by Mary Anne Poatsy, Keith Mulbery, Lynn Hogan, Amy Rutledge, Eric Cameron, Cyndi Krebs

1. exploring Microsoft Office 2013 Volume 1 by Mary Anne Poatsy, Keith Mulbery, Lynn Hogan, Amy Rutledge, Eric Cameron, Cyndi Krebs

2. Introduction To PowerPoint A PowerPoint presentation is an electronic slide show saved with a .pptxextension after the file name. A slide is the most basic element of PowerPoint.

3. The PowerPoint Window Title bar Ribbon Thumbnails Slide pane Splitter bar Fit slide to current window button Notes pane Note Button Comments button Slide number Zoom slider View buttons Status bar

4. Using PowerPoint Views • We will talk about 6 views which are: • Normal • Outline View • Slide Sorter • Notes Page • Reading View • Slide Show • The default view in PowerPoint is Normal View

5. Normal View Normal View displays with two panes that provide maximum flexibility in working with the presentation. The pane on the left side of the screen shows thumbnails, which are miniature slides. The slide pane on the right displays the current slide. This is where you make edits to slide content and add notes.

6. Normal View Thumbnails Slide pane Splitter bar Notes pane

7. Outline View Outline view is used when you would like to enter text into your presentation using an outline Slide Header on Slide 2 Slide 2 selected Bullets on Slide 2

8. Slide Sorter View Slide sorter view displays thumbnails of your presentation slides. This view is helpful when you want to change the order of slides or to delete one or more slides.

9. Notes Page View Notes Page view is used when you need to enter and edit large amounts of notes text to which the speaker can refer when presenting. Notes do not display when the presentation is shown.

10. Reading View Reading View is used to view the slide show in full screen, one slide at a time Title bar Menu Views Navigation

11. Slide Show View Slide Show view is used to deliver the completed presentation full screen to audience, one slide at a time, as an electronic presentation.

12. Saving As A Slide Show You can save your presentation as a PowerPoint show with a .ppsx extension by using the Save As command. This file type will open the presentation in Slide Show view and is best for distributing an unchangeable version of a completed slide show to others for viewing.

13. Typing Speaker Note To create a speaker note: 1.If the Notes pane is not visible, click Notes on the status bar. 2. Drag the splitter bar between the Slide pane and the Notes pane up to expand the Notes pane. 3. Click in the Notes pane to begin typing. To modify the text, click the HOME tab and apply formatting using the tools in the Font and Paragraph groups.

14. Reorder Slides TO ORDER YOUR SLIDES: 1.Click the VIEW tab. 2.Click Slide Sorter in the Presentation Views group. 3.Select the slide you wish to move and drag the slide to the new location. 4.Double-click any slide to return to the Normal view.

15. Slide Layouts PowerPoint provides a set of predefined slide layouts that determine the position of the objects or content on a slide. When you click the New Slide arrow on the Home tab, a gallery from which you can choose a layout displays. To change an existing slide layout: select the slide then click Layout arrow in Slides group on the Home tab.

16. Slide Layouts Title and Content Slide Title Slide Title and content slide using SmartArt Section header

17. Insert A Picture To add a picture, do the following: 1.Click the INSERT tab. 2.Click Pictures in the Images group. 3.Navigate to the location of your picture files and click the picture you want to use. 4.Click Insert.

18. Creating Shapes To create a shape in PowerPoint : 1.Click the Insert tab, click Shapes in the Illustrations group. 2.Click the shape you desire from the Shapes gallery. 3.Click the desired position in which to place the shape or drag the cross-hair pointer to control the approximate size of the shape as desired. 4. Release the mouse button.

19. Creating Shapes Insert tab Shapes Recently Used Shapes Shapes gallery with a variety of choices

20. Shape Fill You can choose a solid color fill, no fill, a picture fill, a gradient, or a texture fill. To change the fill of a selected object: 1.Click Shape fill in the Shape Styles group on the Format tab. 2.The Shape fill gallery provides color choices that match the theme colors or color choices based on Standard Colors.

21. Shape Fill Standard Color options Shape Fill Select to access More Fill Colors options Select to apply a Gradient fill Select to apply a Picture fill Select to apply a Texture fill

22. Shape Fill (Gradient) You can fill shapes with gradients, which are a blend of two or more colors Point to Gradient to open Gradient gallery Select to remove gradient

23. Shape Fill (Texture) You can use texture fills such as canvas, denim, marble, or cork to fill an object Select to open Texture gallery

24. Changing Shape Outline Format tab Shape Outline Color Shape Outline No Outline Option Line weight

25. Changing Shape Effects PowerPoint allows you to apply many effects to shapes: like shadow effects. To apply effects to a selected shape, click the Shape Effects in the Shape Styles group on the Format tab. Click on shadow then select one of the options. Shadow effect