1 2 Left Click 3 Left Click 4 Left Click NOTE: Your screen may look different; however, find the Start button (lower left corner); then All Programs; ending with left click on Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This tutorial assumes the use of Office 2003; earlier versions of PowerPoint may be different from the slides shown.

NOTE: If you have New Presentation instead of Getting Started, go to the next slide; otherwise, 1 Left Click

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You screen should look like this. If you do not have Apply Slide Layout, left click, find Slide Layout and select

1 Use the scroll bar and go down to Other Layouts. 2 Left click; then left click on Insert New Slide

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Left click on Master; then left click on Slide Master Left click on Master;

You will setup the background and font attributes for your slide show. I have used black background with yellow text for this demonstration. You can also get to this screen by left click on View and then select Master, then Slide Master

Left Click on the Insert New Title Slide Master icon

You can see the text slide and the title slide – left click on the title slide

1 Select the indicated text 2 Left click on the down arrow 3 Then left click on More Colors

Select the color for the text

If you need to select colors for the Date, Footer or Numbers Areas you would select them and then complete the previous steps

1 Right Click in the area indicated 1 Right Click in the area indicated and this menu will appear 2 Left Click on Background

1 The Background dialogue appears. 2 Left click on the second option for black

1 Preview background 2 Left click on Apply to All

This is the result of setting the background. Note that the text slide appears to have not text available. Left click, in the left pane on the slide numbered 1

Note the outlines of the title and text boxes and the Date, Footer, and Number areas

2 Left Click and then select the color used on the title slide 1 You will change the color of text in all available boxes and areas by left clicking on the title box outline, press and hold the Shift down while left clicking on all other outlines. 2 Left Click

This is the result of the previous step.

1 Select the indicated Title Text 2 Then select the appropriate point size and attributes

1 Select the indicated Text 2 Then select the appropriate point size and attributes

You have now set all the necessary settings for the presentation. Left click on the Close Master View

You have returned to the slide edit area. To complete the setup process we will go to the Slide Sorter View. Left click on the Slide Sorter Icon

This is the Slide Sorter View. Left click on slide 1 – note the blue highlight around the slide. Copy the side (Ctrl+c or Edit Copy)

Left Click to the left of slide 1. Note the cursor

1 Now paste the copied slide – (Ctrl + v or Edit Paste). This is the slide that you will set the background to match the screen color for your presentation. 2 Now double left click on slide 2

You are now in the slide edit mode and ready to create the presentation. If this title slide is not showing left click in the left column on the title slide – usually slide number 1. Left click on the “... add title” text and enter the tile of your presentation.

Left click on slide 3. Copy of the slide -- (Ctrl+c or Edit Copy) and copy – (Ctrl + v or Edit Paste). See the next slide

1 Here is the slide you just pasted into the presentation 2 Left click here and enter your title and text slide.

Repeat the last three steps to add new slides to your presentation. When you complete the presentation return to the slide sorter view, select slide 1, copy it, and paste it at the end of your presentation. Left click to end tutorial!