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MICROSOFT POWERPOINT


 

Introduction into Microsoft PowerPoint
Starting Up Microsoft PowerPoint
Creating a Presentation
Opening an existing Presentation
Creating a Blank Presentation
Different PowerPoint Views
Slide Manipulation
Slide Animation
Slide Transitions
View Slide Show
Navigating While in Slideshow
Pack up a presentation for use on another computer


 Introduction into Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a powerful tool to create professional looking presentations and slide shows.
PowerPoint allows you to construct presentations from scratch or by using the easy to use wizard.

This tutorial will help you get started with Microsoft PowerPoint and may solve some of your problems,
but it is a very good idea to use the Help Files that come with Microsoft PowerPoint, or go to Microsoft's
 web site located at http://microsoft.com/office/powerpoint/default.htm for further assistance.

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Starting Microsoft PowerPoint
 

  • Two Ways
     
    1. Double click on the Microsoft PowerPoint icon on the desktop.
      PowerPoint Icon On Desktop
    2. Click on Start --> Programs --> Microsoft PowerPoint
      PowerPoint from Start Menu


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Creating & Opening a Presentation
After you open up Microsoft PowerPoint, a screen pops up asking if you would like to create a
New Presentation or Open An Existing Presentation.

 


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Opening An Existing Presentation

  1. Select Open An Existing Presentation from the picture above
  2. Click on your presentation in the white box below step 1
    • If you do not see your presentation in the white box, select More Files and hit OK.
    • Locate you existing Presentation and hit the Open button


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Create a Blank Presentation
After you select Blank Presentation a window pops up asking you to select the layout of the first slide.

New Slide Layout
Pre-Designed Slide Layouts (Left to Right)

  • Title Slide
  • Bulleted List
  • Two Column Text
  • Table
  • Text & Chart
  • Chart & Text
  • Organizational Chart
  • Chart
  • Text & Clip Art
  • Clip Art & Text
  • Title Only
  • Blank Slide

NOTE:If you already know what you want in your next slide, it is a very good idea to choose one of
the pre-designed layouts from above. However if you do not, then you can still insert what you want
in throughout your Presentation anytime you desire. Just choose Blank Slide and insert items as you see fit.
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Different Views That PowerPoint Demonstrates
There are different views within Microsoft PowerPoint that allow you to look at your presentation
from different perspectives.
PowerPoint Views
 

 

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Slide Manipulation
 

  • Inserting A New Slide
    1. Click Insert at top of screen
    2. Select New Slide

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  • Formatting A Slide Background
    • You can format your slide to make it look however you would like, whether it be a
      background color, picture, or a design template built into Microsoft PowerPoint.
      The next step will show you how to apply a Design Template, but the other items
      mentioned above can be accomplished the same way.
      1. Click Format at the top of the screen
      2. Select Apply Design Template
      3. Select Design you wish to apply
      4. Click Apply Button


     

  • Inserting Clipart & Pictures
     
    1. Display the slide you want to add a picture to.
    2. Click Insert at the top of the screen
    3. Select Picture
    4. Select Clip Art
    5. Click the category you want
    6. Click the picture you want
    7. Click Insert Clip on the shortcut menu
    8. When you are finished using the Clip Gallery, click the Close button on the Clip Gallery title bar
    9. Steps 1-4 are very similar when inserting other Pictures, Objects, Movies, Sounds, and Charts



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Adding Transitions to a Slide Show

You can add customized transitions to your slide show that will make it come alive and become appealing
to your audience. Follow these steps when adding Slide Transitions.

  1. In slide or slide sorter view, select the slide or slides you want to add a transition to.
  2. On the Slide Show menu at the top of the screen, click Slide Transition
    Slide Transitions
  3. In the Effect box, click the transition you want, and then select any other options you want
  4. To apply the transition to the selected slide, click Apply.
  5. To apply the transition to all the slides, click Apply to All.
  6. Repeat the process for each slide you want to add a transition to.
  7. To view the transitions, on the Slide Show menu, click Animation Preview.


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Viewing The Slide Show

You can view your slide show by any of the following ways:

  1. Click Slide Show at the lower left of the PowerPoint window.
  2. On the Slide Show menu, click View Show.
  3. On the View menu, click Slide Show.
  4. Press F5 on the keyboard


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Navigating While In Your Slide Show

 

  • Forward Navigation
    • Simply click on the left Mouse Button or hit the Enter Button on your keyboard
  • Reverse Navigation
    • Hit the Backspace on the keyboard
  • Exiting the show
    • Hit the Esc Button on the keyboard


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Pack up a presentation for use on another computer

 

  1. Open the Presentation you want to pack
  2. On the File menu, click Pack and Go
  3. Follow the instructions in the Pack and Go Wizard.


Unpack a presentation to run on another computer

 

  1. Insert the disk or connect to the network location you packed the presentation to
  2. In My Computer, go to the location of the packed presentation, and then double-click Pngsetup
  3. Enter the destination you want to copy the presentation to


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