Transcript Fellowship FY07 Budget Proposal

Using Microsoft
PowerPoint for
Scholastic Posters
February 23rd, 2009
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
Let’s get
our hands
dirty…
Sizing your slide
• Use Page Setup in the File menu
• Maximum of 56” for page dimensions
• 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
(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.
Altering slide design
• 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/enus/templates/CT101527321033.aspx?av=ZPP)
and others.
Putting stuff
on your slide
Text Boxes
1) To
create a new text box, select the
text box icon
from the Insert
menu or the drawing toolbar.
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) To
change the formatting of the
textbox, make sure the text box is
selected, then double click its
border.
Numbered/Bulleted Lists
1) Create
a text box as outlined in the
previous slide.
2) Make
sure the text box is selected,
then click on the border to make the
diagonal lines change to tiny dots.
3) Click
on the number
or bullet
icon in the formatting toolbar,
depending on which one you want.
4) Change
formatting by selecting Bullets
and Numbering from the Format menu.
AutoShapes
1) Click
on AutoShapes in the drawing
toolbar.
2) Click
on the AutoShape you wish to
insert.
3) On
the slide, point to where you want
the AutoShape, click, then drag to the
size you want.
4) Change
the formatting of the object by
double clicking on it to open its format
window.
Clip Art Images
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Select Picture from the Insert menu, then Clip
Art.
Type in your search text, then click Search. If
the search doesn’t find an image you want,
click on Modify to attempt again with different
search text.
Double click on the picture you want to insert.
Double click on the picture on your slide to
open the formatting window.
If you haven’t found a picture you want, click
on Clips Online at the bottom of the Insert Clip
Art window to find clips from Office Online.
Other Images
1) Find
a picture you want to use. A
great resource is http://www.flickr.com/
(you’ll need to register, but it’s worth
it). Save the image you want to a
location you’ll remember.
2) Select
Picture from the Insert menu,
then From File. Find the picture in the
location to which you saved it.
3) Double
click on the picture once it’s on
your slide to open the formatting
window.
Use What You Got
• Don’t 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)
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)
Press Ctrl+C or select Copy from the Edit
menu to copy the text box.
3)
Press Ctrl+V or select Paste from the Edit
menu to paste the text box.
Use What You Got
• Don’t 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)
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)
Press Ctrl+C or select Copy from the Edit
menu to copy the text box.
3)
Press Ctrl+V or select Paste from the Edit
menu to paste the text box.
Use What You Got
• Don’t 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) 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) Click on the Format Painter icon in the
standard toolbar.
3) Click anywhere on the “destination” text box.
Positioning (superhero level)
• 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.
• Click on the Position tab.
• Change the horizontal and vertical
dimensions as desired – accurate to a
hundredth of an inch.
Other Hints
Other Hints
Other Hints
Other Hints
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Ordering objects
1) Select the object you wish to place
below or on top of another object
on your slide
2) Click on Draw in the drawing
toolbar.
3) Select Order.
4) Click on the appropriate option for
your task (e.g., Bring to Front).
Other Hints
Other Hints
Other Hints
•
Grouping objects
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
If it’s not already “pressed,” click on the
white arrow in the drawing toolbar.
Click and drag to draw a rectangle
encompassing all of the objects you wish
to group together. You’ll know if you did it
correctly if you see corner handles appear
around each object you wanted to select.
Click on Draw in the drawing toolbar.
Click on Group.
To undo, right click on the group of objects,
select Grouping, then Ungroup.
What we’ve covered
• Utilizing design principles that emphasize
and clarify message
• Knowing where to go for quick, highquality 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