4/1: Microsoft PowerPoint What is PowerPoint? Why use PowerPoint? How do I use PowerPoint?

What is PowerPoint? A tool for presentations. A basic layout editor. slide shows. allows images, charts, movies, sounds, and more to be embedded in the file. A basic layout editor.

Why use PowerPoint? To create presentations As a basic layout editor class presentations sales presentations etc. As a basic layout editor simpler for organization of images, etc.

The AutoContent Wizard topics presentation style

How do I use PowerPoint? Inserting images Inserting movies clip art other images from the WWW Inserting movies know your file types Inserting charts & graphs Inserting hyperlinks

Changing the look slide master design templates color schemes

Changing the order slide sorter

Printing choices slides outline handouts

Using PowerPoint: Saving a File Saving as a PowerPoint presentation ( *.ppt ) Saving as a PowerPoint show ( *.pps ) Saving as a web page

Using PowerPoint: Style Issues Liven it up Using Presentation Designs Using Animation Effects Don’t distract from your purpose Don’t use too many effects Don’t use an inappropriate presentation design Don’t use irrelevant images Don’t create difficulties for your viewers hard-to-read fonts too much on one slide