1. Department of Physics and Astronomy An Introduction To PowerPoint Tim Yeoman (with thanks to Richard Mobbs, Computer Centre)

2. PowerPoint Documentation Documentation ONLINE

3. What PowerPoint Can Produce What can it do? –35mm slides –Black & White OHP –Colour OHP –Speaker’s Notes –Audience Handouts –Outlines –Electronic Presentations

4. PowerPoint Slide Layout –File Page Set-up Paper Size –A4 Orientation –Landscape

5. PowerPoint Templates Using Templates –Stored on drive c: –Corporate Identity http://www.le.ac.uk/marketing/identity/powerpoint.html

6. PowerPoint Tips No more than 2 fonts per page Keep slide show to a minimum – avoid the Gatling Gun approach Rehearse

7. Can you read this at the back? Keep number of bullet points to six max Sans-serif type often easier to read Left justified text is also more legible Go for contrast between background and other elements Consider simplifying charts & diagrams

8. Screen Layout Menu Toolbars Scroll Bar Status Bar Mouse

9. Typing and Editing Text Selecting Text –add an attribute bold italic –change font –delete text –cut & paste text AaBb

10. Inserting pictures and diagrams Insert picture from file Cut and paste between applications Create pictures: –Download from web –Draw in drawing package –Scan –Produce in Excel or under UNIX

11. Slide Sorting & Viewing

12. Printing PowerPoint Slides Slides Handouts Notes Pages Outline View

14. CRRES: E lectron and P roton Wide A ngle S pectrometer (EPAS) Ion entry Ion telescopes Electron detectors Electron entry