Text, Images, and Media

1. Text, Images, and Media

2. Contents • Add Text • Format Text • Images • Add Audio • Add Video

3. Add Text Adding text to a new slide is straightforward. Simply place the mouse where it says "Click to add title" or "Click to add text." When the cursor appears, start typing. To add text into a new text box, follow these instructions • Click the Insert tab. • Then click Text Box in the Text toolbar. • Move the mouse to where the new text box should appear and click. The textbox will automatically appear. • After the cursor begins blinking in the text box, type in the text.

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5. Format Text Basic text formatting can be done from the Home tab in the ribbon. Use the mouse to select the text that needs formatting. Click the Home tab and then select from the formatting menus and buttons in the Font and Paragraph toolbars. Be sure to click the More Options button to see additional formatting choices. For more advanced text formatting, select the text that needs formatting. Then click the Format tab and choose from the formatting menus and buttons shown.

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7. Images Adding images to a new slide can be achieved in two different ways. 1.When working from a new slide with an empty content placeholder box, click the Insert Picture or Clip Art button that appears in the center of the empty content placeholder box. From here, navigate to the appropriate image and select it. The image will automatically be inserted into this content placeholder box. An alternative way to add an image to a slide is to click the Insert tab and then click the Picture, Clip Art, or Photo Album button from the Illustrations toolbar. Then select the appropriate image. The image will automatically appear on the slide.

8. 2.Images from the Web: To use images from the Web, right-click the desired image and select Save Picture As. After saving the image to a computer, add it into a presentation using the steps outlined in the "Add an Image" section. Back

9. Add Audio To add audio to a presentation, follow these instructions. • Click the Insert tab. Then click the Sound button. • Navigate to the correct audio clip and select it. • A pop-up window will ask if the audio should play Automatically or When Clicked. Selecting When Clicked is recommended so the presenter controls when the audio begins during the presentation. • An audio icon will automatically appear on the slide. To preview the audio, right click the audio icon and select Preview.

10. Adjust the Audio Icon: To change the audio icon, right click the icon and select Change Picture. From here, navigate to the appropriate image and select it. The new image will automatically replace the audio icon. To resize the audio icon or image, click it. Notice the circles that appear on the corners of the image. Click one of the corners and drag it to the appropriate size. When resizing the audio image, note that the cursor will change to a two-sided arrow. Back

11. Add Video To add video to a presentation, follow these instructions. • Click the Insert tab. • Then click the Movie button. • Navigate to the correct movie file and select it. • A pop-up window will ask if the audio should play Automatically or When Clicked. Selecting When Clicked is recommended so the presenter controls when the video begins during the presentation. • To preview the video, right click on the video box and select Preview.

12. Not all video file formats are compatible with PowerPoint 2007, but AVI, MPEG, and WMV are acceptable formats. Back

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