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PowerPoint

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Organization is the key to success!

C:\\ 4H_Data

Store yourmovies,sound clipsand PowerPoint presentationin the same folder.

Don’t Forget to Save

Select the File Menu, and click the Save command.

… then select the AutoContent Wizard on the presentations tab.

AutoContent Wizard

First, select the File menu and click the New command.

AutoContent Wizard

When you pick your topic, the AutoContent Wizard builds a starter presentation for you.

My own words

AutoContent Wizard

Replace the suggested topics with your own words.

Design Templates

The AutoContent Wizard starts you out with a design.

To pick another design for your presentation, choose Apply Design from the Format menu.

Design Templates

Any time you want to add a slide, click the New Slide button.

Add new slides and pick the layout that best suits your needs.

Add New Slides

click to add title

Add New Slide Once the

layout is selected just follow the on-screen instructions to click and type your text.

click to add text•Add bullet points here•It’s easy•Bullets appear automatically

–Tab to indent

Slide Title

Presentation Views Change the view in your

presentation by clicking on the View buttons at the bottom of your screen.

SlideView

OutlineView

SlideSorterView

NotesPageView

SlideShowView

Presentation Views

Ways to use Slide view• Create individual slides• Type text• Add and arrange graphics• Select or change the slide

layout

Slide View

Ways to use Outline View• Organize your thoughts• Outline main ideas• Decide on major sections of your

presentations• Enter the content• Type directly into outline view• Move text and slides around

Outline View

Slide Sorter View

Notes View

See your presentationinteractively on your desktopcomputer

Slide Show View

Master

Slide Master

Place text and graphics on all slides by selecting the View menu and click the Slide Master command. Add items to the slide master.

Color Scheme

Color Schemes Automatically apply color changes to

one ... or to all slides with the Slide Color Scheme command.

Choose the Format menu and select the Slide Color Scheme command.

Drawing Tools Try enhancing your art with:

Color gradients Textures and patterns 3-D effects Special text effects

This is the easiest way to add graphics to your presentation!

Clip Art On the Menu Bar choose Insert Picture Clip Art

Then click a shape and drag on your slide to create it.

AutoShapes

Click the AutoShapes button to see your choices.

Just click,and type

your text...

Text moves with

the AutoShape

AutoShapes

You can click-and-type in any AutoShape you draw.

Move the shape and the text moves with it.

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Charts

Click the Chart button to add a new chart

Type over PowerPoint’s sample data to enter your data on the datasheet.

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20

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60

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100

Jan Feb Mar

PowerPoint automatically displays your chart.

Click Organization Chart on the Insert Picture menu selection...

Organizational Charts

Organizational Charts

Type your information in the boxes To see the chart on your slide, click File

Update

M Pictures are worth a 1000 words

Graphics and Photos

Multimedia

Add a narrator’s voiceAdd sound effectsRun a CD in the background

Draw attention with movies

Multimedia It’s easy to add

pictures, sounds, and movies to your presentation.

Choose the Insert menu and select Picture or Movies and Sounds command.

World Wide Web

Select the Insert menu and choose the Hyperlink command to link to Web pages.

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Electronic Slide Shows

Make exciting electronic slide shows with PowerPoint that include: Slide transition effects Animation effects Text builds Interactivity

Electronic Slide Shows

To use PowerPoint’s special slide show features, choose the Slide Show menu. Animations, Action Buttons and a lot more are easily accessible.

…to control the sequence and timing of your animations and to choose even more animation effects.

Select Custom Animations in the Slide Show menu...

Animation Effects

Animation Effects

To Make the Best Better

Choose the File Menu and select thePack and Go command

Don’t Forget to Pack

Set up your presentation so it’s ready to go with the Pack And Go Wizard. Compresses your presentation and

related sounds and movie clips Saves your presentation on as

many disks as needed

A Little More Help

Help is just a click away PowerPoint Central Office Assistant Office 97 CD-ROM PowerPoint Website

PowerPoint Central

Go to PowerPoint Central for more PowerPoint tips and extra clip art.

Choose the Tools menu and select the PowerPoint Central command

Get to know your Office Assistant The Office Assistant provides tips

for tasks, helps you search for information and is your gateway to on-line help.

Choose the Help menu and select the Microsoft PowerPoint Help command

Don’t forget your Office CD-ROM The Clipart directory on the

MS Office CD-ROM has over 3400 clip art images photographic images video sound and music

http://www.microsoft.com/powerpoint/

PowerPoint Website

Visit the PowerPoint Website to keep up-to-date with the latest information about PowerPoint.

I Love it when a show comes together!

PowerPoint is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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