Week 4:  Microsoft PowerPoint (Part 2)

1. Week 4: Microsoft PowerPoint (Part 2)

2. Week 4: Agenda • Review basic PPT • Compressing images • Hyperlinks • Merging PPT presentations • Hooking up a laptop and projector • Running an effective slide show • Review of assignments for this week • Lab time

3. Tell me about you… • Tell me about the presentations you work with? • Create new presentations with images from a digital camera • “Fix” an existing presentation • It’s too large to email… HELP!! • It’s taking HOURS to open…HELP!!

4. Tools and software available • Photoshop Elements • Picture Toolbar • it’s FREE • View>Toolbars>Picture

5. How do YOU add images? • What image type are you? • Copy/Paste • bad in the past, not so bad anymore • Insert/Image • just about perfect! • “Squoooosher” • You’re just the one I’m looking for, we’ll take care of your little problem!

6. Different strokes for different folks… • Picture Toolbar • View>Toolbars>Picture

7. Different strokes for different folks… • Select Image>Right Click • Save as Picture • Format Picture

8. What is a Hyperlink? • A Hyperlink is a connection from a slide to another slide, a custom show, a Web page, or a file. • Hyperlink can be text, picture, graph, shape, or WordArt.

9. Hyperlink Examples • Hyperlink as TEXT to a File • Hyperlink as IMAGE to a Web Page

10. Merging PPT Presentations • Insert entire PPT presentations, or select individual slides • Insert>Slides from Files • Select “Keep source formatting” to keep the design template of the slides you are importing

11. Did You Know… • you can add personal notes to your presentation? • Just add your own notes while creating your presentation. Your notes can say anything, but they won’t be included in the finished product. • if there are certain slides you don’t want to include in your presentation, you can temporarily hide them? • This trick is handy when using one presentation for more than one audience.

12. Did You Know… • you can print your slides as handouts for your audience? • This feature is great when using slides as an outline for a lecture. The audience can make their own notes as they follow along. • you can add a summary slide or agenda to your presentation? • This feature takes the headings from each slides (or select just the few you want) and creates a summary slide. Move it to the beginning of your presentation and use as an agenda or overview.

13. Step 1. Getting to know the back of your computer: Blue VGA port located on the back of the laptop

14. Step 1. Getting to know the back of your projector: Computer In port located on the projector

15. Step 2.   Making the connections:NOTE: Make all connections BEFORE turning on laptop or projector Connect the Projector VGA cable end to the port marked computer in on the projector

16. Step 2.   Making the connections:NOTE: Make all connections BEFORE turning on laptop or projector Connect the blue VGA cable end to the blue VGA port on the back of the laptop.

17. Step 3.   Power up Sequence: • First, turn the laptop on and let it “boot up” to your desktop • Then turn on the projector

18. Step 3.   Power up Sequence: With the laptop connected and powered up, you will then press Fn and F8 key combo to cycle through a connection mode. • Press once to have the projector show what is on your laptop screen. • Pressing both keys again will black out your laptop, but the image will still appear on the projector screen. • Finally pressing both a third time will remove the image from the projector screen and display the image on the laptop.

19. Step 4.   Final Adjustments: Keystone Adjustment – If the projector is not directly in line with projection surface, the image may appear trapezoidal.

20. Step 4.   Final Adjustments: Sync + and Sync – Adjusts the vertical image displayed. Can make the display larger or smaller. This is useful if the projector is projecting at an angle up or down. Tracking + and Tracking – Adjusts the horizontal image displayed. Can make the display larger or smaller. This is useful if the projector is not placed directly in front of the projection surface. Focus:Adjust focus by sliding focus lever on lens.

21. Step 5.   When you’ve finished: • Don't immediately disconnect the projector from its power supply. • Switch off using the projectors on/standby button. • Let the fan run until it stops so the projector can cool down properly.

22. Running Your PowerPoint Show • Short-Cut Keys (F1 key during slideshow) • Short-cuts are an quick and simple way to jump around in your show. • You can change the screen color, go to the next/previous slide, and even jump to a particular slide out of order. • See Handout for examples.

23. Final Project Ideas • Looking for a final project related to PowerPoint? Consider: • Create a really good PowerPoint presentation you can use at work. Make sure it has photos, and uses some of the things you’ve learned, such as a master edited template. • Take a previous presentation and improve it, either by fixing the size of the images, reviewing the design and layout, or jazzing it up a bit.

24. Class Critic • In Centra, take poll to answer: • The BEST thing about today was… • The least relevant thing about today was… • Next week, I’d like to learn… • Right now, my biggest concern with this class is…

25. Housekeeping • Review changes to the syllabus • Discuss assignments from last week • Lab time

26. Lab time • Be sure to review the Lab Assignment document on the class website • Due week after it is assigned (posted so we can find it… don’t email it or hand it in)