Simple is elegant: Too many design elements create clutter that competes with the slideshow’s message. If your design background is limited, browse thru PowerPoint’s templates online for ideas.

Create a Picture background using the Table Background Tool Open Microsoft PowerPoint. Right-click on the slide and click Layout and select Blank Slide.

(For more polishing help, read PCWorld’s guides to spicing up your PowerPoint backgrounds, animations, and text effects.) These shortcuts will work with PowerPoint 2013 and 2016.

Everyone wants their PowerPoint presentation to be unique. Users would use photos, add colored and various font styles of text to make their presentation appealing to their audience. What if the ...