How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation Without PowerPoint

Even though the Microsoft Office Suite of applications has become the most popular solution for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, it is possible to accomplish easy tasks without the software. There are several free...

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Google Docs Presentation

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    Log in to Google through any web browser with your existing login ID.
    1. If you do not already have a Google identity, click "Sign up" to make one.
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    Click the "Create" button and choose "Presentation" from the list of choices.
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    Chose a theme and name your presentation by clicking the "Untitled presentation" field.
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    Add slides to your presentation by clicking "Slide: New Slide."
    1. Choose slide layout by clicking the "Layout" tab and selecting the layout you want.
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    Personalize your presentation by adding text, images, drawings, videos, tables or shapes. These are all available under the "Insert" menu.
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    You can also add some transitions by clicking the "Transition..." tab.
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    Use the "View" tab and than click the "Present" button to view your completed presentation and make any necessary edits.
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    Share your presentation with other Google users clicking the "File" tab and selecting "Share...".
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    Download the presentation to your computer using "File" > "Download as" > and selecting the desirable format.
    1. Once exported, you can email your presentation or save it to a network location or external drive.
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Zoho Docs

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    Create a Zoho user account at the website listed in the Sources section of this article.
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    Click the "Create" button and select "Presentation".
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    Enter a name of your presentation, chose a theme and click "OK" to start working on your presentation.
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    Add slides to your presentation by clicking the "New Slide" button above the left sidebar.
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    Insert text boxes, images, HTML code, links, a footer, smileys or horizontal rules to your slides using the "Insert" button.
    1. There are several types of graphic images to insert in the right sidebar.
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    You can also add animations and transitions by clicking the "Animation" and "Transition" tabs.
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    View your slide show and make any needed adjustments.
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    Choose how you will share your presentation by clicking the "Share" button.
    1. Zoho docs allows you to export presentation as PPTX, ODP, PPSX and PDF.
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Microsoft Office Online

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    Create a Microsoft account if you haven't already. Sign in.
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    Pick the "PowerPoint Online" Tile.
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    If you have presentations in your OneDrive(SkyDrive), you can open it by clicking Recent Documents on "OneDrive".
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    Otherwise, click New Blank Presentation. The app will work like a charm.
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    To save, click File. Then click Save As. Finally, click Download. Done.
Update 05 March 2020
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