Introduction to PowerPoint 2007 (PPT)

Statement of Responsibility (When, For Whom, By Whom)

Selecting, Adding & Deleting slides

To add a slide, click on the New Slide icon in Home tab. To work on a slide, go to the slide column (left side of screen)-click on it. To delete a slide- go to slide column- click on it- press Backspace button

Home Tab- slide layouts

To shrink/enlarge text box borders- click on a sizing handle and drag. You can click on the Layout tool (next to New Slide) to change to another type of slide layout. Different layouts give room for pics, charts, tables.

Shortcuts and Right-clicking

Ctrl-Z to undo changes, Ctrl-Y to redo changes. To select text, highlight with mouse or press Ctrl-A to select all text in a text box To change font, color, & size, text and then rightclick on it to get mini pop-up toolbar & menu

Home Tab- bullet Points

Automaticclick on Bullets icon in Home tab to turn off. To start new bullet, press enter
To make a sub-point, press tab To go back to a regular bullet pt, right-click and then click on the Decrease Indent icon (in mini pop-up menu or in Home tab).

Keep bullet pts. concise

Saving and Printing

Check your text for errors by pressing F7. To save, go to Office ButtonSave As.
Good ideas- save as a 2003 compatible document In pop-up window, give PPT show a simple file name

To print PPT, go to Office Button- Print. Under Print What choose handouts and choose the # of slides per page.

Insert Tab- adding Clip Art

First make room for pics!
Click on the Layout tool (Home Tab) to change layout. Or shrink/move the text box.

Click on Insert Tab/Clip Art. Type a search word- click on your choice
Adjust image by dragging it or using the sizing handles

Insert Tab- add Pictures from file

First make room! If you want to add a pic saved on computer or digital camera, go to Insert Tab/Picture. In pop-up window, find the pic on your computer. Double-click on it to add it. Adjust size as needed

Design Tab- Themes

Choose a pre-made background- go to the Design Tab, choose a Theme. Colors in the Theme can also be adjusted by clicking on the Colors tool. You can also adjust the background color by clicking on Background style. Affects all slides

Slide Transitions
Affects the way slides appear on the screen- good finishing touch Go to Animation Tab- Transition to This Slide group- click on a slide icon to preview it. After choosing, click on Apply to all slides Timed slide advance option on the far right under Advance Slide.

Bullet Point Animations

The Animate command affects text in a PPT show (if you do not select an animation, all text will appear with slide). Click on the text box- go to Animations Tab/ Animations group/Animate command (must be done for every slide). Choose the animation style. 1st order paragraph means bullet pts.

Presenting
To start show, press F5 To start from a certain slide, click on slide, go to Slide Show Tab, and choose From Current Slide.

To advance a slide, press Enter (keyboard)

or click mouse

To go back a slide, press Backspace (keyboard) To end the show press Escape (keyboard) Keep presentations simple- remember that PPT is just a tool, not the presentation.

Adding YouTube
Go to the Office Button/ PowerPoint options. Click Show Developer tab in ribbon checkbox. Go to Developer tab/ Control Group/ More Controlschoose Shockwave Flash Object. Draw a box on the screen, right-click on it, select properties. Copy the video URL. In the pop-up menu, paste the Youtube URL in the box next to Movie. In the URL, delete watch? and replace the = sign after the capital V with a forward slash (/).