PowerPoint Basics “Just what are we trying to do with this software anyway?”
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PowerPoint Basics
“Just what are we trying to do with this software anyway?”
Objectives
• State the role of PowerPoint slides in a presentation
• Understand the “less is more” concept for PowerPoint
• Use features that maximize effectiveness
Topics in PowerPoint Basics1. Presentation basics:
2. Creating your title slide
3. Adding new slides
4. Adding bulleted text
5. Changing slide layouts
6. Inserting clip art and images
7. Hyper linking to other slides, other files, or the Internet
8. Slide designs, colors and backgrounds
9. Basic animations
10. The Slide Master
A Visual Aid
Right
Wrong
Less is More
This is My Title Slide
And here is my Subtitle
Adding New Slides
or
Adding bulleted text
• Click, type, press Enter key
• Use Tab and Shift+Tab to indent
Practice Adding Bullets
Click various layouts to explore
Inserting Clip Art
Searching for clipart
• Type a Search for: word in the clip art panel
• Click GO
• Scroll down to view, click the image to insert
Always consider
This Clip Art Doesn’t Work
• Be sure the object enforces your message
Inserting My Own Image
Manipulating Images
Move arrow
Resizearrow
Practice adding images
Hyperlinks – Method 1
• Linking To Internet
(for example http://www.gtc.edu)– Simply type full web address on the slide and
press ENTER key
Hyperlinks – Method 2
• Select the word or image to make into link, then choose Insert->Hyperlink
Hyperlinks – Method 2
• A dialog box opens asking what to link to– Web page– A computer
file– A slide in this
PowerPoint– more…
Hyperlinks – Method 2
• Type the full web address into the Address bar,
• Or click on the browse button in the upper right, and surf to the site
To link to a slide within this presentation
• Choose:– Place in
this document
– Click the slide title to choose it to link to
– Click OK
Practice adding hyperlinks
Slide Designs
Slide Designs 2
Practice choosing slide designs
Basic Animations
• Select Slide Show -> Animation Schemes
Animation Schemes
• Choose an animation from the right-hand pane
Animation Schemes
• Bullet point 1
• Bullet point 2
• Bullet point 3
Animation Schemes
• Bullet point 1
• Bullet point 2
• Bullet point 3
Practice with Animation Schemes
Color
• Background color: Choose Format -> Background
Select More Colors… (for more choices)
Think about the impact of color
• Some audiences prefer light text on dark background
Changing Font Color (1)
• Select the text you wish to color
• Choose Format -> Font
Changing Font Color (2)
• Select from the drop-down Color menu
• Choose More Colors, if desired
More Colors dialog
Think about the impact of color
• Some audiences prefer light text on dark background
Practice with color
The Slide Master
• To CONTROL them ALL heh heh heh
Choose View -> Master -> Slide Master
The Slide Master
Play with Slide Master
• I usually space out my bullets more
• People like to change bullets
• Can add logo that appears on every slide
Play with Slide Master
• I usually space out my bullets more
• People like to change bullets
• Can add logo that appears on every slide
• I usually space out my bullets more
• People like to change bullets
• Can add logo that appears on every slide
Practice with Slide Master
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