Adding video and narration

to your slideshow

A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

• Inserting Clip Art• Inserting Photos• Inserting Graphics• Photo Backgrounds

Using Clip Art

• Mac: Insert menu-- Picture-- Clip Art» OR: Use Formatting Palette

(View-- Formatting Palette)

• Windows: Insert-- Picture-- Clip Art (use task manager on right side

of screen)

Using Photos

• Mac: Insert-- Picture-- From File

• Browse for photo (Desktop, folder, etc.)

• Windows: Insert-- Picture-- From File– OR- use button from toolbar

* remember to resize/rotate pictures first!

• Add Symbols, Objects, Lines, Tables, Charts, and WordArt

• Windows Drawing Toolbar:

Backgrounds

• Format-- Slide Background-- use drop-down menu to fill with solid color or use fill effects

*Tip: Use a photo editor to crop and lighten pictures

So is Sound!

• Insert sound effects (Insert menu-- Movies and Sounds-- Sound from File)

• Record your voice• Ideas:

– Narrate a book– Voice your opinion– Record a message

* Note: Change General Preferences to link sounds with file size greater than [50000 kb] or make sure file is in same folder with .ppt presentation

Pictures that Move!

• Use camera to record movie• Save to desktop (.avi file in DCIM folder)

• Insert into presentation(Insert-- Movies and Sounds--

Movie from File)