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Unlock the full potential of your PowerPoint presentations with advanced techniques that go beyond the basics. Learn how to apply designs from the Design tab, layer objects, add graphics, and create engaging visual content with textboxes, clipart, and action buttons. Discover how to incorporate hyperlinks, animations for bullet points, and audio effects for transitions. Also, explore the process of inserting movies and customizing presentations for a more dynamic experience. Perfect for staff development and educators looking to elevate their presentation skills.
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PowerPoint Beyond the Basics Staff Development
Layering Objects • Objects are layered on the screen in the order they are inserted. • You can reorder the objects using the Draw button on the Drawing Toolbar. • Objects include “everything” on the slide – textboxes, clipart, action buttons, etc.
Format/Picture Menu Try “Watermarking” this Graphic and placing it behind this text.
Rotating Objects • Textboxes • ClipArt • WordArt • AutoShapes Spring is Sprung
Adding Action Buttons • Create an action button to move to the first slide in this presentation. • Create another action button on the first slide to return to this slide. • Run the slide show to see how the presentation works using the action buttons.
Adding Hyperlinks using the Hyperlink icon Excel Chart URL http://www.ahs.org/master_gardeners/ Another slide in this presentation Another file
Add Animation to the Bulleted points below • Animation allows a bulleted point to appear when you wish • Use the Animation Tab to do this • Customize the animation- choose the one you want • Hint: Click on the border of this text box to select the box • Now the animation will apply to every bullet
Adding Sounds with Transitions and Animation • Add a sound to the slide transition for this slide. • Animate the graphic on this slide using Custom Animation. Attach a sound to this object.
Adding Sounds from File • On next slide, insert the “Rain” wav file from the PowerPoint Beyond the Basics Folder on your building’s O:\ drive\Common Folder • Set the settings so that it plays continuously across sides. • Hide the icon while playing. • Run the show and just watch & listen!
Inserting a Movie • Insert the movie clip “plants.wmv” from PowerPoint Beyond the Basics Folder on your building’s O:\ drive\Common Folder. • Run the show to watch the movie clip.
Record Sound • Insert Tab • Sound • Record Sound • With Sound selected, make any changes on the Option -Sound Tools Tab
Printing Options • Slides • Handouts • Note Pages • Outline • Create Handouts in Word
Saving Options • Save as a PowerPoint Show • Save slide 11 as .jpg