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PowerPoint 97 Basics. Your Instructor: Cheryl gouldc@infopeople.org. Gould. An InFoPeople Workshop January-May 1999. Agenda. What PowerPoint does Features of the PowerPoint window Creating a new presentation Altering an existing presentation Adding animation, graphics, and sound.
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PowerPoint 97 Basics Your Instructor: Cheryl gouldc@infopeople.org Gould An InFoPeople Workshop January-May 1999
Agenda • What PowerPoint does • Features of the PowerPoint window • Creating a new presentation • Altering an existing presentation • Adding animation, graphics, and sound
PowerPoint Program • Create slide shows on a computer screen • Enhance slide shows with: • animation • sound • video • color • custom drawings
Ways to use PowerPoint • Support your lecture • run slide show for audience • print out lecture notes • print out handouts • Run on its own in kiosk mode • Publish on the Internet
Skills Required to use PowerPoint • Mouse • Graphics & word processing • Ability to organize your topic • Creativity in conveying your message • Willingness to click, click, and click again
Windows Skills Review • Selecting text • Click and drag • Right-click • Mouse-click versus mouse-over • Saving and opening files
Parts of the PowerPoint Window • Menus • Toolbars • Right-click menus • Views • Slide • Outline • Sorter • Notes • Slide Show
Each View Has a Purpose • Single Slide - layout slide • Outline - create presentation • Slide Sorter - reorganize presentation • Lecture Notes - not seen on screen • Slide Show - runs full screen • Use the buttons on the bottom of the PowerPoint window to change views.
Exercise #1 Get acquainted with PowerPoint’s features
Running a Slide Show Options available from Action button • Hide pointer • Change cursor to pen to enable drawing • Go to a specific slide in presentation • Esc to exit • Space bar, mouse click to go forward • Back space to go back
Anatomy of a PowerPoint Slide • Background graphic • Color scheme • Text boxes • Action buttons • Transitions and Animation
Method for Creating a New Presentation • Start in OutlineView • Create Titles and bullet points • Slide View • add background, color, and default layout • Slide Sorter • see entire presentation and reorganize • Rehearse Slide Show • Add Notes at any time
Menus and Toolbars Change Depending on what: • View is chosen • Object is being inserted • You have selected • You right-clicked on
Exercise #2 Creating a New Presentation from Scratch “Fundamentals of Driving”
Masters • The Masters control the default layout • Font type and size • Bullets • Tabs • What appears on every slide: • Logo • Page numbers • Date • There are Masters for: • Slides • Title slide • Handouts • Notes
Color and Design • Background Fill • Fill Effects • Pattern • Gradient • Color Scheme • Design
Exercise #3 Colors, Backgroundsand asters
Headers and Footers... • Date & Time • Slide number • Fixed Text on top or bottom • Can apply these to: • All slides • All except for title slide • Single slide This text is in the footer
Common Mistakes • Too much text on a line or on a screen …… • Too many graphics • Screen doesn’t support what you’re saying • Too much movement • Poor spacing on screen • Inappropriate use of sound • Badcolorcombinations • Too many bullet points • capitalization
Exercise #4 Altering a Presentation
Action Buttons • Buttons for common tasks • Forward, Back & Home • Help • Sound • Perform actions such as • Hyperlink • Play a sound • Run Paint
Images • PowerPoint & Windows images • Save from Web pages • Clip Art Collections on Disks • Draw them yourself in PowerPoint • Draw in another program and import
Sounds • Standard sounds from your computer • From Web • Sound collections from disks • Record them yourself
Animation • Preset animation affects entire slide • combine sound and animation • Custom • choose which animation • combine with sound • plan all movement on the slide • choose how the animation starts
Exercise #5 Adding Sound, Graphics and Animation
Printing Options • Individual large slides • Two slides to a page • Individual slides with lecture notes • Thumbnails • 3 to a page with space for notes • 6 to a page • Outline • Black & White
In Summary • Quick to create basic presentations • Can be used as an outlining tool • Can do almost anything anywhere • Time consuming to create fancy presentations