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“EXTRAS”

MICROSOFTPOWERPOINT

Lei DingGlenda DaggettNona PendergrassTrenna McEntyreRHET 3603Fall 2012

ANIMATIONPowerPoint

Summary

The Animations function is under the Animation label.

Sometimes, you need organize your materials vividly. Thus, you can use animation to cheer up the audience. In the Animation label, there are:-Preview-Animation-Advanced Animation-Timing

EvaluationAdvantages: It can make your PowerPoint has “Power” and “Point”.“Power” means you can convey your thoughts to audience in a deep way. “Point” means that the materials you add with animation should be emphasis.

Disadvantage: If you use the animation not appropriately, for example, abusing of it, it will caused your audience disgusted. And it will indicate that you are not a professional experts in your field.

Step 1When you want to add animation, click the label on the top of the window.

The First Section is Preview. As the word meaning you see, you can preview your material affect after you add the animation you choose.

Step 2

Step 3The second section is Animation. In it there are two sub-section: Animation Styles and Effect Options.

Under the Animation Styles, you can chose your material’s Entrance effect, Emphasis effect, Exit effect and motion path. At the very bottom, you can get more effects and motion paths of these four parts.

Under the Effect Options, you can chose the direction of your material. And you can chose the Sequence as well. If you have more than one material on one page, this function will be helpful.

Under Advanced Animation, you can add another effect or motion path on your object which already have an animation styles or motion path.

If you click on the Trigger button, you can adjust the start condition for an animation.

If you click Animation Painter, you can copy animation from one to another. If you double click, it is easy and convenient for you to copy same animation to multiple objects.

Step 4

Under Animation Pane, you can re-order your object’s effects sequence.

Step 5Under Timing section, you can adjust your time of object’s animation effect and motion path. Including start time, duration and delay. Also you can reorder animation here.

Troubleshooting-If the multiple Animation effects on one object is not go through like what you expect, you should check the animation pane first. Do you choose the right order of the each animation effect?

ADDING MUSIC TO SLIDESPowerPoint

Music is a great way to grab the attention of your audience. Music is a universal language.

When choosing music, consider your type of presentation and your audience. Are you trying to motivate or relax your audience. Perhaps your trying to evoke emotion or be comical.

Never use music with foul language or crude lyrics. In order to be a professional, you must present a professional atmosphere.

Microsoft PowerPoint does not have the capabilities to embed a sound file, but a PowerPoint slide can be linked to a

sound file.

This can be done with a compact disc, thumb drive, or whatever medium that is used to present the PowerPoint.

Linking the file:Download the music file to the compact disc, thumb drive,

etc. in which the PowerPoint will be downloaded.

Create the PowerPoint presentation and select the slide for the music file.

Linking the file: Go to insert Audio (far right) Drop down to Audio from File Select your file from your compact disc, thumb drive, etc. Once your music file has been selected, choose Insert.

Note: The music file and PowerPoint must be on the same memory device.

Step 1

GO TO INSERT…. AUDIO…

Step 2DROP DOWN BOX AUDIO FROM FILE

Select your file from your compact disc, thumb drive, etc. Once your music file has been selected, choose Insert.

Step 3

Music during a presentation can grab the audience’s attention and create an atmosphere to enhance your presentation. Be very considerate in choosing your

music and keep in mind that the music can draw your audience or alienate them.

SHAPES-GRAPHICSPowerPoint

• Shapes are an added formatting tool in Power Point to add graphics to a presentation.

• Shapes also add a sense of expression to a comment and an added design to clip art.

• PowerPoint has a lot of design and shape options to choose from.

Shapes The advantage shapes provide to a PowerPoint are the

geometric and non geometric look to a presentation and slide show.

All the basic shapes are available which can be resized, connected and color designed.

Rectangles Basic Shapes Block Arrows Equation Shapes Flowchart Star and Banners Callouts Action Buttons

Dialog can also be added for

formatting in a slide

presentation

Shapes in PowerPoint

• To add a shape in PowerPoint click on Insert, then the Shape button.

• It is easily accessible.

• A variety of shapes and designs appear.

• Click on any design and an icon will appear.

• Drag the icon to desired area and click.

• Shape or design will appear in framed box. Change

shape

Moving-Resizing Shapes• A predefined size will appear.

• Make larger or smaller by dragging framed outline inward or outward.

• Make shapes by clicking pointer on item and dragging to desired point.

To move a shape the pointer must

look like this

Color and Texture

• Click Pointer on shape – right click

• Fill Color Button on Formatting Menu

• Click More Fill Color

• Dialog Appears

• Click on desired color –insert

• Shapes also have an outline by

by default in which color is changed by

same steps as above.

This will open the color

dialogue box

Adding Texture

• Another great addition to adding shapes is a texture can also be implemented.

• Click on shape

• Right click-Fill Color Button

• Select Texture

• Select Texture

• Scroll down to Texture

• Click on Textured Desired

What’s your

favorite pattern?

Summary• Shapes also has Callouts where written inserts of

content can be added to a Power Point Presentation to express a text format such as in a cartoon dialog.

• Shapes can be added or deleted at any point by right clicking, and then clicking cut.

• Lines and Squiggly lines can be stretched and crossed to be redirected.

• Shapes can also be placed on designs and pictures such as Clip Art by directing it to the area and clicking on it.

• Also, Shapes add a unique geometric and non geometric feature to PowerPoint Presentation which adds to a professional formatting slide.

EDITING CLIP ARTPowerPoint

Summary

Clip art can be edited so that it is unique to your presentation.

Learn to: Pull a portion of the clip art from the picture Change the color of the clip art Combine features of clip art

Step 1Start by clicking the Insert tab, then clip art

Step 2Select the clip art you wish to use

Step 3Right click on imageGo to groupSelect ungroup 1

Step 4Click off the clip art Then click back on to any portion to be changedRight click, then select “cut” to delete a portion 2

Before After- Background had to be selectedAnd cut for each piece to be removed

Step 5To change color of clip art:With art still “ungrouped” select portion to changeRight click in selectionChoose format shapeSelect solid fillChoose colorThe Format menu can also be used 3

Before After

Step 6To combine different elements of clip art:Select clip art to be usedFollow step 3Select and move elements to be usedOr delete elements from background as in step 4 4

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Step 7To put pictures back together:Right click select group, then regroupOr to combine both pictures into one:Drag mouse around pictures and press Ctrl + G 5

Troubleshooting

If entire picture gets cut when trying to remove a portion:Ensure the picture is ungrouped as shown in step 3

If fill color covers the entire picture:Ensure the picture is ungrouped as shown in step 3

If the picture needs to be moved, and only a portion of the Picture moves:Regroup the picture

Reference:

http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/edit-powerpoint-clipart-images-in-presentations/2018/

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