• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint

• Date: March 22, 2012Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

• Location: Maher Hall 114 Computer Lab• Instructor: Joel Elad

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Learning Objectives

• Navigate the “Ribbon” and PowerPoint Interface • Understand various PowerPoint views• Using built-in PowerPoint templates• Import existing slides from other presentations • Format text on your slides (bullet/number lists, etc.)• Adding objects like pictures, tables, graphics to your slides • Use themes in your slides to control color, font, effects• Polish your slides with header/footer, background, etc

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The Ribbon

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Tabs, Groups, Commands

Tabs: The Ribbon is made up of different tabs, each related to specific kinds of work you do in Excel.

Groups: Each tab has several groups that show related items together.

Commands: A command is a button or a menu.

PowerPoint 2007 vs. 2010

• PowerPoint 2007 Office Button • PowerPoint 2010 File Tab

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PowerPoint Help

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Button pops up help window.

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Parts of your PowerPoint screen

Ribbon

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Slide pane

Notes pane

Slide Sorter view – See all your slides

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Using a template

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Template can provide built in slides

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Starting a blank presentation

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• Click the File tab, then New, and when Blank presentation is selected, click Create on right hand side.

• A blank presentation will open with 1 slide ready for editing.

• Save the file with a meaningful name first.

Different Types of slides

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PowerPoint has pre-formatted basic slides you can add by clicking New Slide button: • Title & Content• Title Slide• Two Content• Title Only• Blank• Duplicate Selected Slides

Importing Existing slides

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• Click the New Slide button and select Reuse Slides.

• Use the Browse button to open file from where you want to import.

• Roll over with your mouse to see a larger picture of the slide.

• Click on a slide you want, and it’ll be imported after the current slide.

• Option: Keep source formatting checkbox.

Printing slides, notes, handouts

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When you print, you have several options: • Handout pages (put 1-9 slides

per page)• Full Page slides• Notes pages (1 slide & notes)• Outline (main points per slide)

You can print certain slides instead of the entire presentation!

Save your presentation (formats)

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You can save your presentation in a variety of formats: • PowerPoint (.pptx – 2007 & newer versions)• PowerPoint 97-2003 version (.ppt)• PDF • PowerPoint show

Formatting text on slides

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Basic formatting is available when you write text: Bold, Italic, Underline, Shadow, Change Font Size, Color

You can center textYou can indent text without using a list or bullets.

PowerPoint will automatically RESIZE your text based on the size of the text box on the slide.

Adding bulleted or numbered liststo your slide presentation

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• Write out your list, Click the appropriate button, & you can change the type

• Bullets and Numbering option

Adding pictures or clip artto your slides

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Adding and formatting tablesto your slides

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Using SmartArt

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• Mixture of graphics & text• Lots of categories• You can resize

and format

Pre-Designed Themes for slides

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Adding a Background Graphic

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• Texture• Tiling an image

Adding a header and footer

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• Date and Time• Slide number• Footer• Title Slide exception• Notes and Handout

options

Setting up your slides

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• Click on the Design tab, then the Page Setup button to see different setup criteria

• Your slides and notes/handouts can have different orientations (Landscape slides, portrait handouts)

• You can make custom sized slides if necessary

Presentation Tips

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1. Use compelling material

2. Keep it simple – not everything goes on slide

3. Minimize complexity – leave details to handouts/files

4. Reduce redundancy – say it once

5. Timing is important

Presentation Tips (continued)

6. Slides are meant as a visual focus

7. Use a consistent look & feel

8. You can add multimedia effects

9. Use handouts when necessary

10. Practice – Know your material

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Questions?