Tweet Learn PowerPoint 2013: Free training videos from Microsoft

Every new software or software upgrade comes with new features and UI changes which you might find difficult to figure out easily. Microsoft's PowerPoint 2013 set to release later this year would also require some learning effort to fully utilize the potential of new features and functionality.

Though basic things and features are still the same as they were in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010, yet PowerPoint 2013 has lot of new features, UI changes and close integration with web.

Following tutorials from Microsoft explain various features and functionality and unveil the potential of  PowerPoint 2013.

1) Switch from 2003 to 2013

2) First look- Ribbon and commands

3) How things are organized- Menu, mini toolbar, Print preview

5) Save, publish and share

Microsoft has created these tutorials to help you easily switch to PowerPoint 2013. Tutorial in the form of a presentation can also be downloaded from Microsoft's website.

Note: These videos were extracted from the training presentation available on MS website to share with blog readers.

Tweet Free PowerPoint 2007 tutorials

There are numerous free resources available for PowerPoint 2007on the internet using which not only you can learn the basics like  "How to create your first presentation?" but also the advance things like "How to use advance animation effects?".

Here are some of the presentations which cover some of these topics and may help you in big way in the use of PowerPoint 2007.

What is PowerPoint 2007?

How to use ribbon in PowerPoint 2007?

PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn PowerPoint 2007 Animation Effects

What's the difference between embedded and linked media

Also see "How to switch from 2003 to PowerPoint 2007?" and "PowerPoint 2010 free learning resources".