POWERPOINT TUTORIAL
INSERTING IMAGES WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS
Creating
a Slide from a Template
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- From START,
click PROGRAMS and MICROSOFT POWERPOINT.
- From the
new menu…click TEMPLATE to create a presentation with help,
click BLANK PRESENTATION to create a presentation independently.
- From the
NEW PRESENTATION menu click PRESENTATION DESIGNS.
View a thumbnail of designs and click OK to select a template.
- From the
NEW SLIDE menu click OK to choose a layout. Layout
choices may be edited at any time.
- The slide
appears, displaying the template and layout you selected.
- To change
slide order, click VIEW, click SLIDE SORTER…drag
and drop in the desired order.
Adding
New Slides
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- From INSERT,
click ADD A NEW SLIDE or…
- Click on
the NEW SLIDE icon from the toolbar.
To
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- Select slide,
go to SLIDE VIEW
- From FORMAT,
click BACKGROUND…
- Click the
colored bar.
- From the
drop down menu choose MORE COLORS…
or FILL EFFECTS…and
make a selection.
Inserting
Images Return
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- From SLIDE
VIEW select slide.
- Click
INSERT, click PICTURE, click FROM FILE.
- From the
INSERT PICTURE menu select the location of your image.
- Digital
camera files are located in A: drive.
- Highlight
the image selected, click OK.
- The image
will appear on your slide and can be edited and re-sized.
Creating
an Outline in Powerpoint
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- Open the
OUTLINE PAGE from the OUTLINE BUTTON.
- Type the
outline into the outline window.
- Bullets
automatically appear at the start of each line after the numbered
line.
- Change indentations
by using the SHIFT and TAB keys.
- Use the
TAB key to move in a level to the right.
- Use the
SHIFT + TAB key to the left.
Creating
a Slide Show from a Previously Made Outline
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- Type the
outline using your word processor. Each line at the far
left is a slide.
- Change indentations
by using the SHIFT and TAB keys.
- Use the
TAB key to move in a level to the right and SHIFT +
TAB key to move out a level to the left.
- From the
OUTLINE VIEW, select INSERT from the menu, then
select SLIDES FROM OUTLINE.
- Select the
proper drive and file. Click OK.
Viewing
the Slides
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Individual
Slides
- Switch to
SLIDE VIEW to see slides.
- Go between
slides by using the vertical scroll bar to the left of the slide.
- Check each
slide for general appearance and make sure the type does not run
off the slide.
Entire Slide
Show
- Click the
SLIDE SHOW icon or
- From the
toolbar, click SLIDE SHOW, click VIEW SHOW.
- To end the
slide show, click a lower left button on the screen.
Creating
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- From SLIDE
VIEW display the slide you want to add text to.
- Click INSERT,
click TEXT BOX.
- Position
the mouse + where you want the top left corner to appear.
- Drag the
mouse to size the text box.
- Enter text.
How
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Overflowing
Text
- Eliminate
some of the text.
- Split the
text into two slides.
- In SLIDE
VIEW, determine where you want to split the slide.
- Return
to OUTLINE VIEW.
- Add a
heading for the new slide.
- Use SHIFT+TAB
to move the heading as far to the left as it will go.
- Use the
TAB and TAB+SHIFT key to adjust the outline in
the new slide.
- Reduce the
type size from SLIDE VIEW.
How
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- From
SLIDE VIEW, click on the text.
- A shaded
box (PLACEHOLDER) will appear around the text.
- Click on
the PLACEHOLDER, line and handles will appear.
- Click and
drag on the handles to re-size.
- Click and
drag on the shaded outline to move the PLACEHOLDER and
its text.
How
to Change or Remove Bullets
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- From OUTLINE
VIEW select line to change.
- Click BULLETS
on the toolbar to add or remove a bullet.
- Select FORMAT/BULLETS
to change bullet style.
How
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- From SORTER
VIEW click the gray BUILD button.
- Select DIM
PREVIOUS POINTS.
- Select EFFECT.
- From the
drop down menu, choose the effect you want.
- Click OK,
click SLIDE SHOW.
- Click or
space bar to advance each slide.
- At the effects
or animated slide, click to bring up each line of text.
How
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- Select slide,
go to SLIDE VIEW.
- Select CLIP
ART from toolbar or INSERT menu.
- Click on
clip art choice.
- Click OK.
- Edit and
re-size clip art by dragging handles, click outside to hide handles.
- To remove
graphic, click on it, hit DELETE.
How
to Print the Presentation
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- Select PRINT
from the toolbar or FILE menu.
- Click on
PRINT WHAT.
- Click HANDOUT
(6 slides per page) on the drop down menu.
- Repeat selecting
PRINT and PRINT WHAT.
- Select OUTLINE
VIEW
©Christi Boggs 2002
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