Objective: Upon completion of the Microsoft PowerPoint block
of instruction, you should be able to:
1. Identify the PowerPoint screen
a.
Bars title, menu, standard tools, formatting, views, draw, status
b.
Views- slide sorter view, normal view, outline view, slide view, slide
show
2. Add/delete and modify the PowerPoint layout
a.
Auto Layout Options - For example: title,
bullet, bullet and picture, chart
b. Insert or
duplicate slides
c.
Master Slide
d.
Background - Common objects for all slides go on the
background.
e.
Apply
Design Templates
3.
Add/delete and modify PowerPoint objects
a.
Objects
Word art, text, pictures, graphics, audio clips, shapes, lines
4. Use draw features from the draw toolbar to
arrange objects
a.
Order - For example, send to the back or Bring to
the front
b.
Align - Top/bottom/left/right/center/middle 2 or
more objects
c.
Group/Ungroup - Working with two or more objects
d.
Rotate/Flip
e.
Text
Wrapping
4. Format text and objects
a. Text
font, color, size, type, effect
b.
Objects-
color fill, line color, line style, shadow, 3D
c.
Word
Art
d.
Use
spell checker - F7
5. Apply effects
a.
Slide
transitions
b.
Custom
animation
c.
Action
Settings
d.
Create
hyperlinks
6. Setup slide show
a.
Timing
Options: Apply to all, some, none
b.
Apply
transitions & timing in slide sorter view
c.
Select
method to advance slides
b.
Rearrange
slides in slide sorter view
c.
Use
Rehearse Timing feature
7. Setup for printing
a.
Select
what to print - Slides, notes, handouts
·
Print
what? Use handouts & less slides per page if its important it be read by
your viewers
·
For
handouts the options are: 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 Slides Per Page
b.
Select
color options Pure Black & White, grayscale, or the default, which is
color that is if your printer is color.
8.
Save the presentation
a.
Save
As - Used to save presentation by different name to the hard drive.
b.
Select
type of format to save the file
·
PPT
default file name extension
·
PPS
Packed to show without the MS PowerPoint program
·
POT
PowerPoint Template
·
HTML
Not ideal for serious HTML design and development but it will convert graphic
elements to readable format by browsers.
·
GIF
256 colors or less, ideal for capturing custom graphics using fill effects
such as variants
·
JPG
photo quality, ideal for capturing dazzled photos
·
BMP
Ideal for creating wallpapers