PowerPoint offers a host of tools that will aid you in creating a presentation. These tools are organized logically into various ribbons in PowerPoint. The table below describes the various commands you can access from the different menus.
| Menu Category | Ribbon Commands |
|---|---|
| Home | Clipboard functions, manipulating slides, fonts, paragraph settings, drawing objects and editing functions. |
| Insert | Insert tables, pictures, images, shapes, charts, special texts, multimedia and symbols. |
| Design | Slide setup, slide orientation, presentation themes and background. |
| Transitions | Commands related to slide transitions. |
| Animations | Commands related to animation within the individual slides. |
| Slide Show | Commands related to slideshow set up and previews. |
| Review | Proofing content, language selection, comments and comparing presentations. |
| View | Commands related to presentation views, Master slides, color settings and window arrangements. |
Besides these depending on the objects selected in the slide, there are other menu tabs that get enabled.
