POWER POINTPRESENTATIONS

Getting Started• Click Start

• Point to Programs

• Pick PowerPoint

• Shortcut on Desk Top

How do you want to make your presentation?

• Open existing presentation

• Blank presentation

• Design Template

• AutoContent Wizard

Terms to Know• Layout – different locations on

your slide where text information is located – formatted.

• Template – basic design of slide.

PowerPoint Toolbars

• Standard Toolbar

• Formatting Toolbar

• Drawing Toolbar

Viewing Your Work

• Normal View– Slide View

– Outline View

• Slide Sorter View

• View Slide Show

Entering Text

• Slide View• Outline View• What is Layout Format?• Insert Text Box• Moving Text• Moving Text Box

TITLE PAGE

TITLE OF PRESENTATION

BY

STUDENT NAME

ZOOLOGY

DATE

FONT TYPE

• TYPE MUST BE READABLE

• ARIAL – GOOD FONT TO USE

• BLACKADDER ITC – POOR FONT• FRENCH SCRIPT – POOR FONT –

FONT SIZE

• SIZE MUST BE EASY TO READ FOR AUDIENCE

• FONT SIZE 44• FONT SIZE 2O

FONT COLOR• USE A COLOR EASY TO READ FOR

AUDIENCE• BLACK• DARK BLUE• ARMY GREEN• BRIGHT RED• YELLOW• LIME GREEN

BULLET COMMENTS

• USE QUICK BULLET COMMENTS THAT DO NOT DISTRACT FROM THE PRESENTATION AND TAKE A LONG TIME FOR AUDIENCE TO READ

• USE QUICK BULLET COMMENTS

BACKGROUND COLOR

• USE A COLOR EASY TO READ FOR AUDIENCE

• BLACK WITH WHITE LETTERS

• DARK BLUE WITH BRIGHT LETTERS

• ARMY GREEN WITH BRIGHT LETTERS

BACKGROUND COLOR

• SIMPLE BLACK ON WHITE WORKS BEST

• DON’T START USING COLOR UNTIL YOU ARE GOOD WITH PP

BACKGROUND COLOR

BACKGROUND COLOR

BACKGROUND COLOR

BACKGROUND COLOR

BACKGROUND COLOR

Adding Clip Art

• Display slide you want to add clip art to in Normal View

• Find picture and right click to save

• Go to slide and right click to paste

• Use Insert

INSERTING GRAPHICS

• PICTURE MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE

• RESIZE FROM CORNERS OF PICTURE TO PREVENT DISTORTION

INSERTING GRAPHICSGOOD

INSERTING GRAPHICS

BAD

Saving Presentation

• File Menu – Save As (initially)

• Save to Student Drive or Flash Drive (E:)

• Do not save to computer hard drive

Printing Presentation

• File Menu – Print

• Print What: Handouts

• Slides per page: 6

• Color/grayscale: Grayscale