HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

WHAT TO DO FIRST zDzDouble click on the PowerPoint icon. zYzYou will see a page that looks like this:

THEN... zOn the right side of your screen, you will see a list of text and content layouts. Choose the layout you want for your first slide. zClick on a few of them to see what choices you have. zLet’s begin with the title slide. zClick inside the box and type your text.

TO CHANGE FONT COLOR ON A SLIDE... zHighlight the text you want to change. zClick on “Format” on the top tool bar. zClick “Font.” zIn the “Color” bar, choose the new color.

HOW TO CHANGE COLORS OF SLIDES zClick “Format” on tool bar. zClick “Background”. zClick the dropdown box. Click on “More Colors” to see a greater variety. zClick on the color you desire. zWhen finished click “Apply” for just that slide or click “Apply to All” for the entire show.

Options: zChoose your slide design. zGo to “Format” and click “Slide Design.” zAll of the Design Templates will appear on the right of your screen. zYou may want to check them all before you make your final decision. zNote: You may want to do this when you have finished all of your slides. This is optional.

One way to do easy animation... zClick “Format.” zClick “Slide Design.” zAt the top of the right side, you will see a list of three choices, pick “Animation Schemes.” zGo down and check all of the choices. zYou can apply the animation to just the slide you are on or to all of the slides.

TO ADD ANIMATION... zThere are two ways to add animation: z Click on “Slide Show.” zClick on “Custom Animation.” zChoose the type of animation you want. zYou will want to try them all to determine the one that best suits the text.

TO CHECK YOUR ANIMATION... zClick “Slide Show.” zClick “Animation Preview.” zMake necessary changes.

To add animation sound… The Marine Hymn Space Music Elephant Walk You can hide the sound icons by right clicking & clicking “Edit Sound Object.”

Here’s how to add sound… zClick on “Insert.” zClick on “Movies and Sound.” zClick on “Sound from Clip Organizer.” zYou can search for certain sounds. zYou can search for additional sounds online by clicking on the “Clip art on Office Online.”

More info on inserting sounds… zYou will be asked to decide how you want the sound to come on. zYou can also work with sounds under “Slide Show” and “Custom Animation.” zIf you want a sound to play throughout a presentation, this is called “looping” and can be done in “Custom Animation.”

An easy way to loop a sound… zRight click the sound you want to loop. zOn the shortcut menu, click “Edit Sound Object.” zSelect the “Loop until stopped” check box. zBe sure to use “Help” option anytime you get confused. Microsoft has a great search option, complete with tutorials.

TO ADD GRAPHICS... zChoose one of the slide layouts that allows the use of a graphic. (Go to “Insert” and click on “New Slide.”

After you have chosen a slide design…

CONTINUE BY... zClicking on new slide. zChoosing the slide layout. zClicking in the boxes and typing your text.

IF YOU ARE INSERTING A PICTURE FROM THE WEB... zYou can save the picture on a disk and insert it using the “Insert” feature on the top tool bar. zYou can cut and paste the picture directly from the site if rights allow.

FOR EXAMPLE… zI found this picture under Microsoft Office 97 Web Clip Art. zI saved it to a disk. zI clicked “Insert” on the top tool bar. zI clicked “Picture.” zI clicked “From file.” zI looked in the “A” drive. zI clicked “Insert.”

Here… zI found the picture. zI right-clicked on the picture. zI clicked on “copy.” zOn this slide, I right-clicked where I wanted the picture. zI clicked on “paste.” Free graphics from ndexr2.html

TO ADD A CHART zChoose one of the slide layouts that allows the use of a chart. zDouble click on the side you wish to add the chart. zEnter data. zWhile data screen is in view, click “Chart” under that click “Chart Options” or “Chart Type.” This will let you edit and change chart type.

TO ADD MUSIC OR SOUNDS: zSave a music clip to your desktop or to a disk. zSelect the slide you want to add the music. zClick “insert” on the top tool bar. zClick “movies and sounds”. zClick sound from file. zLook in the place you saved your sound.

NEXT... zHighlight the file, click ok. zClick “Slide Show” on top tool bar. zClick “Custom Animation”. zClick “Play Settings”. zPut check in box “Play using animation order” zChoose the option you want.

FOR EXAMPLE: zSound effect zMusic zMovies

To Create Hyperlinks... zMinimize your PowerPoint screen first. zGo out to the web and find the sites to which you want to link. zCopy and paste the URL onto your slide. zHighlight the URL. zClick on “Insert” and click on “Hyperlink.” zType in the URL in the top line. zClick ok. To check your link, you will have to run the slide show.

TO SET THE SLIDE TRANSITION... zA slide transition sets the way your slides will move from one slide to another. zClick “Slide Transition.” zYou will see a list of choices on the right of your screen. zBe sure to put in the number of seconds if you want it to automatically advance. zYou can change the slide transition for each slide or apply the transition so all slides move from one to another the same way.

Ways To View & Edit POWERPOINT Slides... zClick “View” or the “Icons” at bottom left hand side of each slide. zSlide - one at a time zOutline - written text in outline form zSlide Sorter - you can view all slides at one time and move slides around zNotes Page - You can write notes as to what you might say zSlide Show - you can see how it all works together

Helpful Hints: zChoose dark backgrounds for the presentations you plan to project to an audience. zUse effects (sounds, animations) sparingly -- “screeching brakes” and a few others can really get on your nerves as well as your teachers. zLimit text to lines per slide. zLimit fonts to point -- don’t go smaller as it’s too hard to read.

MORE HINTS... zYou just have to play around with the program to find the effect you really want. zAnything can be changed if you don’t like it. zWork on getting your text down and how you want to present it first. Then add the extras.

Even More Hints…. zLimit your students to a few pictures & sounds because they may run out of space. zIf saving pictures save as “JPEG”, “GIF”, or “BITMAP”. zWhen printing - check out your options first. zNot all music and sounds will work with PowerPoint - wav files work the best.

WEB RESOURCES: zCLIP ART: zhttp://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/graphi cs.htmhttp://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/graphi cs.htm zwww.smartdraw.comwww.smartdraw.com zwww.freegraphics.comwww.freegraphics.com zhttp://members.tripod.com/~blackat9/ zhttp:// tel.com/~dedwards1/graphic1.htmhttp:// tel.com/~dedwards1/graphic1.htm zhttp://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louvie re/help.htmlhttp://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louvie re/help.html z WAV /Midi FILES: htm?cx= %3Aic wortp22tm&q=love+is+in+the+air+midi +file&cof=FORID%3A10#957 z z z z z z Vs/ Vs/ You can find your own resources by searching: free “clip art” or free “wav files” in the search box of a web search.

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