capabilities and the only limitations are you and your computer.

Cornell University Quick Start Guide to Using PowerPoint

A pdf document with an illustrated step-by-step account of how one presentation was put together.