HOW TO USE HOW TO USE POWERPOINTPOWERPOINT

By Bryan KrepsBy Bryan Kreps

Slide Thumbnails

Task Pane

Tool Bars

Different Views/Play Show

Drop Down Menu FileDrop Down Menu File

Used just like the File Menu from any other office application. Here you can save, open, print.

Drop Down Menu EditDrop Down Menu Edit

Used just like the File Menu from any other office application. This menu is where you can cut and paste or undo anything you might not want to have done.

Drop Down Menu ViewDrop Down Menu ViewThis menu allows you to change what you are going to view. This is also the menu you can use to set up a master slide. This menu also allows you to view different tool bars that might not be readily available.

Drop Down Menu InsertDrop Down Menu Insert

The insert menu allows you to add new slides, add a text box, insert pictures, movies, sounds, and charts.

Drop Down Menu FormatDrop Down Menu Format

The format menu is used primarily for slide design or layout.

Drop Down Menu Slide ShowDrop Down Menu Slide Show

The slide show menu allows you to view the show, add action buttons, work on animations and slide transitions.

Picking a slide designPicking a slide design Drop down the format Drop down the format

menu and click on menu and click on slide design.slide design.

Or above the task pane Or above the task pane will be a button for will be a button for design.design.

Then choose the Then choose the design you want from design you want from the task pane.the task pane.

From that task pane From that task pane you can work on you can work on background, color.background, color.

This will apply that This will apply that design to all of the design to all of the slides. You can change slides. You can change this at anytime while this at anytime while you are making the you are making the show.show.

Inserting a new slideInserting a new slide

Drop down insert Drop down insert menu then choose menu then choose new slide.new slide.

Top right hand part Top right hand part of the screen, click of the screen, click new slide.new slide.

Then select the Then select the slide layout.slide layout.

How to insert a picture, movie How to insert a picture, movie clip or sound.clip or sound.

Drop down the Drop down the insert menu. Click insert menu. Click on whatever it is on whatever it is you want to insert.you want to insert.

Make sure Make sure anything you want anything you want to insert is saved to insert is saved to your computer.to your computer.

Adding animation or EffectAdding animation or Effect

After you have After you have pictures and text pictures and text on the PowerPoint on the PowerPoint you can add effects you can add effects and animation. By and animation. By right clicking on right clicking on picture or text box picture or text box and picking custom and picking custom animation.animation.

Adding EffectsAdding Effects

After right clicking After right clicking the task pane will the task pane will become custom become custom animation. animation.

Click on add effects Click on add effects and you will be and you will be able to add effects able to add effects to the object you to the object you had selected earlier had selected earlier by right clicking. by right clicking.

More than one effect on a More than one effect on a slide.slide.

The task pane will show The task pane will show you all of the effects you all of the effects you have on that slide.you have on that slide.

By clicking on the By clicking on the arrows you will be able arrows you will be able to change the order or to change the order or the effect that you have the effect that you have on the object.on the object.

Here you can work on Here you can work on timing and how they timing and how they start.start.

Customizing the Sound Clip Customizing the Sound Clip

After inserting the After inserting the sound it will ask if you sound it will ask if you want it to play want it to play automatically.automatically.

Then right click on the Then right click on the sound and select sound and select custom animation.custom animation.

Here you will decide Here you will decide how long you want how long you want your sound to play your sound to play and when to start.and when to start.

After picking custom animation the sound will open up in the task pane. Click on the arrow to pull down the menu to play with the sound.

Adding Action ButtonsAdding Action Buttons

Drop down the slide Drop down the slide show menu and you show menu and you will see the choice will see the choice for action buttons.for action buttons.

Select the button Select the button you want to insert.you want to insert.

Move the cursor Move the cursor where you want it where you want it and left click.and left click.

Adding a hyperlink to the Adding a hyperlink to the buttonbutton

•After inserting the button the action setting menu will open up.

•Here you can link the button to any slide or web page or insert a sound.

•You can also add text boxes over the button to write on them.

Adding hyperlinks to text or Adding hyperlinks to text or picturespictures

Right click on the Right click on the picture or text.picture or text.

Select hyperlink Select hyperlink from the drop from the drop down menu.down menu.

Adding the linkAdding the link After clicking hyperlink you will get a new After clicking hyperlink you will get a new

menumenu Here you can link the text to a new slide, a Here you can link the text to a new slide, a

file on the computer, or website.file on the computer, or website.

Slide TransitionSlide Transition

Using this menu Using this menu you can change you can change how each slide how each slide comes into sight.comes into sight.

This is under Slide This is under Slide Show drop Down Show drop Down Menu.Menu.

Slide TransitionsSlide Transitions

The task pane will The task pane will open and now you open and now you can choose random can choose random slide transitions or slide transitions or one transition and one transition and apply it to all apply it to all slides.slides.

Placing PowerPoints On Placing PowerPoints On ECHALKECHALK

After logging into eChalk on one of your After logging into eChalk on one of your class pages you will have the chance to add class pages you will have the chance to add resources. Click addresources. Click add

Click on add a file from your Click on add a file from your local computer and next.local computer and next.

Here browse you files for the one Here browse you files for the one you want to add, double click you want to add, double click

and save it.and save it.