PowerPoint 2016 Instructions - Design Tips, Animations, Transitions, Zoom, Hyperlinks, Office Mix

Sep 4, 2026

PowerPoint 2016 instructions guide users through creating more engaging slides using practical, step-by-step techniques. It explains how to find and apply design themes and templates, adjust theme color variants, align images and text boxes, and remove image backgrounds with keep/delete area tools. The guide also covers animation basics, coordinating appear/disappear timing, building a Morph transition, adding trigger animations, and creating summary zooms and internal hyperlinks across slides. It concludes with setup and screen recording directions for Office Mix.

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Design Tips

Find design ideas and slide templates

Change theme colors

Align images and text boxes

Remove image backgrounds

Animations, Triggers, and Transitions

Make items appear or disappear

Coordinate appear/disappear timing

Create a Morph transition

Add a trigger animation

Zoom and Hyperlinks

Add a summary zoom

Create a hyperlink to different slides

Office Mix

Download Office Mix

Create a screen recording

PowerPoint 2016 Instructions Design Tips 1) How do I find design ideas and slide templates? • Open PowerPoint. A variety of templates will appear. • Open PowerPoint, click on Blank Presentation, and select the Design tab. Choose one of the themes. You can also select the Design Wizard for additional options. 2) How do I change the color of a slide theme/template? Choose the design you want and then under the Design tab, click on the dropdown next to the Variants box. Choose Colors, then Customize Colors. Choose the color schemes you want, then select Save. 3) How do I align images and text boxes? Select the image or text box. Click on the Format tab at the top and choose Align. Select the type of alignment you want. To align two images right next to each other, place the first image where you want it, then select the second image. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the image to the correct spot. Several dotted lines will faintly appear at the top and bottom to help you align it to the first image. 4) How do I remove the background of an image? Paste or insert the image into your PowerPoint. Then select the image and click on the Format tab. Choose Remove Background. Select Mark Areas to Keep and click every section on the image that you want to appear. Next, select Mark Areas to Delete and click every section on the image that you do not want (turning it pink). When you are finished, select Keep Changes. If you make a mistake or need to edit the image more, click on Remove Background and repeat the instructions above. Click on Discard All Changes if you want to start over. Animations, Triggers, and Transitions 1) How do I make a word, phrase, or image appear or disappear? Select or highlight the item you wish to animate, click on the Animations tab, and select Appear (or Disappear). If you do not see these options, click on Add Animation and choose the correct animation from the list. Click on Animation Pane to make sure the animation was added correctly. 2) How do I make a word, phrase, or image disappear at the same time another one appears? Highlight the item you want to disappear, click on the Animations tab, and select Disappear. Next, highlight the item you want to appear and select Appear. Open the Animation Pane and click on the dropdown arrow next to the Appear animation (the one with the green star) . Select Start With Previous. 3) How do I create a Morph transition? Create all your slides first. Then select each slide except for the first one. Click on the Transitions tab and select Morph. 4) How do I add a trigger animation? Select or highlight the item you wish to animate (e.g. a word or phrase that is meant to appear on click or a share that is meant to disappear on click) . Click on the Animations tab and select the correct animation (Appear or Disappear) . Open the Animation Pane and click on the dropdown arrow next to the animation. Select Timing (alternatively, you can select Triggersat the top of the page) . Choose Triggers and then click the radio button next to “Start effect on click of””. Choose the name of the animation in the animation pane. Then click OK. Zoom and Hyperlinks 1) How do I add a summary zoom? Create your slides first. Each section of your PowerPoint should have a unique starting slide that introduces the topic. Click above the first slide in your PowerPoint on the left-hand side, then select the Insert tab. Click Zoom, then Summary Zoom. Check the box next to the starting slides for each section. Then select Insert. You can now start your slide show. Whenever you click on the image of a starting slide in your summary slide, it will take you to that section of your PowerPoint. Once you are finished advancing through the slides in that section, PowerPoint will return you to the summary slide. 2) How do I create a hyperlink to different slides in my PowerPoint? Create your slides first. Then create a slide with text or images that will

FAQs

How can I find design ideas and slide templates in PowerPoint 2016?

Open PowerPoint to view available templates, or choose Blank Presentation and then use the Design tab to select a theme. For more options, use the Design Wizard.

How do I change the color scheme of a slide theme?

On the Design tab, open the Variants dropdown and select Colors, then choose Customize Colors. Select the color schemes you want and click Save.

How do I create a Morph transition in PowerPoint 2016?

Create all slides first. Select each slide except the first, then go to the Transitions tab and choose Morph.

Sep 4, 2026

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