Hello and welcome to the class how to create awesome social media images for Instagram with PowerPoint. I'm Steve O'Sullivan and I'll be showing you how to make some cool images only using PowerPoint that you can then share on your personal or business Instagram account. Here's the outline of the class, you'll learn how to use PowerPoint to make stunning quote images like these in just a few minutes for free. Then you can share them with your Instagram audience to inspire and build your following. And just a few quick steps you'll learn to find free photos online. format the photo for Instagram, add your quote or text, add overlays, icons and other embellishments.

Add your personal or company branding, and export and save your new graphics to share on Instagram. Plus, I'll throw in a few fun tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your project. At the end of the course you'll have a week's worth Fantastic images to share online and in the Project Gallery. It's fast, fun and maybe a little addictive. Here are the requirements, you'll need just a few things before we get started with the project, you'll need Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 you'll need to download the course materials. And of course, you'll need an Instagram account.

A word of caution. With Microsoft there are 4011 ways to do anything. So I'm going to show you my workflow, but you may want to do some things differently if you're experienced with PowerPoint. I'm also going to show you a few tools that you may want to use to crop your images or do other formatting before you bring the photos into PowerPoint. These are totally optional, and they're either free or very inexpensive. If you don't already have PowerPoint 2016 you can download a free trial for Microsoft.

So who am I? I am not a professional designer, and you don't need to be one either. I'm not an expert. PowerPoint and you don't need to be one either. I am a professional marketer, an amateur photographer, a graphics nut and a font free. I love to learn new skills and I love to teach them toddlers.

Okay, if you're ready, let's dive in and create a first image.