PowerPoint UnitThe How To Do’s in the PowerPoint Program

Basic Set-Up

• Similar to Microsoft Word • Tabs (10 tabs across top of screen)

• Each tab has ribbons that show a variety of groups

• 7 X 7 Rule (General Rule)• Slides should not have paragraphs• No more than 7 words per line• No more than 7 lines per slide

Home Tab• Home Tab has 6 groups. Each with specific tasks:• Clipboard

• Cut, Copy, Paste Features• Slides

• Insert new slide• Select Layout• Reset & Section

• Font • Editing Text

• Paragraph• Manipulating Text, Bullets, Lists

• Drawing • Insert, manipulate, and add effects to shapes

Insert Tab• Insert New Slides & Tables• Images (Pictures)

• Variety of choices

• Illustrations• Insert shapes• SmartArt• Charts

• Links• Add Hyperlinks & Action Buttons

• Text • Add Text Box, Header/Footer & WordArt

Design Tab

• Selection of Themes• Note down arrow on side give more selections

• Allows customizing background & slides

Transition Tab

• Preview PowerPoint

• Ways for slides to enter screen• Note down arrows on side

• More options

• Allows for timing of slide• Automatic or mouse click

Animation Tab

• Adds special effects to items (Pictures & Clip Art)• Advanced Animations may be added• Animations may be timed

Slide Show Tab

• Start Slide Show• Start at first• Stop and start again at current slide

• Set Up• Rehearse• Record

Review Tab

• Proofing• Spell Check• Research & Thesaurus

• Comments• Allows for comments

• Compare• Collaboration with others

View Tab

• Presentation Views• Normal, Outline, Slide Sorter, Note Page, Reading

• Master Views• Slide• Handout• Notes

• Show Ruler, Gridlines, Notes• Zoom• Color/Grayscale

Format Tab

• Insert Shapes• Note down arrow

• Shape Styles• Adjust Fill• Outline Shape• Adjust Shape Effects

• WordArt Styles• Arrange • Adjust Pictures to words are in front or behind