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(Edited 4/30/07 ADA)
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Creation Steps |
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To Start PowerPoint:
Home/Typical Office Installation: Go to Start/ Programs/ Microsoft Office/ PowerPoint (sometimes PowerPoint will be listed at the Programs level) Or On the Desktop, double click the Microsoft Office folder then Microsoft PowerPoint |
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To insert a graphic
Choose Insert/Picture then either |
To insert a text box
Choose Insert/Text Box then either |
To Insert slides
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Choose the display mode for PowerPoint [see "f" in
graphic at the beginning of this page].
A. Normal display: outline on the left, slide
on the right
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Effects add focus points to your slide and make
your presentaton more visually interesting. An outline
for example can be developed with one line being added at a time. The
line
can fly in from the top, bottom, left or right. With PowerPoint you can
have the same or different effects on each slide. To add effects
to a slides in Normal Display mode:
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Transitions are the display or actions that
occur as the presentation
goes from one slide to another. With PowerPoint you can have the
same or different transitions between slides. One interesting
possibility is to start a narration for the next slide ( to add a
narration see Sound
Recorder)
between slides:
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Format Toolbar:
B Add a new slide, click then choose slide type C Microsoft PowerPoint Help to find methods for performing a task D To view more tool buttons E Click down arrow to select a text type F Change text size G Change font to Bold H Change font to Italic I Change font to Underline J Change selected text to left adjust K Change selected text to centered L Change selected paragraphs to numbered M Change selected paragraphs to bullets N Increase font size (also there is a decrease font size) O Show common task buttons P Add or remove buttons from the toolbar |
| Draw tools are used to create and manipulate
graphic objects. Choose View/Toolbars/Drawing if the
Drawing toolbar is not on the screen. The draw tools perform the
following operation to selected objects. A. Arrange and manipulate paint objects Group, Order, Snap, Nudge, Align, Rotate, Flip) and Change Auto Shapes B. Select object cursor C. Free rotate a selected object D. Choose auto shapes E. Line drawing tool F. Line with arrow tool G. Rectangle tool H. Oval tool I. Add a textbox tool J. Insert WordArt K. Insert Clip Art L. Fill a shape with color or pattern M. Choose a line color N. Choose a font color O. Choose a line style P. Choose a dash style Q. Choose an arrow style R. Choose a shadow style for a selected shape S. Choose a 3D style for a selected shape T. Add or Remove buttons |
There are two output formats for PowerPoint
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Print Options: PowerPoint has four
"Print What"
options
Slides--use these to make overheads Handouts--you can have from two to 6 slides 9 miniature versions of your slides on a page for your use are as handouts. This is a 6 per page version: Outline view--Prints the outline of your presentation A Click here to print all slides B Click here to print only those you list C Type slide numbers to be printed here D Click here to select the choices of slides, Handout Pages, Notes Pages or Outline View E Choose number of miniature versions of your slides per printed page F Shows an outline version of what your printed page will look like |