Creating a Timeline in PowerPoint
A step-by-step tutorial on building a timeline presentation
Introduction
- Welcome to another PowerPoint tutorial!
- In this video, we will show you how to create a timeline in PowerPoint.
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- Let's get started!
Step 1: Background Image
- Search for an image to use as the background for the first slide.
- Crop the image to a rounded rectangle shape.
- Adjust the roundness of the corners.
- Drag the black handles to the edges of the slide.
Step 2: Formatting
- Change the background color to black.
- Adjust the transparency of the image.
- Write the title of the timeline.
- Change the character spacing of the title.
Step 3: Adding Content
- Duplicate the slide and make the image smaller for the next slide.
- Move the text to the gray area outside the canvas.
- Decrease the transparency of the image.
- Add the first date and a connecting line.
Step 4: Continuation
- Duplicate the previous slide and adjust the elements.
- Extend the connecting line to the left.
- Insert a new date and description.
- Find a new image and format it with a shadow.
Step 5: Dynamic Transition
- Duplicate the previous slide and rearrange the elements.
- Copy elements to the next slide with different positions.
- Drag elements from the previous slide to create a dynamic transition.
- Paste elements into previous slides and adjust positions.
Step 6: Final Touches
- Paste elements from slide three into slide two.
- Copy title and description from slide two into slide one.
- Drag them to the left for composition.
- Select all slides and apply the 'morph' transition.
Conclusion
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