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Power point 2007 How do I use the new features?The New Toolbar

This is where you will find the options located under the File tab in earlier versions of wordThe area surrounded by the red rectangle is the Home task bar. Here are the most common options used, such as cut, copy, text alignment, delete , find, select etc.The Insert tabUnder the insert tab you will find all of the options previously available in power pointThe new format makes these options more accessibleAlso a new feature of power point 2007 allows you to download features known as add-ins that optimize your presentation

The Insert Tab

By accessing Microsoft help and searching for add-ins you will be directed to the Microsoft website by double clicking the Downloads site on Office Online

Once at this website you can add-in tools that automatically embed youtube videos in your presentation, allow you to publish your presentation on-line or as a pdf, and many other optionsWhat is an Add-In?The Design Tab

The design tab allows you to change the design elements of the slide

The Page Setup and The Slide Orientation buttons allow you to change the layout of the SlideThe design templates at the top of the page allow you to preview what designs are available and how they will change the look of your presentation in real timeThe Animation TabOnce text is entered the Animation tab allows you to add movement to itThe custom animation keyOnce selected a window like this one is openedBy selecting text you can add effects to it by selecting an effect from the Add Effect keyOne of the new features in 2007 is the ability to preview the changes before you actually chose them

Animations continuedThe animations slide is where you can apply transitions between slidesYou can also add soundsChange transition speedApply advance slide transitions

The Slide Show TabThe place where the magic happens!Allows you to view your slide showSet up slide showRehearse timing using the advanced timeline settingNarrate your slide show!As long as you have access to a microphone you can narrate your slide show!

Why would you narrate your Slide Show?What if you wanted to really stress a point?What if you had a student who had visual difficulty?What if you had a student who had poor fine and/or gross motor skills?