Inserting Graphics, Media, and Objects

Objectives Create a custom table Design a SmartArt graphic Enhance a SmartArt graphic Insert and edit digital video Insert and trim audio

Objectives Edit and adjust a picture Add action buttons Insert hyperlinks

Creating a Custom Table Use a table to display related information Tables automatically display the style as determined by the theme assigned to the slide Color combinations and shading Line styles and colors Other effects Customize the table to change how data is organized

Creating a Custom Table

Designing a SmartArt Graphic The SmartArt graphic combines content with illustrations

Designing a SmartArt Graphic Each shape in the SmartArt graphic can be individually formatted Each shape has sizing handles and a rotate handle Each shape can be moved within the boundaries of the SmartArt graphic

Enhancing a SmartArt Graphic Use the tools on the SMARTART TOOLS FORMAT tab to change shape styles, fills, outlines, and effects You can convert text within the SmartArt graphic to WordArt Individual shapes in the SmartArt graphic can be resized or altered into a different shape

Enhancing a SmartArt Graphic

Inserting and Editing Digital Video Digital video is live action captured in digital format by a video camera Animated videos contain multiple images that stream together or move to give the illusion of motion If you need to edit the length of a video or add effects or background color to a video, you can use PowerPoint’s video-editing tools

Inserting and Editing Digital Video

Inserting and Editing Digital Video PowerPoint can trim a video clip from the beginning or the end To trim a video clip, use the VIDEO TOOLS PLAYBACK tab, then click the Trim Video button

Inserting and Trimming Audio Use sounds to provide emphasis to a slide or an element on the slide You can add sounds to your presentation from files on a storage device, the Internet, or a network drive You can trim audio using the Trim Audio button on the AUDIO TOOLS PLAYBACK tab

Inserting and Trimming Audio

Inserting and Trimming Audio If your computer has speakers, a sound card, and a microphone, you can record a voice narration and then play it during a slide show

Editing and Adjusting a Picture When working with pictures in PowerPoint, you have a number of available design options you can use to format pictures in creative ways Artistic effects, color saturation, color tone, recoloring, sharpening, brightness, contrast, and background removal Use the PICTURE TOOLS FORMAT tab on the ribbon to edit and adjust pictures

Editing and Adjusting a Picture

Editing and Adjusting a Picture When you compress a picture, you change the amount of detail in the picture Compressing a picture changes the amount o color used in the picture with no loss of quality By default, all inserted pictures in PowerPoint are automatically compressed

Adding Action Buttons An action button is an interactive button that you create from the Shapes gallery to perform a specific task Macros are used to automate tasks Action buttons are commonly used in self-running presentations and presentations published on the Web

Adding Action Buttons

Inserting Hyperlinks A hyperlink is a specially formatted word, phrase, graphic, or drawn object that you click to display something else Link to another slide, another file, or a Web page

Inserting Hyperlinks