Introduction To Power Point New

Introduction to PowerPoint

Arlington Public LibraryShirlington BranchDavid Bishop, Instructor

Introduction

What is PowerPoint?

A program which creates presentations.

Part of the Microsoft Office suite.

How to Find PowerPoint

The PowerPoint icon Located on the computer desktop Located on Start menu

Working In The Slide Area

The slide plane The slides tab The notes pane

Adding New Slides

Right click on the thumbnail to create a new slide.

Typing Text Into The Slide Area

Once you begin typing, you will see default bullets. You can right click on the slide area and change the

bullets. You can also change the formatting by selecting

Format on the tool bar, or by using the formatting toolbar.

Slide Navigation

Once you have created several slides, click on a slide thumbnail and it will appear in the slide plane.

You can go back and forth between slides by clicking on the slide thumbnails.

Create Notes For The Presentation

You can create notes in the notes pane to supplement you presentation.

The notes pane is located on the bottom the slide area.

Picking a Design and Layout

Right click on thumbnail slides and select Design. Do the same with Layout.

You can also use the Design command on the toolbar to pick a design.

Working Within the Layout

The Layout consists of a title placeholder, text placeholder and content placeholder

Inserting Pictures and Graphics

Click the insert icon. Or select Insert from toolbar. Then select

Picture.

Slide Transition

You can change the way the slides “transition.”

You can speed it up or slow it down. You can create interesting effects as well. Select Slide Show on the toolbar or right click

on a thumbnail slide.

Slide Show Schemes

Slideshow schemes make your presentation interactive.

Click on the Slide Design tab. It consists of color schemes and animation schemes.

You can also find these commands on the Slide Show command.

Printing Options

Print slides or handouts Go to File and select Print Preview. Select

either “print slides” or “print handouts.” Select “landscape” or “portrait.” Select options to choose black and white or

color.

Quick Review of PowerPoint Toolbars (time permitting) Command toolbar Formatting toolbar

Create Your Own PP Presentation