This Presentation Contains Narration To hear the narration, turn on your speakers or plug in headphones. If you would like to view this slideshow WITHOUT narration please do the following: Click on the ‘Slide Show’ tab in the ribbon. In the ‘Set Up’ section click the ‘Set Up Slide Show’ button. Under ‘Show Options’ check the box next to ‘Show without narration.’ Click ‘Ok’ and view the slideshow as normal.

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT 07 Fall 2009 SHORT COURSE OFFERED BY INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI – ST.LOUIS

PowerPoint Basics Why is it a good tool to use? Easier than 3 X 5 Note Cards Organized presentations are “heard” better More information can be given and REMEMBERED Pictures, Videos, Audio Files, and Animations can be used along with text Handouts can be used as well Microsoft Office Product Visually Similar to Microsoft Word 2007  Home, Insert, Format, Review, View Ribbons  Cut, Copy and Paste Control  Color control

Beginning Before you begin Know your topic Know your audience Know ‘how’ it will be presented  Live  Intranet or Internet  Static or ‘available’ file  Practice, Practice, Practice

Accessibility Start Programs  Office Apps  Microsoft PowerPoint

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New Presentation Office Button New  Blank Presentation  Templates (Office Online)

Slide Layout Home Ribbon 2 nd Command Tab – Slides  Layout  Informational – Title and Content  Visual – Images, charts, graphs, pictures  Combination – Text, Visual, Other  Other – Title Slides, Blank, Etc

New Slide Home Ribbon 2nd Command Tab  New Slide Image Or Main Window Left Slide/Outline Column  Right Click  New Slide

Design Design Ribbon 2 nd Command tab – Themes  Select a Theme  Adjust  Color Schemes  Font  Background Styles Themes automatically format a presentation combining appropriate colors, fonts, and backgrounds

Font/Size/Colors Home Ribbon 3 rd Command Tab – Font  Adjust  Font  Size  Color Font Color Font Selection Font Size

Picture Insert Ribbon 2 nd Command Tab (Illustrations)  Picture  Select File from Folder  Insert and Adjust

Clip Art Insert Ribbon 2 nd Command Tab (Illustrations)  Clip art  Search  Select  Insert  Adjust

Image Adjustments Adjusting images Select the image to adjust  Resize the image by selecting the buttons surrounding the object  Rotate the images by selecting the green button and rotating the arrows  Move the image by dragging the object to the appropriate location

Audio Insert Ribbon 5 th Command Tab – Media Clips  Click Image  Select Option Make sure to package for cd Demonstrated in the slides to come

Charts Insert Ribbon 2 nd Command Tab (Illustrations) Chart  Select Type of Chart  The chart will interconnect with excel and display a dual screen allowing the user to adjust their figures

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Slide Transitions Animations Ribbon 3 rd Command Tab – Transition to This Slide  Select the transition desired to each slide A transition is an effect used to introduce a slide/object in a presentation

Viewing Slide Shows Slide Show Ribbon 1 st Command Tab – Start Slide Show Slide Show Toolbar Bottom Right Corner of Window  3 rd Tab on the Right

During the Presentation Advance the slide Left Click Enter Forward/Down Reverse the Slide Right Click -> Select Previous Slide Backspace Up/Left

Save For users who have Powerpoint 2007 Office Button  Save As  PowerPoint Presentation  Or.pptx (xml)

Packaging Allows user to play Microsoft PowerPoint Documents on computers which do not contain the program by installing PowerPoint Viewer. Allows the presentations media links, pictures, audio/video files to be copied to as well Office Button Publish  Package for CD

Printing Duplex printing is now the default setting amongst IC Staffed Labs Office Button  Print  Print  Print What  Handouts  Color/Grayscale  Grayscale  Click Ok

Homework Self-quiz 5 slide show Design Template for ALL slides UMSL as Topic Audience is High School Seniors Title slide  Custom Animation  Slide Transition Insert Image from UMSL website List UMSL Web site URL Save your document

Questions? If any further questions arise, please contact a lab consultant in any of the following Instructional Computing Labs. SSB 103 SSB 452 Benton Hall 232 Math TLC (UC 050) Ward E. Barnes Library Thomas Jefferson Research Commons

Additional Information The Microcomputer Program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis offers day and evening computer courses as part of the Chancellor's Certificate series. The Online Student Technology Guide has answers to many computing questions. Online self-service solutions for UMSL Technology Issues