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Designing PowerPoint Presentations

Designing PowerPoint Presentations. Beginning a PowerPoint Presentation (in Bison Library). Turn on the computer. Type username : teacher’s last name and teacher’s first initial. (For example: SmithJ Type password : bison, teacher’s initials. (For example: bisonjs

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Designing PowerPoint Presentations

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  1. Designing PowerPoint Presentations

  2. Beginning a PowerPointPresentation (in Bison Library) • Turn on the computer. • Type username: teacher’s last name • and teacher’s first initial. • (For example: SmithJ • Type password: bison, teacher’s initials. • (For example: bisonjs • Hit Enter

  3. Starting PowerPoint • Click the green start button in the lower • left-hand corner of your screen. • Click the red PowerPoint icon. • Select: Blank Presentation. Click: OK • Under Insert Menu: Select New Slide • Under Format Menu: Select Slide Layout • Choose a text layout icon in the Slide • Layout icon column: Click it

  4. My First Slide • In the rectangular title box at the top of • your large slide, type: My First Slide • Move your cursor outside the title box • and click it. • To add a box or a bullet before your first line go to the Format Menu. • Click your cursor on the bullet or numbering you desire and: Click OK

  5. Before We Go Any Further… LET’S SAVE OUR FILE! Click on, My Net Places Entire Network Netware Services Netware Servers GFHS Office Staff folder Teacher’s Home folder Select your teacher’s name Select your class period Type your file’s name Save File Start

  6. Change Font, Size, and Color • In the upper left-hand part of your screen, place your cursor on the arrow next to the font type. • Try a differenttype of font. • Next to the types of font, change the size of the font.

  7. Change Font,Size, and Color(continued) • Pull down the arrow next to the • capital A along the top tool bar. • Choose adifferentcolor. RULES OF THUMB 1. For PowerPoint Presentations, use Verdana or Trebuchet MS fonts. - They look best in presentations.

  8. Rules of Thumb(continued) • Font size should be about 30. This is size • 28. • Select B (Bold) to highlight your font. • Use a white background with black font, • or use a light background with a dark • font. • For a professional look, use the same • text layout for each slide.

  9. Rules of Thumb(continued) • Keep animations, sounds, and colors to • a minimum in an “official” presentation. • (Experiment with them, but save all the • “bells and whistles” for other, less • official presentations.) • Minimize your use of graphs, pictures, • and videos, as well.

  10. Rules of Thumb(continued) • Please MINIMIZE all these things BECAUSE • Theycanbeverydistractingtoyouraudience! • They can hurt the eyes of your audience! • They can hurt the ears of your audience! • They can RUIN your presentation!

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