4/1: Microsoft PowerPoint• What is PowerPoint?• Why use PowerPoint?• How do I use PowerPoint?

What is PowerPoint?• A tool for

presentations.– slide shows.– allows images, charts,

movies, sounds, and more to be embedded in the file.

• A basic layout editor.

Why use PowerPoint?• To create presentations

– class presentations– sales

presentations– etc.

• As a basic layout editor– simpler for

organization of images, etc.

The AutoContent Wizard• topics• presentation style

How do I use PowerPoint?• Inserting images

– clip art– other images– from the WWW

• Inserting movies– know your file types

• Inserting charts & graphs

• Inserting hyperlinks

Changing the look• slide master• design templates• color schemes

Changing the order• slide sorter

Printing choices• slides• outline• handouts

Using PowerPoint: Saving a File• Saving as a PowerPoint presentation ( *.ppt )• Saving as a PowerPoint show ( *.pps )• Saving as a web

page

Using PowerPoint: Style Issues• Liven it up

– Using Presentation Designs– Using Animation Effects

• Don’t distract from your purpose–Don’t use too many effects–Don’t use an inappropriate presentation design–Don’t use irrelevant images

• Don’t create difficulties for your viewers– hard-to-read fonts– too much on one slide