1. PowerPoint Topic 1: Formatting

2. Learning Goal By the end of this lesson you should be comfortable using all the formatting tools.

3. Before we start… The purpose of a presentation is to enhance the delivery of a message to a specific audience. Everything in your presentation needs to revolve around this principle.

4. Everything is a Drawing or Picture What you can put on a slide: –AutoShapes –Text Boxes –Word Art –Pictures

5. This Means That: 1.You cannot just type on a the screen, you need a Text Box. 2.Objects can be ordered, grouped and formatted. 3.There is no text wrapping 4.All objects are modified in the same way

6. Background Colour To set the background Colour of a slide right click on the slide and select Background

7. Formatting Shapes Shape formatting is exactly the same as Word. –Select the object (or objects, hold down shift) –Use the Drawing toolbar to change the attributes of your shape. Note: If you forget what the buttons do, just hold your mouse over each one.

8. Your First Assignment 1 Goal: To explore the formatting and drawing tools. Job: Create a 6 slide slideshow about 1 of these two topics: 1.Awareness of the Impending Zombie Apocalypse. 2.Why your plans for March break are better than everyone elses.

9. Requirements: At least 6 Slides Use a variety text formatting tools Use a variety of drawing tools Use some images. Make every aspect of your presentation support your main message!

10. Your First Assignment 2 Your first slide should clearly state your message and your audience like this:

11. Main Message: “Zombie’s are coming and we are not ready” Audience: “United Nations Security Council”