Setting the View to see what you want!

1. Setting the views is accomplished with these tools. They are located at the bottom left-hand corner of the window. They can also be changed by going to “View” on the menu-bar.
   
2. You can see the type of view by putting the mouse over the above buttons.
   
3. Choose which one works the best for you. It mainly depends upon how you like to work.
   
4. The default view (the one that comes up if you don’t change it) is called the “normal view”. In this view you have three “frames” on your screen: the slide view, the outline view and the notes view.
   
5. By choosing “Slide” view you will see only the slide.
   Choosing the “Slide Sorter” view will show you all your slides in sequential order. You can change the order of your slides in this view by dragging the slides to differen positions.
   
6. And the “Notes” view will give you a screen that is dominated by the notes portion so you can put in notes for your presentation.
   

Inserting Buttons:

1. Go to “Slide Show” on the top menubar. Look for “Action Buttons”. A sidebar will pop out.
   
2. Decide which type of button you want. For example: if you want to insert a Home button you might want to choose the button that either says home or has a picture of a house. If you want to put words on the button then choose “custom” or the picture of a blank button.
   
3. Now your cursor will turn into cross-hairs . You need to draw a box the size that you want your button.
   
4. If you are building your Powerpoint for Adobe Acrobat you do not need to set an action on the pop-up window. However if you want your links to work within your Powerpoint presentation then choose “Hyperlink” and decide which slide you want your button to link to.
   
5. Choose your text tool and click on the button or choose “Edit”....”Text object”(Mac) or right click on the button and choose “Add Text” (Windows). Once you have your cursor on the button then type the text you want to appear there.
   
6. To change the text on the button double-click on the text and go to “Format”...”Font” This will allow you to change the Font, size, style, effects and color. This can also be done by selecting the text and using font buttons on the toolbar at the top of the window (if these are active).
   
7. To change the color and appearance of the button double-click on the button itself. In this pop-up box you will be able to change the fill, the line settings as well as the size and position.
   HINT: You can also change the position on the button itself by dragging it around the screen or change the size by clicking on it and then grabbing the corner and dragging it to the desired size.
   
   Be creative! You can make some pretty amazing buttons!
   
   

Linking in Powerpoint

1. In the above Button part of the lesson the linking option “popped up” automatically. You are also able to use any text, graphic or any other element as a link to another page or file.
   
   1. For example you can use this tool to link to word document that might contain you resume.
      
2. Select the text (drag over it so that it is highlighted)
   
3. Go up to “Slide Show” on the top menu-bar. From the drop-down menu choose “Action Settings”
   
4. You will now see the action Settings Window
   
5. You want to choose the “Hyperlink to:” dropdown menu you can choose to link to a variety of places: other slides, URL (webpage address), Other Powerpoint Presenation, or Other File.
   
6. You now choose what it is that you want to do. Hint: if you want to always link to a specific slide it is best to choose Slide...
   
7. Follow the directions to link to the item you choose and then click “OK”
   

Inserting/Linking to a Movie: If you need help creating a movie please see the iMovie 3 tutorial.
HINT: Before you start this process make sure that your movie will play on the computer on which you are working. If it doesn’t work before you put it in, it won’t work after!

There are two different ways to play a movie from within Powerpoint.

1. The first method is to go to the slide on which you wish to view the movie.
   1. Go up to “Insert”... “Movie and Sounds”...”Movie from File”
   2. Once you’ve chosen the file you will be asked if you want the movie to play automatically. If you choose “No” here then the movie will not begin playing until you click on it.
      HINT: Somtimes this process will not work, it depends on the type of movie file you are trying to play. If this does not work, does not play your movie when you view the Powerpoint, then try the second method.
2. The second way is to link to the movie like you would any other file.
   1. Follow the directions above for linking to a file
   2. Choose the movie file (make sure it is located in the same folder on the same disk as your powerpoint.
   3. This will open the movie in a movie player.

Using Slide Masters

1. A PowerPoint Slide Master contains objects that you want to appear on each slide in your presentation. With a Slide Master, you only have to create an item once and PowerPoint will automatically include them on every slide. Some things are set up by PowerPoint (for example; place for slide title and text) so you don't have to create them each time. If you want to add additional items to a master, you can at any time. The Slide Master has boxes already set up for the slide title and text. They're called the Master Title and the Master Body object. The format of these objects determines the way your text will look on each slide. You can always make slides look different from the Slide Master, but a Slide Master gives you a consistent starting point.
   
2. The Slide Master is flexible. You can move objects around, add art, add headings or labels, change colors and fonts.
   
   
3. As you create a slide, you have the option of using or not using the elements from the Slide Master. To change the entire presentation, you simply change the format of the Slide Master. PowerPoint will then change all your slides accordingly.
   
4. SOOOO...
   
   1. If you want to add a Home Button to all the slides in your portfolio/presentation (a really good idea). instead of adding them to every slide you should add one to the Master Slide.
      
5. To get to the Slide Master go to “View” on the top menubar, choose “Master” and “View Master”. This will give you the Master Slide. Remember anything you change on this slide will change all the slides in the portfolio/presentation.