PowerPoint Tutor

Follow the directions on each slide to learn how to use some of the features

of this program

Text Features

• You can change the color, size, style, and font of the text by highlighting it and using Format → Font.

• Change the text color to orange, size to 20, style to bold, and font to Comic Sans MS.

• Your toolbar can make these changes too. Try changing the text in both boxes on this page to be the similar: size 20, style bold, and font Comic Sans MS. Go to back to Format → Font and change the color to whatever you want.

Animation

• Text can be animated to appear on the slide in many ways.

• All text or pictures within a field (or box) will have to have the same animation.

• To animate go to Slide Show → Custom Animation.

• To animate the Title click in the box labeled Title.

• Click on the effects tab and select wipe and down, also select by letter.

• Click preview to see what it will look like and click okay to make your changes.

Animation Continued

• Pictures can be animated in the same way as text.

• Finally each part of a slide can be animated differently or not animated at all.

• You will need to decide which animation will happen in what order.

• To do that go to Slide Show → Custom Animation, click on the tab Order & Timing.

• You can decide here the order in which your boxes or fields will animate.

• You can set when the animation will happen.

Adding a Picture or Movie

• First you have to have a picture, movie, or clip art to add and know where the file is.

• Double click on the icon on the right (movie or picture) and get it from wherever it is.

Adding a Picture

• First you need a picture or clip art to add and to know where the file is.

• Double click on the icon on the right and you can insert clip art or your own graphic.

• Or go to Insert → Picture.

(This process works for movies and sound too.)

Transitions

• To create a transition between slides, go to Slide Show → Slide Transitions.

• Pick the transition and speed you would like; for practice try box out, medium.

• Set Start Animation to on mouse click with no sound. Click apply to all.

• You can apply your transitions to one slide or all of them.

• You can add sound to your transitions.

• You can make the transitions happen on a mouse click or after a certain time.

(You’ll probably want it on mouse click for your presentation.)

General Tips

• Don’t get carried away adding too many effects to your slide design, text, pictures, animations, or transitions.

• Try to keep your presentation consistent. Don’t pick a different layout and transition for each slide.

• Keep it simple! Don’t add sounds and change animation effects just because you can.

• Save, save, save your work frequently. Did I mention to SAVE your work?

Spell Check

• You can fix your spelling/grammar after you have created your whole presentation.

• Words spelled wrong should be underlined in red: this word is spelled rong.

• Errors in grammar will have to be found by reading your slides. It is probably best to do this out loud so you can hear your mistakes.

I just had to include this

BailYes.com, “The Penguin Slap” http://www.bailyes.com/Funny_Image_Gallery.htm, 11/8/04

And give them the credit!

You should cite your sources too! Here’s how…

References

• Tek-Mom is a good reference on how to cite your sources: http://www.tekmom.com/cite/

• This is a color coded example: Author. Title. [Online] Available http://address/filename, Date.