• Backgrounds

•Pictures

•Movies

•Sounds

•Lists

•Excel Files

•Charts

•Word Files

• Drawing

•Transitions

– Presentations, Projects

– Outlines, Displays, Slide Shows

I. Create a New Presentation

II. Views in PowerPoint

III. Insert Special Objects

IV. PowerPoint Examples

AutoContent - Fast and Simple Presentation

Template - Constant Design & Style

Blank - Do-it-Yourself Presentation

Basics:

SlideOne Slide:

Holds info, text, pictures, etc

Slide Slide

Slide Slide

Many Slides:

Make a Slide Show Presentation

Choose Layout:

Chose from a variety of layouts, or pick blank to design your own

Choose Color Scheme, Background, or Design

Toolbars and Editing:

Drawing Tools:

• Shapes

• Arrows

• Lines

Paint and Text:

• Colors

• Formatting

• Sizes

Text Features:

• Movement

• Animation

Text Box:

• Use this for Inserting Text

There are many useful toolbar functions

Slide Show Properties:Slide Show Menu (ctrl-d)

Set Times- set times by going throughthe slideshow

Buttons- add special actions easily

Transitions- add special transitions between slides

PowerPoint Tips:

• Use consistent color scheme and design layout for each slide

• Use toolbars to make detailed changes

• AutoCorrect Wizards give suggestions and check spelling as you create

• Can incorporate objects and files of almost any kind

• PowerPoint Viewer allows any computer with Windows 95 or above to run a presentation, with or without PowerPoint

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View 1: Slide

Single Slide

Views- use to change easily

Menus and Toolbars

View 2: Outline

Views- use to change easily

Listing of Slide Titles and InfoTools

View 3: Slide Sorter

Views- use to change easily

Shows all Slides in Order

Makes it easy to organize, insert, delete, and copy by showing all the slides at one time

View 4: Notes Page

Views- use to change easily

Slide Design and Layout

Notes and Information about the Slide

View 5: Slide Show

Controls

Lets you run through the entire presentation, seeing displays, graphics, timings and transitions

Slide MasterSlide Master- sets boxes

and sections around elements for editing

Title Master- allows you to set styles and designs for a SlideShow title slide & give presentation consistency

Handout Master- lets you create a handout, setting up needed boxes and sections for you

Notes Master- sets and displays a section for slide notes

Lets you see details of your slide show, and manipulate it to be just how you want it

Can insert most Anything into a Presentation:

• Special Effects

• Images

• Files

Special Effects:

Buttons can be made for actions and done upon click or mouse-over

Text Can move around the screen in many different ways

- And animation previews let you view the transitions and animated portions of your slide

Images:

You can insert images in Microsoft Clip Art

Or images from file

Files:Just about any file can be inserted into a PowerPoint Presentation.

Even sounds, WebPages, and other PowerPoint Presentations can be included as links

The possibilities are endless!

There are several examples of effective PowerPoint Presentations you may want to check out:

• ‘How to Use Power Point’ by Kristi Witsman

How to Use PowerPoint

A presentation by the officers ofAWC

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