PowerPoint is a lot of fun to do and it's really very easy if you know how to move around in Word. Basically it's just word, only more creative. I self-taught on PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Access and now I teach others and use all of them daily in my work. Let me know if I can help. I'd say to relieve the stress, don't procrastinate and sit down and play with it before you even try to work on your assignment. There are a bunch of layouts you can use and if you don't like them, you can make your own. Are you using Office 2003 or 2007 (there's a pretty big difference in them)? Good luck and let me know if I can help.