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Microsoft PowerPoint. Tips and tricks. Microsoft PowerPoint. Rules for slides Use a template Create a template Use custom animations Start a show in the middle Create custom shows Create hyperlinks. Rules for slides. Decide what you want to say Reduce it to the bare essentials
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Microsoft PowerPoint Tips and tricks
Microsoft PowerPoint • Rules for slides • Use a template • Create a template • Use custom animations • Start a show in the middle • Create custom shows • Create hyperlinks
Rules for slides • Decide what you want to say • Reduce it to the bare essentials • Max 20 slides • 1 slide = 1 minute; 20 slides = 20 minutes! • Max 7 lines per slide • Minimum 24 pt font • Use “telegram language”
Use a template • Format > Slide Design… choose a design
Adapt your template • View > Master > Slide Master • Edit the pictures and fonts • Add new pictures (eg, your logo) • Save as new template: File > Save As > Save as type > Design template (*.pot)
Apply your template • Format > Slide Design… • Choose the template to apply • Save the presentation: File > Save…
Use custom animations • Slide Show > Custom Animation… • Select the item to animate • Add Effect > Entrance • Select the effect you want • Set order, timing and speed • Test the animation
Use custom animations • Avoid fancy animations: they distract from your message • Best: Dissolve, Wipe
Test your animations • Click on Slide Show from Current Slide (or Shift + F5)
Start a show in the middle • Same as testing animations • Click on Slide Show from Current Slide (or Shift + F5)
Create custom shows • If you have a lot of slides, but want to show just some of them • Slide Show > Custom Shows > New • Name the show • Select the slides to include • To play: Slide Show > Custom Shows > Show
Create hyperlinks • Hyperlink to: • Other slides in show • Other documents • Websites Lessons Word Excel PowerPoint FrontPage • Select text or picture • Insert > Hyperlink • Find file (or slide) to link to • OK