PowerPoint Basics

1. PowerPoint Basics “Just what are we trying to do with this software anyway?”

2. Objectives • State the role of PowerPoint slides in a presentation • Understand the “less is more” concept for PowerPoint • Use features that maximize effectiveness

3. Topics in PowerPoint Basics 1. Presentation basics: 2. Creating your title slide 3. Adding new slides 4. Adding bulleted text 5. Changing slide layouts 6. Inserting clip art and images 7. Hyper linking to other slides, other files, or the Internet 8. Slide designs, colors and backgrounds 9. Basic animations 10. The Slide Master

4. A Visual Aid

5. Right

6. Wrong

7. Less is More

8. This is My Title Slide And here is my Subtitle

9. Adding New Slides or

10. Adding bulleted text • Click, type, press Enter key • Use Tab and Shift+Tab to indent

11. Practice Adding Bullets

12. Click various layouts to explore

13. Inserting Clip Art

14. Searching for clipart • Type a Search for: word in the clip art panel • Click GO • Scroll down to view, click the image to insert

15. Always consider What added value is the image?

16. This Clip Art Doesn’t Work • Be sure the object enforces your message

17. Inserting My Own Image

18. Manipulating Images Move arrow Resizearrow

19. Practice adding images

20. Hyperlinks – Method 1 • Linking To Internet (for example http://www.gtc.edu) • Simply type full web address on the slide and press ENTER key

21. Hyperlinks – Method 2 • Select the word or image to make into link, then choose Insert->Hyperlink

22. Hyperlinks – Method 2 • A dialog box opens asking what to link to • Web page • A computer file • A slide in this PowerPoint • more…

23. Hyperlinks – Method 2 • Type the full web address into the Address bar, • Or click on the browse button in the upper right, and surf to the site

24. To link to a slide within this presentation • Choose: • Place in this document • Click the slide title to choose it to link to • Click OK

25. Practice adding hyperlinks

26. Slide Designs

27. Slide Designs 2

28. Practice choosing slide designs

29. Basic Animations • Select Slide Show -> Animation Schemes

30. Animation Schemes • Choose an animation from the right-hand pane

31. Animation Schemes • Bullet point 1 • Bullet point 2 • Bullet point 3

32. Animation Schemes • Bullet point 1 • Bullet point 2 • Bullet point 3 What added value is the animation?

33. Practice with Animation Schemes

34. Color • Background color: Choose Format -> Background

35. Select More Colors… (for more choices)

36. Think about the impact of color • Some audiences prefer light text on dark background

37. Changing Font Color (1) • Select the text you wish to color • Choose Format -> Font

38. Changing Font Color (2) • Select from the drop-down Color menu • Choose More Colors, if desired More Colors dialog

39. Think about the impact of color • Some audiences prefer light text on dark background

40. Practice with color

41. The Slide Master • To CONTROL them ALL heh heh heh Choose View -> Master -> Slide Master

42. The Slide Master

43. Play with Slide Master • I usually space out my bullets more • People like to change bullets • Can add logo that appears on every slide

44. Play with Slide Master • I usually space out my bullets more • People like to change bullets • Can add logo that appears on every slide

45. I usually space out my bullets more • People like to change bullets • Can add logo that appears on every slide

46. Practice with Slide Master