Ten or more useful features in PowerPoint 2007 For existing users who are upgrading to PowerPoint 2007. This workshop will cover valuable new features including: Custom Slide Layouts, Picture Styles, and the Selection Pane. The workshop will also introduce features standard to all Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) including: Ribbons, SmartArt, and Open XML file formatting. ant Professor | Director of Instructional Technology Services | Seattle Pacific Univers 1
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Ten or more useful features in PowerPoint 2007
For existing users who are upgrading to PowerPoint 2007. This workshop will cover valuable new features including: Custom Slide Layouts, Picture Styles, and the Selection Pane. The workshop will also introduce features standard to all Office 2007 programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) including: Ribbons, SmartArt, and Open XML file formatting.
David Wicks | Assistant Professor | Director of Instructional Technology Services | Seattle Pacific University | [email protected]
Quick TourOffice ButtonQuick Access
Tabs
Group
Ribbon
Command
Mini Toolbar
Open XML file formatting
• XML - Extensible Markup Language• Smaller file size• Improved recovery of damaged files• File format is open and available for other
vendors to use when creating translators.• Backwards compatible with other versions of
Office – Link to compatibility pack
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Live Previews• Quickly see formatting changes before you apply
them• Can be confusing if you aren’t aware of this feature
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Text Treatment
• Kern text• Clear all formatting• Line spacing• Text Direction
• Home > command
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Slide Master
6View > Slide Master
Charts
• Shares chart engine with Excel
• More options• Easier to use
• Insert > Chart
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SmartArt
• Convert lists into pictures• Shared technology with other Office
application• Can start by:– Insert> SmartArt– OR– Select text > Convert to SmartArt
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Reset
• Reset position, size, and formatting of any slide that is messed up
• Home > Reset
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Picture Tool
• Insert > Picture• Double click on image to bring up Format
Picture Ribbon• Have fun, don’t waste too much time
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Finally…The Selection Pane
• Use when formatting picture or creating animation to select elements that may be covered by other elements– May want to bring them
forward or back– May want to add or
remove an effect• Life is good
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Questions and Comments?
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