Using Microsoft PowerPoint for Scholastic Posters February 23
rd, 2009
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Objectives Utilize design principles that emphasize and clarify
message Know where to go for quick, high-quality scholastic poster
printing and lamination Change the dimensions of a slide to
correspond to desired poster dimensions Alter slide design Insert
text boxes, bulleted and numbered lists, AutoShapes and images
Position images and text boxes with incredible, mind-boggling
accuracy
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Lets get our hands dirty
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Page SetupFile Use Page Setup in the File menu Maximum of 56
for page dimensions Zoomstandard toolbarView Use Zoom in the
standard toolbar or the View menu to approximate how the final
product will look Page Setup may be changed after the slide is
created Sizing your slide (1) Text that appears OK in Fit mode may
be surprisingly large in the final product. Use the Zoom feature to
check. (2) Images that look fine in Fit mode may appear pixilated
in the final product if the image files are not large enough. Use
high-quality pictures of appropriate size.
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Slide DesignFormat Click on Slide Design from the Format menu
Click on the design template you want to try. Numerous additional
templates are available for free on the Web, both from Microsoft (
http://office.microsoft.com/en-
us/templates/CT101527321033.aspx?av=ZPP ) and others.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-
us/templates/CT101527321033.aspx?av=ZPP Altering slide design
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Putting stuff on your slide Putting stuff on your slide
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1) Insert drawing toolbar 1) To create a new text box, select
the text box icon from the Insert menu or the drawing toolbar. 2)
2) On the slide, point to where you want the text box, click, drag
to the size you want, and then paste or type text. 3) 3) To change
the formatting of the textbox, make sure the text box is selected,
then double click its border. Text Boxes
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1) 1) Create a text box as outlined in the previous slide. 2)
2) Make sure the text box is selected, then click on the border to
make the diagonal lines change to tiny dots. 3) formatting toolbar
3) Click on the number or bullet icon in the formatting toolbar,
depending on which one you want. 4) Bullets and NumberingFormat 4)
Change formatting by selecting Bullets and Numbering from the
Format menu. Numbered/Bulleted Lists
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1) AutoShapesdrawing toolbar 1) Click on AutoShapes in the
drawing toolbar. 2) 2) Click on the AutoShape you wish to insert.
3) 3) On the slide, point to where you want the AutoShape, click,
then drag to the size you want. 4) 4) Change the formatting of the
object by double clicking on it to open its format window.
AutoShapes
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1) PictureInsertClip Art 1) Select Picture from the Insert
menu, then Clip Art. 2) Search Modify 2) Type in your search text,
then click Search. If the search doesnt find an image you want,
click on Modify to attempt again with different search text. 3) 3)
Double click on the picture you want to insert. 4) 4) Double click
on the picture on your slide to open the formatting window. 5)
Clips OnlineInsert Clip Art 5) If you havent found a picture you
want, click on Clips Online at the bottom of the Insert Clip Art
window to find clips from Office Online. Clip Art Images
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1) 1) Find a picture you want to use. A great resource is
http://www.flickr.com/ (youll need to register, but its worth it).
Save the image you want to a location youll
remember.http://www.flickr.com/ 2) PictureInsert From File 2)
Select Picture from the Insert menu, then From File. Find the
picture in the location to which you saved it. 3) 3) Double click
on the picture once its on your slide to open the formatting
window. Other Images
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especiallyDont start from scratch especially with text boxes,
or any other component with identical design elements that will
repeat on your slide. To copy text boxes: 1) 1) Select the text box
with the design elements you want to replicate, then click on its
border to change the diagonal lines to tiny dots. 2) Ctrl+CCopyEdit
2) Press Ctrl+C or select Copy from the Edit menu to copy the text
box. 3) Ctrl+VPasteEdit 3) Press Ctrl+V or select Paste from the
Edit menu to paste the text box. Use What You Got
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especiallyDont start from scratch especially with text boxes,
or any other component with identical design elements that will
repeat on your slide. To copy text boxes: 1) 1) Select the text box
with the design elements you want to replicate, then click on its
border to change the diagonal lines to tiny dots. 2) Ctrl+CCopyEdit
2) Press Ctrl+C or select Copy from the Edit menu to copy the text
box. 3) Ctrl+VPasteEdit 3) Press Ctrl+V or select Paste from the
Edit menu to paste the text box. Use What You Got
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especiallyDont start from scratch especially with text boxes,
or any other component with identical design elements that will
repeat on your slide. To use the Format Painter: 1) 1)Select the
text box with the design elements you want to replicate, then click
on its border to change the diagonal lines to tiny dots. 2)Format
Painter standard toolbar 2)Click on the Format Painter icon in the
standard toolbar. 3) 3)Click anywhere on the destination text box.
Use What You Got
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For images or AutoShapes, double click on them to open the
formatting window. For text boxes, click on the text box to select
it, then double click on the border to open the formatting window.
PositionClick on the Position tab. Change the horizontal and
vertical dimensions as desired accurate to a hundredth of an inch.
Positioning (superhero level)
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Other Hints
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Ordering objects Ordering objects 1) 1) Select the object you
wish to place below or on top of another object on your slide 2)
Drawdrawing toolbar 2) Click on Draw in the drawing toolbar. 3)
Order 3) Select Order. 4) Bring to Front 4) Click on the
appropriate option for your task (e.g., Bring to Front). Other
Hints
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Grouping objects Grouping objects 1) drawing toolbar 1) If its
not already pressed, click on the white arrow in the drawing
toolbar. 2) 2) Click and drag to draw a rectangle encompassing all
of the objects you wish to group together. Youll know if you did it
correctly if you see corner handles appear around each object you
wanted to select. 3) Drawdrawing toolbar 3) Click on Draw in the
drawing toolbar. 4) Group 4) Click on Group. 5) GroupingUngroup 5)
To undo, right click on the group of objects, select Grouping, then
Ungroup. Other Hints
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What weve covered Utilizing design principles that emphasize
and clarify message Knowing where to go for quick, high- quality
scholastic poster printing and lamination Changing the dimensions
of a slide to correspond to desired poster dimensions Altering
slide design Inserting text boxes, bulleted and numbered lists,
AutoShapes and images Positioning images and text boxes with
incredible, mind-boggling accuracy