1. PowerPoint Computer Solutions 1

2. Multimedia A powerful blend of text, graphics, sound, animation, and video on your computer.  Multimedia is an effective way of communicating information. It can be used to inform, persuade and entertain.  Multimedia is used in games, business presentations, interactive tutorials, and information kiosks.

3. PowerPoint  One way we create multimedia presentations is in PowerPoint  Can you think of other programs that can be used to create multimedia presentations?

4. Tips To Making A Better Presentation  Choose a color scheme with no more than 4 different colors  Make sure background color and font color is contrasting (easy to read)  Limit animations and sounds  Use bullet statements (not paragraphs)  Check spelling and capitalization  Limit pictures per slide  Balance text, pictures and white space

5. Creating a PowerPoint Using the Design Templates When you open PowerPoint you will see a blank slide. You may add a preset design template to make your slide presentation colorful. 1. Select the Design Tab 2. Choose the Theme Group

6. Changing the Background  Instead of using the design template you may customize your background. 1. Select the Design Tab 2. Choose the Background Styles

7. Slide Layout  The layout of the slide is how the text and information will appear. 1. Select the Home Tab 2. Choose Layout to pick your style

8. Adding a New Slide  Once you have finished with your first slide you will have to add additional slides to complete your presentation 1. Select the Home Tab 2. Choose the New Slide option

9. Inserting a Picture  If you would like to add clip art or a picture from a file, go to: 1. Select the Insert Tab 2. Choose from the Images Group

10. Narration  You can narrate your presentation by recording your own voice. 1. Select the Insert Tab 2. Choose the Media Group Note-you will need to hook a microphone to your computer to use this tool.

11. Sound  To make your presentation really exciting you can add pictures and sounds.  You can always use clip art and sounds clips.  You may also insert pictures, movies and sounds that you have saved in a file 1. Select the Insert Tab 2. Choose from Images or Media Group

12. Custom Animation  After you complete your presentation you can make it really exciting by adding animations to your text and graphics. Animations will create movement to your presentation and make it exciting. 1.Select the Animations Tab 2.Select and click on your desired animation.

13. Slide Transition  Last but not least you can change how your slides transition from slide to slide. 1.Select the Transitions Tab 2.Choose the Transition for your slide

14. Printing a Presentation  Click on the File Tab and choose Print  Click the “Full Page Slides” down arrow and choose desired # per page option  Click on Print displayed at the top of the screen