Transcript Document 7108497
Welcome to PowerPoint
A Presentations Graphics Program
Why Use This Software?
Present your information efficiently and professionally
Easily generate and organize ideas
Provides tools for effective slide shows, handouts, speaker’s notes and transparencies
Reduce meeting time
Publish presentation on the WWW
Getting Started
Starting PowerPoint
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Start button to Programs
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Start button to New Office Document
Tip of the Day
Meet the Office Assistant
Getting Started
PowerPoint dialog box
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appears when you load PowerPoint
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4 options
Opening a Presentation
Apply a design template
“New Slide” dialog box
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Select and use common slide layouts
Page Setup
Getting Help
The Office Assistant
Start Up Tips
Shortcut menus - point at object & right click
Help
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Contents
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Index
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Find
The PowerPoint Window
Menu Bar
Tool bars
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Standard tool bar
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Formatting tool bar
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Common tasks
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Drawing tool bar
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Picture toolbar
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Status bar
Adding/removing toolbars
Presentation Tips
6x6 rule
Determining size of text
Fonts
AVOID TYPING MUCH TEXT IN ALL CAPS - IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ
Presentation Tips
Make it easy to read
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Light background for transparencies
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Dark background for digital projectors
Use animations when necessary
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They can be entertaining, but also can be distracting
Starting Your Presentation
PowerPoint Dialog Box
File, New
File, Open
About the Design Templates
Template - a consistent background look
Color coordinated
Professionally designed
Pick one to suit your message and audience
Create your own
Layout Options
Format, Slide Layout
Can be selected after selecting template
More About Slide Templates
24 different options
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Text, Columns, Tables, Charts, Images
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Combinations
Choose your default, then modify
Changing the Template
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Double click on design template on status bar
Page Setup
File, Page Setup
Select type of presentation
Orientation
PowerPoint Working Environment
View buttons are located on the left of the horizontal scroll bar
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Slide View
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Outline View
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Slide Sorter View
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Notes Page View
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Slide Show
Slide View Mode
Used for working with one slide at a time
You can add text, graphs, clip art, pictures, shapes, etc.
You have access to all tools and buttons on the various toolbars
Working in Slide View
Click placeholder or insert text box to add text
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Tab or demote button to demote
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Shift-Tab or promote button to promote
Select text to edit
Insert images & clip art
Working in Outline View
Enables you to organize & create information
Ctrl-Enter to insert new slide
Shift-Enter to add line w/o bullet
Moving slides and adjusting text
Promote/Demote
Slide Show View
To view slides without the empty placeholders
View - Slide show
Slide show button on the left of horizontal scroll bar
Playing Your Show
Slide Show View
To end show, right click to get a shortcut menu or press
Saving Your Presentation
Save your work frequently
File, Save
File, Save As…
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To give file a different name
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Save as presentation, template, graphic
File, Save As HTML...
Using Existing Presentations
Initial Dialog box
File, Open
Double click on any ppt file’s icon Exiting PowerPoint
File, Close
File, Exit
Posters
Usually use blank presentation
File, Page Setup
Slides sized for - custom
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Width - 54 inches
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Height - 36 inches
Orientation - Landscape
Printing Poster Miniatures
File - Print - current slide
Scale to fit paper (81/2 x 11)
Orientation - Landscape
Learning More
HELP!
http://www.lgta.org/
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The Land Grant Training Alliance On Line PowerPoint Lessons
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http://www.lgta.org/ppt2000/ppt2000.contents.htm
http://www.lgta.org/ppt97/
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Information Technology
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Presentations Help Aids General Info · MS PowerPoint
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http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/it/itaids/presentations.shtml