Introduction to PowerPoint 2007 PowerPoint is a presentation software package. PowerPoint presentation consists of a number of individual pages or “slides.” Slides may contain text, graphics, tables, movies, etc. The presentation presentation can be printed, displayed on a computer, and can be proected using a video proector. PowerPoint can add animation to your texts, graphics, tables, movies, and other obects through !ustom "nimations. #ou can also add transition $movement% between your slides.
Microsoft Office Button & Quick Access Toolbar &n the upper'left corner is the (icrosoft )ffice button. *hen you click the button, a menu appears. #ou can use the menu to create a new file, open your existing file, save a file, and print a file. +ext to the (icrosoft )ffice button is the uick "ccess toolbar. The -uick access toolbar is a customiable customiable toolbar that contains commands
The Ribbon #ou #ou can use the commands to tell tell PowerPoint PowerPoint what what to do. The /ibbon is is located at the top of the PowerPoint *indow. "t the top of the /ibbon there are several tables0 clicking a table displaces several replated group commands. #ou can click on the command buttons to issue commands or to access menus.
a!in" #our $ork a!in" for the %irst Tie $Save your work fre-uently fre-uently by saving it to a flash drive, e'mail it to yourself, or use 1TP to save a copy of your PowerPoint Presentation%. !lick Microsoft Office Button !lick Save Renain" and a!in" as an 'arlier (ersion of PowerPoint !lick Microsoft Office Button !lick a!e As Type Type in a +ame for your presentation presentation &n the a!e as T)*e box, choose PowerPoint 23'4556.
Blank Presentation
!lick the Microsoft Office Button +lick ,ew +lick Blank Presentation
Add lides Office Thees Select the slide immediately before where you want the new slide. ,ew lide lide butt !lick the ,ew button on on the the
-oe tab. !lick the slide choice that fits your material. .u*licate elected lides Select the slide to duplicate. ,ew lide lide butt !lick the ,ew button on on the the -oe tab. !lick .u*licate elected lides .
Thee Themes are are designed that that can be applied applied to an entire entire presentation presentation that allows allows for consistency throughout the presentation. #ou can also apply new colors to a theme. Thees ‐ !lick the .esi"n tab. ‐ !hoose one of the displayed Thees/ A**l) +olors Thees ‐ !lick the !olors drop down arrow. ‐ !hoose a color set or click !reate +ew Theme !olor.
Back"round Thee ‐ !lick the Back"round t)les button on the .esi"n tab.
Addin" (ideo and Audio Addin" !ideo cli*s
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!lick the Mo!ies button on the Insert tab.
!hoose Mo!ies fro %ile or Mo!ie fro +li* Or"anier/ Or"anier/ Addin" Audio ‐ !lick the Audio button on the Insert tab. ‐ !hoo !hoose se ound fro %ile1 ound fro +li* Or"anier1 Pla) +. Audio Tract1 or Record ound/
Addin" Pictures To add a *icture *ictur e7 ‐ !lick on the Insert tab. ‐ !lick on the Picture button. ‐ 8rowse to the picture from your files ‐ Select the picture you want to insert in PowerPoint !lick Insert.
Add +li* Art To add cli* art 7 ‐ !lick the Insert Tab. ‐ !lick the +li* Art button. ‐ Search for the clip art using the search !lips "rt dialog box.
‐ Select the graphic you would like to add. To move the graphic, click it i t and drag it to where you ‐ To want it.
Add ha*e To add ha*es7 ‐ !lick the Insert tab. ‐ !lick the ha*es button. ‐ !lick the shape you choose. -ow to %orat the ha*es 7 $ob ect%. ‐ !lick on your shape $obect%. ‐ !lick the %orat tab.
Add artArt To add artArt artArt ‐ !lick The Insert tab. ‐ !lick the artArt button. ‐ !lick the tartArt you choose. ‐ 9rag it to the desired location in the slide
+reate a Table Table To create a table 7 ‐ Place the cursor on the page where you want the new table. ‐ !lick on the Insert tab of the ribbon. ‐ !lick on Tables, and enter the number of rows and columns.
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Place the cursor in the cell where you wish to enter information and begin typing.
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!lick !lick on your table table and then the .esi"n tab to customie your tables.
+reate a +hart To To insert a chart7 chart7 ‐ !lick the Inserttab. ‐ !lick the type of +hart you want to create. ‐ &nsert the .ata and 3abels/ 'dit +hart .ata7 ‐ !lick on the chart ‐ !lick 'dit .ata on the 9esign tab.
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:dit data in the spreadsheet.
3I.' TRA,ITIO, Slide Transitions are effects that are in place when you switch from one slide to the next.
To add slide transitions ‐ Select the slide that you want to transition. ‐ !lick the Aniations tab. !hoose the appropriate animation or click Transition dialog box. To add Transition ound
"dd sound by clicking the arrow next to Transition ound. To odif) transition s*eed7 (odify the transition speed by clicking the arrow next to Transition *eed.
3I.' A,IMATIO, Slide animations are special effects that you can add to obects on a slide.
To a**l) aniation effects7 ‐ Select the obect you want to animate. ‐ !lick the Aniation tab on the /ibbon. ‐ !lick Add 'ffect . ‐ !hoose the effect you want on your obect. To *re!iew the aniation on a slide 7 ‐ !lick the Pre!iew button on the Aniation tab. lide how O*tions 7 ‐ Preview the slide show from the beginning. ‐ Preview the slide show from current slide. Set up slide show.
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To *rint7 ‐ !lick Microsoft Office Button/ ‐ !lick Print lides7 These are are slides that you you would see if you were were showing the the presentation, presentation, one slide per page. -andouts 7 This option allows for more slides per page $4, 6, ;, <, or 2%.
,otes Pa"e Outline (iew7 %or More -el* 7 ‐ !lick on the Microsoft Office PowerPoint -el* button/ ‐ " new window will appear. #ou can ask a -uestion -uestion then click on search search or choose choose one ‐ #ou of the topics from the 8rowse PowerPoint =elp window.
